Re: DEMO

On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 09:53:44AM -0700, Nelsen, Nels wrote:
> 
> 
> >This is a valid point - I'm using LNX-BBC for a little while now, and I still 
> >come across some goodies. I don't object at all to telling people about 
> >those, but I don't apologise for my views that it IS an expert's tool, and a 
> >very good one at that. It is NOT very good as a Linux on a CD demonstration - 
> >for this, Knoppix and its derivatives are much better.
> >
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >Niall  O Broin
> 
> 	My question is to the group-
> 
> What is a good Linux on a CD demo - learning disk/distribution? I have tried
> Knoppix
> 
>  and it not fun on a older machine.
 
try "knoppix desktop=icewm" at the main prompt.  It's a bit more
lightweight than KDE.  type F2 at the knoppix boot: prompt to see a
bunch of the cheat codes.

> 	I do not get a chance to surf around that much nor down load and burn
> Linux iso's
> 
> But I would very much like to ask the group, i.e.: "this list" what are some of
> the better
> 
> Linux live CD / distributions? or at least the one you like?
 
We like lnx-bbc but then, we may be biased... and lnx-bbc is not aimed
for newbies.

SuSE has only recently re-released a liveCD distro but I haven't tried
that; their 7.1 liveCD was ok.  As for "older systems" though, I don't
know of *any* live CD that is assuming you don't have modern desktop
workstation material to work with.  There are distros that do, esp the
K-12 ones, but not liveCDs.

The closest would be to build a low-end setup yourself, then use
one of the live-CD building packages to make a live environment out of
it.  At this point you are definitely into the realm of people who can
appreciate the lnx-bbc anyway.  Make sure your /dev/mouse is a symlink
to the place your mouse is really attached to, type 'starts' and play
with the few X apps we have.  

>  I have seen some of the derivatives on web sites from Russia and Poland 
> 
> but have not tried them.  Any one have comments on their favorite  live cd-rom
> iso?
> 
> Thanks in advance, I figure this group might know, and if question is too off
> topic,
> 
> I apologize in advance.

Other than leading to me not reading it for so long... hope it's interesting, 
and keep an eye on lnx-bbc anyways.

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