PCLinuxOS
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Summary
The PCLinuxOS LiveCD is also the main installation disk for PCLinuxOS. PCLinuxOS is popular for many reasons, some of them being its simple installation, and versatile KDE desktop.
Versions
PCLinuxOS has not released an official stable version; it only has released Preview Releases. The preview releases are considered beta. So they may work flawlessly on one peice of hardware, they may have bugs on other hardware. PCLinuxOS is constantly being updated. It is never necessary to reinstall unless your installation becomes damaged. You should be able to upgrade even from Preview Release 5 or so, when the upgrade system was first implemented.
Customization
You can also easily create a new LiveCD or DVD from your current installation by typing, as root, 'mklivecd new.iso'. Then burning the image with K3B, which is included. It is possible to use synaptic to install anything in the PCLinuxOS repository and then even set up your personal settings onto the LiveCD. The mklivecd script only clears out some stuff like your browser cache and history, your recently used programs and documents list, and temporary files kicking around, to save space on the new liveCD/DVD.
Current as of December 13, 2005
Kernel 2.6.11.? KDE 3.4.3 KOffice 1.4.2 Thunderbird 1.0.2 Firefox 1.0.7
Links
Homepage: http://www.pclinuxos.com/
- This contains basic information about PCLinuxOS.
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCLinuxOS
- General information about PCLinuxOS.
Forums: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php
- You generally want to search the forums for information.
Mailing list: http://pclinuxonline.com/mailman/listinfo/pclinuxos_pclinuxonline.com
- Mostly used by the developers but searching the archives can be useful.
Wiki: http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/HomePage
- More recently, you can find information in a new wiki that is just being established.
