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Mandrakesoft Launches New 'Move' LiveCD 27

Posted by michael from the move-on dept.
joestar writes "Mandrakesoft has released the new version of Move, a Linux system on liveCD + USB key which handles configuration data and personal data. The new version is based on Mandrakelinux 10.0, comes with Linux 2.6, KDE 3.2 and OpenOffice.org 1.1. Mandrakesoft claims that with Move, 'Linux becomes a viable option to millions of first-time Linux users'. My experience with former Mandrakemove has been excellent, especially because it had everything I need for internet/multimedia/office, and because of the transparent USB key management. The new Move is available earlier for download for Mandrakeclub Members, and may be purchased as a pack."
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  • Better than Knoppix? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Futurepower(R) ( 558542 ) on Thursday October 07, 2004 @10:59AM (#10460320) Homepage

    I'll try this. The Knoppix CD is a little complicated to configure for flash memory access; it seemed that more could be done in software. I hope this one is easier.

    A CD like this is essential when using cyber cafes in poor countries especially. Booting from the CD eliminates one vulnerability to spying.

    --
    When Saudis attack, invade Iraq?
    • I fell they tried to squeez a little to much into knoppix.

      But it is a little more "open" than Mandrake. Although "Move" with M/stick is very nice.

      Locking people out of your knoweledge base who are not "Financial Members" is not a good marketing move, perhaps Mandrake will positively resolve this soon.

      How long I wonder untill M/S enter this field?

      S.
      • >>How long I wonder untill M/S enter this field? They would have to re-design MSW totally from scratch ,because it is so badly organised & designed internally that it has to be run off re-writable media and usually an installation will not work on different (even minor) hardware setups.
      • Woops!

        >>How long I wonder untill M/S enter this field?

        They would have to re-design MSW totally from scratch, because it is so badly organised & designed internally that it has to be run off re-writable media (it writes everything to disk all the time) and usually an installation will not work on different (even minor) hardware setups.
        • They would have to re-design MSW totally from scratch, because it is so badly organised & designed internally that it has to be run off re-writable media (it writes everything to disk all the time) and
          Ect [Q]

          Joe,

          At the end of the day, that is what M/S need's.

          Hence could end up being a very good thing for M/S and the world.

          Don't let them see this thread they'll come get us.

          S.
          • >>Don't let them see this thread they'll come get us.

            Umm...actually...probably not, as we are giving them good ideas for how to increase their profits by giving them a USP for their products. Aaaaghhh....let's hope they don't read /. ;-)
    • I've had only good experience with previous Mandrake Move livecds. It JustWorks(tm) and choice of software is quite useful.
    • I agree with the sentiments, but I cannot get the (old) version of Move working on all the PCs I've tried it on at all. Even if you can get it working you'll probs want to stick with Knoppix or a derivative of that (e.g.: Morphix, home-grown) as it is rock solid and has better software on it.

      OT: When is a full downloadable Knoppix DVD-version Iso9660 file coming out (with, like, probs all of Debian free)? That would rock.

      OT: I think it would be really useful to have something in-between Knoppix and Debi
      • You can get DVDs of Knoppix 3.4 here: ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/knoppix-remaste red/ [tu-chemnitz.de]
        (It's german, so you may want to boot with lang=us)

        However, I don't think any DVDs of 3.6 are available.

        • Thanks a lot! I'll download that when I get my own PC set up.(Browsing from Lynx on public Uni terminal now--Uni cannot set up XWindows or Mozilla correctly.)
          • Joe and others,

            Would it not Be possible to partition a dvd. having a boot section and a r/rw section.

            Backup data have 2nd copy disk. like having 2 laptops.

            You folk, and the Japanese get the new toys before us, any terminals booting from flash drive on usb yet?

            That must happen, and change all the rules again.

            S.
            • >>Would it not Be possible to partition a dvd. having a boot section and a r/rw section.>any terminals booting from flash drive on usb yet? Yes. All recent BIOSes & PCs do that where I am (UK). I've done that--you don't even need a recent one becuase you can boot a kernel from a floppy 1st. The trouble is there is no OS that I know of that you can chage all the OS settings for on the fly (after compiling) (i.e. is not Knoppix)and that runs hardware autodetection (like Knoppix) when it boots.
              • Joe,

                Booting straight from stick with Knoppix/Knoppix
                like O/s and a r/rw partition would be the way to go, especially for the budget consiuos student.

                Backup habits would need to be observed.
                The advantages for youth, and the financially disadvantaged are phenomenal.

                A born in England Kiwi and a U.K National discussing Tech on a U.S site.

                Where the evil ones will steal our Ideas. Maybe Globaliseation does work.

                S.
                • I think you can do this ATM quite easily. I cannot test it because the USB connector has broken on my drive--I may have to solder it back together.

                  Also, I would have to remaster Knoppix because it would not fit on my drive--I do have an FSF membership card somewhere though that has a very small Live GNU distro on it.
                  • joe,

                    I'm watching/listening there are some 1GB F/d on an ebay equavilent here at the moment not cheap but @150-00 Pounds very rough currency conversion.

                    If it is not to hard to do and no one else has released it you, could release it under the same lisences as the private Knoppix mods/Clones (Cant remember the name of licence) like cluster Knoppix.

                    But the catch must be if the pc will boot usb yes?

                    Using a floppy still gives 2 pices to carry.

                    S.

  • I notice that Mozilla Firefox is not included with this release or earlier versions of Move. Are more Linux distros going to include Firefox after v1.0's release?
  • I am Mandrake Club Member and love their product. I have demonstrated Linux to many of my friends and colleagues by distributing the Mandrake Move cd. For myself, however, I have found that to make the Move distribution more powerful, what I really need is the live cd and a very very large USB key (> 512 megs) for development tools and FireFox. I know the idea of these live Linux distros is to try and get people to use Linux and do so on any computer, but what I need is very specialized. I would like

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