14 DAY TRIAL // The developers behind the Elive project cooked yet another unstable release of their Elive Live CD Linux distribution, now at version 1.9.60. Being powered by Debian, the Enlightenment E17 desktop environment and Linux kernel 2.6.30, the newly released Elive 1.9.60 offers a new driver for CD-ROMs, the ability to configure your touchpad and some other goodies. With this version, Elive gets closer and closer to a final and stable release: "We are very close to the next stable version of Elive 2.0! These are the last development versions coming so you are more than welcome to report bugs NOW! If you are an Elive-translator this is the moment to finish all the remaining Messages to be translated. Thank you!" - was stated in the official release announcement.
Highlights of Elive 1.9.60:
· Linux kernel 2.6.30; · Added a configurator for touchpads; · Completely rewritten the autolaunchers, now with new features and fully configurable; · Added a brand-new driver for CD-ROM units, in order to boot in Live mode; · Various bugs were fixed, some minor features added, and some informative messages.
Elive is a Linux distribution based on Debian, which sports a large number of applications, ranging from multimedia, office and Internet-related applications, to games and science. With Elive, you are able to watch movies, listen to your favorite songs, surf the Internet or chat with friends. All on a single and secure Live CD powered by Linux. Elive can also be used for developing Enlightenment applications anywhere, as it does not need to be installed on a hard drive. If you want to test Elive, it is recommended to use a computer with minimum 512MB of system RAM and a 500 MHz processor.
Download Elive 1.9.60 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is an unstable release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only! You can report bugs to Elive's Bug Tracker.