Installing Linux is indeed a difficult problem for new users. We recommend that you experience Linux in a zero-risk way. LiveCD is a laser disc that can run out of the system on a CD. Simply put, it is a system on the CD. You can start the computer through the CD, starting a system is the same as installing it on a hard disk, that is, the startup speed is slow ). Linux Live CD is the same as the Linux system installed on the CD. It also has a graphical interface and a terminal. This Linux Live CD is mainly used to save the mode of rescue mode) or to learn the Linux system. Currently, Linux Live CD includes CDlinux, Knoppix, MaxCapture Linux, Slax, Mepis, GoboLinux, and Feather.
CDlinux is the only Chinese release of Distrowatch.com among the top 100 in the world. Supports the eastern language (CJK), especially for simplified Chinese. CDlinux is a small Linux system that starts and runs from a CD and can be used for system repair/maintenance. Supports many hardware (PCMCIA, SCSI, USB, etc.) and multiple network protocols (ftp, ssh, nfs, samba, etc ). You can easily customize and add or delete software packages as needed. The kernel and mkisofs have been patched with cp936 to correctly process the Chinese file names in the vfat and iso + joliet file systems. CDlinux is an independent release rather than any other release based on redhat or Ubuntu. Has extremely distinctive characteristics: 1. Powerful, mini edition: 27 MB, Standard Edition 67 MB, Community edition 200 MB 2. Native Chinese, supporting multiple languages 3 at the same time. Specifically for Linux programmers, installation and configuration are silly. You can use Linux without learning any knowledge. It is particularly suitable for Windwos user experience. 4. The built-in rich software fully meets the daily Internet access, work, and entertainment needs of ordinary users. 5. One-click hard drive installation or USB flash drive installation, perfect for the dual-boot system of Widnwos + Cdlinux.
Knoppix is the most famous LiveCD release version. Therefore, as a basis, we will first study it. Knoppix 3.4) compresses as much content as possible to a CD, and finally gets an ISO image of 690 MB. It can be seen from its size that Knoppix is bundled with a large number of tools for both developer and office purposes. These tools are currently popular, but not cutting-edge bleeding): Linux kernel 2.4.26; KDE 3.2.2; OpenOffice.org 1.1.1; Gimp 2.0; Python 2.3.4c1.
MaxCapture Linux is a set of Free and Open Source) GNU/Linux operating system releases. It is a complete Chinese Operating System Based On Debian Linux (KNOPPIX) that can be directly started and run by CD. MaxCapture Linux collects some GNU/Linux software and integrates Automatic hardware identification and supports many graphics display cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices, and other peripheral devices. MaxCapture Linux can be used for Linux demonstrations, teaching CDs, emergency systems, or as a demonstration platform for commercial software products. Thanks to its on-the-fly decompression technology, this disc can be integrated with up to 2 GB of executable software. MaxCapture Linux is very suitable for users who transfer from MS Windows platform to Linux platform, or who are interested in trying to use Linux, and who want to develop and customize custom for the Linux release version. MaxCapture Linux supports Chinese file names and five input methods, including Pinyin and location. MaxCapture Linux has powerful office software such as OpenOffice and KOffice.