Great live CD`s

[w1z4rd]

I almost always have used my Ubuntu cd as a live cd to work off when I dont have a hard disk to install off, or really dont wanna touch the Windows system (I might catch some STD or something).

Today I downloaded Puppy Linux which is specifically designed to run as a live cd, and other than for my OS barking at me... its really nifty! It loads the whole OS into memory and is pretty darn fast.

 

[HavocXphere]

Does the CD continue spinning? Cause thats the only thing that annoys me about the kubuntu CD.

 

[w1z4rd]

No it doesnt... doesnt really get accessed a lot, and it saves your settings when you shut down. You can even put a DVD in and watch it (ie take the live cd out)

 

[HavocXphere]

Cool. Where/how does it save the settings btw?

I'll check on the local mirrors for a copy.

 

[w1z4rd]

Cool. Where/how does it save the settings btw?

I'll check on the local mirrors for a copy.

http://puppylinux.org

If you dont close off your cd or dvd it can write your settings to that... but if you dont wanna do that, it can be saved on a flash disk.

 

[Pooky]

If you find it locally paste a link please.

 

[SilverNodashi]

ftp.is.co.za may have an ISO

 

[SilverNodashi]

or not.... sorry

 

[chiskop]

Does the CD continue spinning? Cause thats the only thing that annoys me about the kubuntu CD.

If you're asking about Puppy, No. It's a little teeny tiny distro, even a couple of years ago I was able to load it into RAM on a 256Mb system. Nice trick - The OS running from RAM is damn fast, no need for CD or HDD.

DSL is even smaller.

 

[HavocXphere]

I've downloaded PuppyLinux. Works fine on 128mb &366mhz.

A bit lacking on the eye candy front but very functional for 100mb.