LXF DVD 103 - Side 1

Welcome! This side of the DVD contains five distros, three of which are bootable directly from the disc! So you have many different flavours of Linux to try out, and see which one is best for you. We have much more information in the magazine, but here's a quick summary of the distros on this side of the DVD...

• Ubuntu 7.10 - The most popular Linux distribution in the world. Supplied with a great range of useful desktop software, and thousands of packages available in the online repositories.

• Mandriva One 2008 - Live version of Mandriva Linux, an extremely user-friendly distro with excellent configuration tools.

• OpenSUSE 10.3 Live - Originally a German distro and bought up by Novell, OpenSUSE is characterised by its completeness and powerful YaST setup progrram.

• Debian 4.0r2 - Very robust and mature, Debian is a solid choice for servers and workstations. We have KDE and Xfce versions on this disc.

• SimplyMepis 7.0 - Based on Debian, this distro strives to provide a great desktop experience combined with a good range of software.

Enjoy exploring these distros! Ubuntu, Mandriva and SUSE are bootable directly from this DVD; the other distros are available as CD ISO images. You can burn these images to CD-Rs, or boot them in VirtualBox, as supplied on Side 2 of this DVD.

Mike Saunders
New Media Editor
Linux Format