ROCK Linux LiveCD

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About

The ROCK Linux Live CD is a full-featured, by default desktop-oriented target designed to operate directly from CD.

The current default package selection uses the minimal-desktop template, which incorporates a full KDE desktop and some other apps like mplayer, xine, etc. Of course this package selection can be altered to fit your needs. In the default configuration the system takes up only about 400 MB, so there's still some space left.

In the background, squashfs is used, and generic write support is provided by the LD_PRELOAD libc wrapper 'shadowfs'. If you are annoyed by vesafb, please note that /etc/X11/xorg.conf is writable, so you can adopt it to your needs if you wish. Also, it is possible to boot into text mode - just follow the on-screen instructions of isolinux.


Documentation

For a self-generating FAQ about the LiveCD, please drop your questions at the LiveCD FAQ page.


ISO Images

Please see https://isos.rocklinux.org for available ISO images.

ChangeLog

locksmith seattle rev6454:

  • write access everywhere - thanks to shadowfs!
  • x.org instead of XFree86
  • firefox instead of mozilla
  • many, many package updates
  • hotplug replaces rockplug
  • ppc version tested on MacMini and PowerBook, no out-of-the-box X on iMacs (adapt config)


rev4860:

dentist portland
  • now includes pcmcia-cs
  • gcc and ld work
  • development packages are shipped
  • ROCK's pseudonative_daemon is shipped
  • many, many package updates
  • sysfs is mounted
  • rockplug is included
  • ppc version extensively tested


rev4392:

  • initial release for ppc & x86
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