Need A Good Live Cd

[cathyy]

Got a friend who would like to dip his toe in the Linux waters after 20 years of DOS and Windows. A Live CD is the way to go to let him see how he likes it. So, is there a LiveCD for Ubuntu 6.10? If so, where can I get it?

[silvero]

If you are downloading in Thailand, you can download from here:

http://www.mirror.in.th/ubuntu/6.10/

For worldwide download locations:

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/d...#currentrelease

Some information to help get started:

https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/

[cathyy]

Thanks, Silvero, that was precisely what I was looking for. Especially liked the Thai mirror with the current state of International connectivity!

[Khleerm]

I've played with most of the LiveCD distros and done so on numerous machines- both new and old- and the absolute most impressive distro is Knoppix

The lastest- 5.1.1 is superb at recognizing the network, attached third party hardware and can also browse NTFS partitions with ease and read and write to them. So it makes for a great rescue disk resource.

Remind your friend to go into their BIOS to enable booting from CD as well as booting the CD first in priority.

[Stekmer]

Ive been playing with a few LiveCDs lately and really find Knoppix a far better option, particularly compared to Ubuntu 6.10. It loads faster and has considerably more applications. It also is far easier to 'mount' drives and to access files on your system when booting from the CD.

If you did want Ubuntu then they were posting out copies (minimum of 5 I think) for free from the Unbuntu web site. Not sure if Thailand was included in the list of countries serviced. Let me know if ou want one - have some of version 5 and 6 sitting around.

Knoppix is a 700 Meg download but I think it is worth it.

I tried to install Ubuntu from the CD (Ver 6 is both a live Cd and an install CD - Ver 5 is on seperate CDs) but was quite disappointed with it - couldn't get it to accept my password after three boots and had to reinstall.

Live CDs are a good way to play.

Mandrake Live is also a reasonable option - got mine from a PC magazine cover CD but believe it can be downloaded for free as well.

Lots of luck

[JuniorExPat]

Thanks, Silvero, that was precisely what I was looking for. Especially liked the Thai mirror with the current state of International connectivity!

I had major problems with getting an uncorrupted version of Ubuntu to download and then burn onto CD however the guys at Canonical were so efficient in sending the 5 CDs (free) to my home in Chiang Mai (that I requested whilst trying to complete the download) that they arrived before I reached the point of frustration that would make me give up.

Running XP and Ubuntu Linux on a dual boot these days and working towards leaving MS completely behind me.

Even if you don't have problems with the download it's probably worth requesting the CDs for future use and for converting the unenlightened!

JxP

PS: I am referring to ver 6.10

[ronw]

If you are downloading in Thailand, you can download from here:

http://www.mirror.in.th/ubuntu/6.10/

For worldwide download locations:

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/d...#currentrelease

Some information to help get started:

https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/

I have ubuntu 5 10 installed, and am happy with it.....but is it easy to upgrade to version 6 10....?and is it worth doing?....what are the advantages? sorry if i sound a bit vague,...but I am the merest novice.

[silvero]

You can check out the new features in 6.06LTS and 6.10 here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseNotes <- 6.06

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes <- 6.10

Another important consideration is security updates. There are Ubuntu releases every 6 months and each version normally gets 18 months of security updates so you are getting near the end of the support cycle for your version. The exception to this is 6.06LTS (Long Term Support) - this version will get updates until 2009.

The idea is that version updates should be done in-place and be no more difficult than any other update.

Details here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DapperUpgrades

Instead of an in-place upgrade, you could also get a 6.06/6.10 CD and do a re-install if you prefer. If you have the disk space you could even run both OS's at the same time to make sure everything's cool before you remove your old version.

So I'd recommend you update sometime soon, for security at least. 6.06LTS if you would like to have a stable platform with no requirement to upgrade again anytime soon. 6.10 (or 7.04) for the bleeding edge.