Information about Comparison Of Linux Livedistros

LiveDistro or Live CD is a generic term for an operating system distribution that is executed upon boot, without installation on a hard drive. Typically, it is stored on a bootable medium, such as a CD-ROM (Live CD), DVD (Live DVD), Floppy (Live floppy), USB flash
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A Linux distribution, often simply distribution or distro, is a member of the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems comprising the Linux kernel, the non-kernel parts of the GNU operating system, and assorted other software.
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Hard disk drive

An IBM hard disk drive with the metal cover removed. The platters are highly reflective.
Date Invented: September 13 1956
Invented By: An IBM team led by Reynold Johnson
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In computing, booting (booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. A boot sequence is the set of operations the computer performs when it is switched on that loads an operating system.
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CD-ROM (an abbreviation of "Compact Disc read-only media") is a Compact Disc that contains data accessible by a computer. While the Compact Disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the format was later adapted to hold any form of binary data.
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DVD

Media type: Optical disc
Capacity: 4.7 GB (single layer), 8.5 GB (dual layer)
Usage: Data storage, audio, video, games

Optical disc authoring

• Optical disc
• Optical disc image
• Recorder hardware
• Authoring software

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USB flash drives are NAND-type flash memory data storage devices integrated with a USB (universal serial bus) interface. They are typically small, lightweight, removable and rewritable.
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A software license comprises the permissions, rights and restrictions imposed on software (whether a component or a free-standing program). Use of software without a license could constitute infringement of the owner's exclusive rights under copyright or, occasionally, patent law
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Arudius is a LiveCD Linux distribution for information assurance. It is similar to Whoppix in functionality, but is based on Zenwalk Linux. The CD contains a large toolset for penetration testing and vulnerability analysis, while maintaining a small footprint (
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Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox. Aiming to be lightweight and customizable, Fluxbox has minimal support for graphical icons. The Fluxbox interface has only a taskbar and a menu that is accessible by right-clicking on the desktop.
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Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. Slackware was one of the earliest distributions, and is the oldest currently being maintained.
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Archie is a LiveCD version of Arch Linux, considered beta. It incorporates the Arch Linux base and uses the Xfce desktop environment by default.

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Xfce ([ɛks ɛf siː iː]^[1]) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as GNU/Linux, Solaris and BSD.
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Arch Linux is a Linux distribution inspired by CRUX and intended to be lightweight and simple for advanced users. It uses a BSD-style init framework and is largely based around binary packages.
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Maintainer: The KDE Team

OS: Cross-platform
Available language(s): Multilingual (80 different languages.)
Use: Desktop environment
License: GNU General Public License and others
Website: [1] KDE (
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TDE may refer to:

• Transverse Doppler effect, in Physics, the transverse component of the relativistic Doppler effect.
• The Dark Eye, a role-playing game.
• The Diplomatic Entourage, a fraternal brotherhood based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu Linux distribution using the KDE environment instead of GNOME. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system.
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Ubuntu may refer to:

• Ubuntu (philosophy), a concept of community from Sub-Saharan Africa, often summarized as humanity towards others
• Ubuntu (Linux distribution), a computer operating system

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^NA November 15, 2001
^JP February 22, 2002
^AU March 14, 2002
^EU March 14, 2002

System storage 8-10GB Internal HDD, 8MB memory card
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Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox. Aiming to be lightweight and customizable, Fluxbox has minimal support for graphical icons. The Fluxbox interface has only a taskbar and a menu that is accessible by right-clicking on the desktop.
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JWM (Joe's Window Manager) is a window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Support for the following can be added as compile-time options:

• PNG and/or XPM icons
• Xft
• Xinerama

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Debian is a free operating system. Its primary form, Debian GNU/Linux, is a popular and influential Linux distribution.^[1]

Debian is known for its adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies, and for its abundance of options — the
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Debian Live is a Debian operating system preinstalled in some way, that does not require a classical installer to be used (LiveDistro). It comes on media, like a CD-ROM (Live CD), a USB stick (Live USB), or over a network.
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GNU General Public License
Author: Free Software Foundation
Version: 3
Copyright on the license: Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Publication date: 29 June 2007
OSI approved: Yes
Debian approved: Yes
Free Software:
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Debian is a free operating system. Its primary form, Debian GNU/Linux, is a popular and influential Linux distribution.^[1]

Debian is known for its adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies, and for its abundance of options — the
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Xfce ([ɛks ɛf siː iː]^[1]) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as GNU/Linux, Solaris and BSD.
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Elive is a Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and is optimized for legacy and commodity hardware . Elive uses the Enlightenment X window manager instead of GNOME or KDE.
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Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a free software/open source window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone or in conjunction with a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE.
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GNU General Public License
Author: Free Software Foundation
Version: 3
Copyright on the license: Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Publication date: 29 June 2007
OSI approved: Yes
Debian approved: Yes
Free Software:
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