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Review: DevelopGo: A Linux Live CD for Programmers |
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DevelopGo is a special Live CD released by the Onebase Linux Project. As the name indicates, it is meant exclusively for programmers.
Although I am a Windows Programmer, I was searching for such a Live CD that would allow me to experiment with different types of toolkits and IDEs available in Linux. DevelopGo matched exactly what I wanted with a suite of developer tools and compilers.
After downloading and trying it, I found it very useful and would like to share my thoughts with other Linux programmers who might be interested.
About the DevelopGo Live CD The booting speed of the Live CD was fast and it loaded into a full blown KDE desktop. I liked the theme, as it gave a 'Programmers' look and feel.
On the Desktop there were many icons like Editors and Utilities which contained shortcuts for accessing programs. Another Icon, named Getting-Started, was a single page catalog of all the software present in the Live CD.
The list was huge and covered most of the popular tools available for Linux. It was a total development environment that included header files and libraries of all the compiled applications. It included other features of Onebase Linux like Hard-Disk Installer, Docking, USB disk save, etc., which are beyond the scope of this article.
Languages and Toolkits As mentioned in the Onebase's Website, the user is to ready to program by simply booting a CD in over 11 languages and 5 toolkits. The following programming languages are supported in DevelopGo 1.0:
- High-level Languages: Java, C, C++, Obj C, Mono C#, Boo, COBOL
- Scripting Languages: Perl, Python, BASH, TCL, Ruby, LUA
- Toolkits and Bindings available in this Live CD
- Toolkits: QT, GTK+, TK, Lesstif, FLTK
- Bindings: Ruby-Gnome2, KDEBindings, PyKDE, PyQT, PyGTK, Gnome-Python
This gave me the opportunity to learn and program with many languages and toolkits.
Since my programming interest is based on scripting, the different bindings helped to select a suitable toolkit for my software development right away. But there were tradeoffs like an old GCC version 3.4.3. This is understandable as the new GCC 4.0 provides many new changes and features but is not quite stable. A major Perl GTK binding was not included with DevelopGo.
IDE and Editors DevelopGo comes with a number of Editors and Integrated Development Environments to choose from.- Java Programming - The Popular Eclipse IDE version 3.1
- Mono C# Programming - MonoDevelop .NET development environment with API documentation
- C, C++, Obj, QT, TK, Perl, Python, Ruby - KDevelop 3.1.2 IDE
- GTK and GNOME programming - Anjuta 1.2.2 Development studio
- Web Programming - BlueFish Editor
- Python and Ruby Programming - Eric IDE
- GUI Designers - QTDesigner, Glade and Kommander
- Apart from this list, there were also other console based editors and compilers.
The Loading time of these applications were good. Most of these editors were stable and ran without problems. Except, BlueFish could have been replaced for Nvu, Otherwise the inclusion of editors like MonoDevelop, Eclipse was great.
Utilities Many useful developer utilities were present such as CVS, a version control system, Debugger (GDB), and a Project Management Tool called Planner.
There is also DistCC for performing distributed compilation of code and ccache which caches object files and compiles only the changed files making compilation faster.
Another interesting part of DevelopGo is that it includes lots of offline developer documentation on various subjects, despite most of them have been taken from the Internet. These documentation includes guides, API Reference and Code Examples for various compilers and IDEs.
There were firefox bookmarks to Linux based Programming Websites and Pages.
Conclusion I felt that the main missing factor from this Live CD was the non-availability of DataBase Languages like MySQL. However this can be overcome by installing it to Hard-disk and downloading the available Database servers from the Onebase Software Gallery.
Overall I feel DevelopGo is complete and valuable for a Linux Programmer and a good starting point for building Linux Applications.
Visit the Onebase Website for more information and to download the DevelopGo ISO. |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:9063 | -kumpd, August 25, 2005 (Updated: March 21, 2007) |
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remastersys: Custom Ubuntu Live CD |
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Create a custom Ubuntu LiveCD using remastersys. Simple, yet efficient.
In this post, I'm going to show you how to create your custom ubuntu flavor using remastersys. In my case, I've a ubuntu 10.10, on top of which I've installed Cheese (for webcam support), and Tumiki Fighters (my favorite game). I also use Radiance theme. And I want to export the whole thing to a .iso live DVD. Don't worry, it's a piece of cake ;) read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8953 | -aimar, December 13, 2010 |
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Linux Live CD/DVD and USB Distros |
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Short introductions to the following special purpose Linux distributions: PublicIP Zone, Knoppix, Linux LiveCD Router, Backtrack, XBMC Live, StressLinux, GParted, and Clonezilla.
[Public IP ZoneCD] turns a PC into a hotspot gateway, helping you offer public wireless Internet while protecting your private network. The PC you use can be a old, slow, machine. You just need a minimum 128 MB of RAM, bootable CD-ROM, floppy drive or USB flash drive, and two Ethernet cards. You will also need at least one router (wired or wireless) and a wireless access point (or another wireless router). The Live CD machine will sit between these two components... read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8899 | -Ray, June 22, 2010 |
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Supergamer Linux Games Live CD |
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The Supergamer Linux distro is available as a 4.3GB installable live DVD.
Supergamer is a unique Linux distribution whose primary focus is on fun -- specifically, gaming. Supergamer VL, now based on VectorLinux, is all new, with additional games, new code base, and new look and feel. Let the games begin. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8751 | -Ray, July 19, 2007 |
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Download: Ubuntu Linux Live CD ISO |
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Here's a downloadable .iso image of Ubuntu's new Live Linux CD. There is a direct download link as well as a bittorrent link available.
This CD will allow you to try out Ubuntu before installing it, without repartitioning or overwriting any existing software or data. Just place it in the drive and reboot your computer. [Alternatively, you can download the latest release directly from Ubuntu. -Ed.] read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8740 | -Ray, October 11, 2004 (Updated: March 19, 2007) |
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WHAX 3.0 Live CD Screenshots |
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Distrowatch reports - WHAX 3.0 has been released: Finally! WHAX is stable enough to leave the beta stage and go public. Several fixes and additions have been implemented, to name a few: Prism54 firmware finally put in place; wireless scripts functioning, including Kismet autoconfiguration; beta fluxbox menu has been introduced; downgraded to aircrack 2.2b6; updated to Firefox 1.05 due to the recent vulnerabilities; added RSS feeds defaults; added Firefox plugins, Flash; Snort startup scripts fixed. Don't forget, WHAX is easily installed on a USB pen drive, so updating is a breeze!
[The original article has gone offline and the link replaced with a WHAX review page. -Ed.] read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8602 | -linuxbeta, July 30, 2005 (Updated: March 23, 2007) |
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Damn Small Linux 2.0 Live CD |
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It's only been a little over a couple months since the last release of Damn Small Linux 1.5. Once again we have a distro update on their rapid release schedule. This is my quick look at the features and look & feel of Damn Small Linux 2.0.
Damn Small Linux is a pleasure to work with, especially in our day of bloatted operating systems. The majority of users only use a handful of applications with can be run just fine (in fact much faster) in a small bootable Live CD like DSL. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8516 | -BUhl, December 1, 2005 |
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Tutorial: Build a Fedora Linux Live CD |
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| Take a step-by-step guide to creating custom Live CD’s on Fedora Linux. Fedora Linux is a popular and mature Linux distribution, which released its first official Live CD in December 2006. Learn how to build your own custom and easy-to-use Live CDs using a rewrite of Pilgrim, the Fedora Live CD creation tool. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8509 | -Ida Momtaheni, March 6, 2007 |
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Puppy Linux Live CD |
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Geektimelinux takes Puppy 1.0.5 Live Linux for a walk...
Another feature many lap top users will find convenient, is the ability to create a Puppy Linux boot thumb drive by simply choosing the option “Install Puppy USB Card” under the setup menu. The script will give you a full set of instructions.
Puppy has a utility that will mount hard disks, CD/DVDs, floppies and other devices. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8435 | -Ray, October 6, 2005 |
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Auditor: The Linux security tools Live CD |
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In addition to providing a handy delivery mechanism for security tools, a live security CD also lets you examine a system without disturbing any evidence that may be on the drives.
You can take your Auditor CD and start running the chkrootkit utility to see if any known rootkits are installed on the server. If you find any suspicious activity, you can take a disk image with the dd command and examine it for any possible rootkits or strange processes. You can also use the Autopsy Forensic Browser, a graphical interface that can analyze Windows, Linux, and BSD file systems (NTFS, FAT, Ext2/3) to search for files. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8434 | -Ray, September 24, 2005 |
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Comparison Review: Ubuntu 9.10 Live CD vs. Mandriva One 2010 |
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Ubuntu and Mandriva are two of the most popular desktop Linux brands. Both are backed by commercial entities. Ubuntu by Canonical Ltd., and Mandriva by Mandriva. Both are free to download and use, and have a vibrant, online user community. Ubuntu is a GNOME-based distro, while Mandriva One has separate iso images for GNOME and KDE desktop environments. In order not to compare apples to oranges, this review features Ubuntu 9.10 Live CD and the GNOME edition of Mandriva One 2010.
(and here are, right on cue, some orange prints) read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8374 | -finid, November 14, 2009 (Updated: April 24, 2012) |
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Tip: Linux Live CD Router |
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| Linux Live CD Router is a Linux Live CD allowing to share Internet connection with several computers. Bootable iso is smaller than 100 Mb which allows to burn it on a mini CD. Like all live CD, this Linux system doesn’t require any installation as it boots itself directly from CD-ROM. It supports XDSL, cable, ISDN and STN modems, specialized lines and WiFi. This distribution can be tuned via a Web interface (it uses Webmin for it) or via SSH. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8342 | -fn-eagle, January 11, 2005 |
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Make a Custom KDE Live CD with Kubuntu |
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| There are tools available to allow anyone to create and distribute a completely customized Ubuntu Based distribution using the Gnome Desktop. Many Kubuntu users would like to do the same thing but such tools are not fully compatible with KDE and the Kiosk tool does not change or remove all of the Kubuntu defaults so that a program like Remastersys can create a customized ISO with the defined changes. This How To is designed to address these issues and allow those interested in creating their own customized distribution based on Kubuntu. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8330 | -falko, June 20, 2008 |
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Live CD Firewall: m0n0wall 1.2 Screenshots |
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| Development on m0n0wall 1.2 is in progress. m0n0.ch reports - The m0n0wall system currently takes up less than 6 MB on the Compact Flash card (or CD-ROM). On a net4501, m0n0wall provides a WAN LAN TCP throughput of about 17 Mbps, including NAT, when run with the default configuration. On faster platforms (like net4801 or WRAP), throughput in excess of 50 Mbps is possible (and > 100 Mbps with newer standard PCs). On a net4501, m0n0wall boots to a fully working state in less than 40 seconds after power-up, including POST (with a properly configured BIOS). read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8317 | -linuxbeta, September 15, 2005 |
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Devil-Linux: Firewall and server Live CD |
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Some applications don't need a hard drive...
Devil-Linux might sound hellish for a Linux distribution, but this live CD offers many blessings for your server needs. Originally developed as a router/firewall distribution, Devil-Linux has expanded its functionality to include nearly every service that a server might offer. It can function as an LDAP server, a VPN server, an email or file server, and more. read more... |
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Review: DesktopBSD 1.6 Live CD |
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BSD for the desktop will now run from a CD...
One of the first and most noticeable changes in version 1.6 is that it now contains a LiveCD option. While I wouldn't consider this to be a typical livecd, it certainly stacks up well against the large collection of other livecd's out there. Initially you're greeted with the standard Freebsd boot screen and bootup sequence. The first part of the livecd session starts out with a semi-graphical welcome screen that is keyboard driven. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8265 | -Ray, January 25, 2008 |
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gOS Live CD Review |
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Another look at the gOS Linux distribution...
gOS stands for Good Operating System; it is a web-oriented desktop operating system which uses a lot of google applications and services, as well as many other popular online services. gOS and creators 'Good OS LLC' are not affiliated with google in any way. Computers pre-installed with gOS virtually carried themselves off the shelves when they went on sale in America in November and December of 2007. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8262 | -Ray, January 30, 2008 |
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Build custom Ubuntu Live CDs with UCK |
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| This guide explains how you can build customized Ubuntu (as well as Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) Live-CDs with the help of UCK (Ubuntu Customization Kit) on Ubuntu 9.04. UCK allows you to customize the language and the applications on the Live-CD. read more... |
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| | permapage | score:8253 | -falko, June 8, 2009 |
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Security: Review: Whax Linux Penetration Test Live CD |
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Now this is a truly good idea. I don't know how good the implementation is, but a LiveCD full of penetration-testing tools that you can run on any handy PC or laptop could be quite useful.
Of course, any self-respecting tester would want his own suite of tools as well, so to be fully functional, a serious penetration-testing CD must also include a script and tested instructions for remastering the CD.
While there are other Live CD distributions dedicated to pen-testing, the reviewer says that "given the modularity or Whax, it is the easiest live-cd distribution to update". Depending on the flexibility of building a custom CD, Whax may be the one to choose.
Whax is a stand-alone linux live cd penetration-testing distribution; what that means is that it does not run on Windows or linux or any other operating system, it is an operating system so it can 'stand-alone'; a linux live cd is a linux distribution which will run from the cd, so you start your computer with the cd in your cd drive, and instead of Windows or your regular operating system, your computer boots into linux from the cd, without the need to install anything. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8164 | -Ray, July 30, 2005 |
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Grafpup: A Live CD for graphic designers |
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This Live CD uses a compressed filesystem to pack lots of goodies onto a single CD-ROM.
Based on Puppy Linux, Grafpup is a small distribution despite its plethora of tools. Download the 75MB ISO and you'll be amazed at its speed and simplicity. When running from the live CD, Grafpup loads the entire operating system into your RAM, ensuring that the applications run instantly. The first time you run the live CD, Grafpup saves a file called "pup101" on your hard disk that contains settings for your keyboard layout, mouse type, and more, so that you don't need to configure your machine each time you boot. Every successive boot completes in less than 20 seconds. read more... |
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| | mail this link | permapage | score:8143 | -Ray, January 15, 2006 |
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