Thread: Where should I get Linux live CD?

I desire to get a Linux live CD which would you prefers. I also feel to run just like a desktop and identify all my hardware and play my media files and all other documents. Also can you give directions on what to burn it as and how to boot it?

SLAX is surely my much loved. I carry just about a USB stick with my own custom SLAX. I think it has the great stability among size as well as speed on one end, and features, user-friendliness, and look on the other end. I discover it a lot nicer as well as easier to make use of than the ultra-stream downed DSL or PuppyLinux. It also has fluxbox as a choice though, incase you are running on an older system. It also has the biggest with most secure collection of packages to modify your disk/USB with. BTW, they are on the edge of future out with an innovative steady version, 6. With even more development over other LiveDistros on it.

Here's a list of other Live Distros (You'll notice a lot of them are really based on SLAX):

List of live CDs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

EDIT - I should point out, many full (hard drive setting up) Linux Distros installer disks are Live CDs themselves and confusingly promote themselves as Live disks. However, they are not LiveDistros, not meant as complete convenient desktop versions. But examples along with installers. Ubuntu is a great distro if you wish to install one on your computer, but you would not want to use it as a live distro itself.

To burn it, just use any burning software they come as ISO images. With XP, you can just pull to a blank compact disk. To boot it, on Dells you simple hold F12 as the computer loads. Some systems, you just require to put the disk in, and it will automatically boot of the CD first or you might require editing the BIOS so that it boots of the CD first. The SLAX site has some instructions.

Try Kubuntu. You can order a free live CD on their web site. The live CD gives you a desktop image to install on your hard drive. Great distro for Windows users. If your computer is older, try Knoppix or otherwise Freespire.

For new users, I would suggest UBUNTU (XUBUNTU if your PC has less than 256MB of RAM). If you like it you can do a dual boot with your present OS. This will give you entrée to more codecs with thousands of programs produced by the open source community. All the time back up your data before making changes to your PC.