After lots of feedback, bug fixing and testing of the beta live CD announced 3 weeks ago, I'm pleased to announce the first official Fedora live CD. This live CD is based on packages from the Fedora Core 6 (code named 'Zod') and Fedora Extras package collections and is 100% free software. At a glance, the live CD features: Linux 2.6.18, GNOME 2.16 desktop environment, GStreamer 0.10 multimedia framework, X.Org 7.1, AIGLX and Compiz for 3D desktop, lots of applications including, but not limited to Beagle (desktop search), F-Spot (photo management), Evolution (email and calendering), Firefox (web browsing), Ekiga (IP telephony). The live CD comes as a 684MB ISO that supports only the i386 architecture. The compressed filesystem holds about 2.3GB of applications -- a fraction of applications and utilities in the five-CD set that makes up Fedora Core 6. There's no cosmetic difference between the live CD and FC6 apart from wallpaper that reflects its time of release. Linux.com has a review of the Fedora Core 6 live CD: "The current live CD is very usable. Its package selection makes it an ideal starting point for a new Linux user. It doesn't have OpenOffice.org and uses the freed up space intelligently to include SCIM and translations that'll allow it to reach more users."
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