Chapter 2. Playing with Live Linux CDs

The DVD included with this book contains more than ten Linux live CD distributions. By trying out these different distributions, you can start drawing on the wealth of open-source software that is available today. You can also get a sense of the applications and decisions that went into making these different live CDs, so you’ll have a head start when you create or customize one of your own.

Among the mix of live CDs on this book’s DVD are CDs meant for general desktop use, gaming, multimedia, and security/recovery. This chapter describes special features of each of those live CDs, as well as some of the applications that come with them. If you don’t have a DVD drive available, later sections describe where ...

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