Codename Topaz

Mar 5, 2010 09:38 GMT  ·  By

The Elive developers finally unleashed last night the next major and stable release of their amazing and eye-candy Elive Live CD Linux operating system. Dubbed Topaz, Elive 2.0 is still powered by the Debian mammoth and the lightweight Enlightenment E17 desktop environment. The developers state that the new release is so light that it eats only half of the resources on a system with less than 128 MB of system RAM. Now, that's amazing, considering that it also looks fantastic!

"Simplicity, ergonomy and power bring your computer to a completely new level, making Elive a system not only good for the inexperienced user but also for the professional or advanced one. Topaz is packed with tips and handy apps that help the end user in doing swiftly what they want. Working fast is one of the main goals of Elive and an active users community is there to help you. With e17 it's easy to create your own look and fully customize your system as you like!" - was stated in the official release announcement.

Highlights of Elive 2.0:

· Linux kernel 2.6.30.9; · Enlightenment E17 window manager; · Better autolaunchers; · Added lots of user Configurators; · Support for 3G phones; · Compiz powered desktop effects; · Amazing, new features to the Elive Installer (upgrade mode, migrate, reinstall, etc); · Nurse mode, a repair and recovery tool; · Support for bluetooth; · Ability to create USB bootable sticks with Elive; · OSS compatibility support; · Improved Autologin; · Broadcom 43xx drivers; · Added audio configurator utility; · Added special kernels with support for systems with more than 4 GB of RAM; · User friendly; · Added new translations; · ...and many more other breathtaking features!

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.

Download Elive 2.0 right now from Softpedia.