eLive 1.0 GEM (stable)

eLive main features

Debian based: Elive is a distribution which is based on the well known Debian, Etch branch providing recent packages and stability at the same time. Elive replaces the Debian packages with customized version if needed (About 280 packages have been added or customized.)     

Enlightenment powered: The Enlightenment window manager provides a desktop featuring a fast, light, very flexible environment which still offers eye candy and all the necessary resources to run your day to day applications. Elive includes E16 (for speed and perfect stability). Elive also includes a special version of E17 selected from cvs (regulary updated through Elive's test branch repository) Most of the programs built on top of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries are also included.     

Intuitive: Elive aims to be a comfortable easy to use Linux system with many customization possibilities. It provides maximum power and speed for the experienced user. In a fully preconfigured environment, user friendly tools are centralized in an original control panel, to make it easy to manage your system (Elpanel).

Fast: One of the most important goals of Elive is to be fast and easy to use. You can control your PC like you always did or you have the possibility to work in a different way. With only one keypress you can open your desired programs or launch an action. You can also resize, iconify, move, switch desktops and more with just a keypress.

Minimum Requeriments: The minimum hardware for running Elive is a 100 Mhz CPU and 64 MB of RAM, but the minimum recommended hardware is 300 Mhz and 128 Mb of RAM. You don't need any special graphic card or 3D acceleration to run Elive.

 

 

Softpedia: How to Install Elive Gem - Luxury Linux
By: Marius Nestor - "Elive Gem is a Linux distribution based on the heavyweight champion, Debian 4.0 (Etch). However, Elive is built in such a way as to offer recent packages, stability, eye candy, with minimal hardware requirements. It comes with a full suite of software that will encompass almost everything you need for your daily tasks, and if something is missing, you will be able to install it with Automatix2 in no time."

 

DistroWatch: First look at Elive 1.0 (by Susan Linton)
2007-07-09 "Elive has reach its first major milestone with its release of version 1.0. I've tested several versions of Elive over the last two years (or so), publishing my findings a few times. I haven't published a report on Elive since 0.5 and things have continued to improve. I've been testing Elive 1.0 for several days and certainly agree that this release is worthy of the full first release status."

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