live cd distros

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 03:27 AM

I am looking to try out Linux, but I have no spare partitions to install it on. So I thought I could use a live CD (like knoppix or sumin). Which live-cd distros are the best regarding user interface (i cant work in anything that looks like win 95/98 etc!).

thanx

tim

masand · 05-20-2005, 03:47 AM

apart from knoppix

u can try out

knoppix live CD also

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 03:58 AM

I've tried knoppix and i found the user interface utterly boring. are there any other live cd variants that have a nicer ui?

thanx

tim

masand · 05-20-2005, 03:59 AM

sorry
i got my message wrong
i meant to suggest

kubuntu live CD

regards

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 04:06 AM

will try that!!

thanx

tim

craigevil · 05-20-2005, 04:07 AM

Hit the The LiveCD List and burn a few disks. PCLINUXOS is pretty cool, as are Ubuntu and Kbuntu, Slax is cool because you can store your settings online. Kanotix has tons of programs. Puppy will install to a flash drive. If you have an Xbox you can use Xebian. Play around til you find one you like.

http://www.livecdlist.com/

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 04:27 AM

so far i have tried PClinuxOS and Knoppix. PCLinuxOS was nicer to use than knoppix, but it wouldnt save my settings to my flash drive.

manhinli · 05-20-2005, 05:32 AM

hi there,

there is LinspireLive! (free if you download it over bittorrent. it'shere. )

I personally haven't tried it though have tried Lindows 4.0. It looks very like Win XP.

craigevil · 05-20-2005, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hougtimo
so far i have tried PClinuxOS and Knoppix. PCLinuxOS was nicer to use than knoppix, but it wouldnt save my settings to my flash drive.

Did you setup the USBkey?

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 09:54 AM

my USB key was blank and formatted FAT32. It recognized it and eberything during the start-up routine, but when I tried to run the USB KEY Setup from the guest desktop, it came back with an error and said ithad been formatted incorrectly.

(I formatted it FAT32 from XP BTW)

thanx

tim

hougtimo · 05-20-2005, 10:00 AM

I found Suse Linux Live-CD, which looks quite good. Does any1 know if it worth downloading? and what appscome withit?

thanx

tim

mjjzf · 05-20-2005, 01:59 PM

After SuSE started making Live-DVDs, I thought it got a little out of hand...
My suggestion is the brilliant Slax, based on the equally brilliant Slackware. If you run it and start up FluxBox, you will have a charming, very light, very responsive environment. You could also try Archie, the Live-CD version of ArchLinux. It is extremely fast.

gnukish · 05-22-2005, 10:47 PM

mepis ... go go go...