LINUX MAGAZINE DVD PCLINUXOS

• PCLinuxOS 2007 – The standard PC- tivity suite, as well as graphics tools LinuxOS release, with the KDE 3.5.6 such as GIMP 2.3.10 and ImageMagick desktop and a well-integrated collec- 6.2.9. Also inside are multimedia favor- tion of games, office applications, mul- ites like RealPlayer 10.0.8, AmaroK 1.4.4, timedia tools, and system utilities. K3b 1.0, and Kaffeine 0.8.3. • PCLinuxOS Minime – An ultralight he excellent Live distro version of PCLinuxOS designed for Remasters PCLinuxOS regularly tops the maximum customization. Each PCLinuxOS remaster adds a special TDistroWatch download list. Built • PCLinuxOS Gnome Edition – A special combination of tools and components. for simplicity and designed to provide version that replaces the default KDE The Gnome edition comes with a full easy migration for former Windows desktop with Gnome 2.21. complement of Gnome applications, users, PCLinuxOS is a flexible and in- • Sam Linux – A PCLinuxOS variant such as the Evolution email and group- tuitive desktop system that is equally with the Xfce 4.4 desktop and a num- ware client, Evince PDF viewer, and at home on the CD or hard drive. ber of important extras, including Tomboy note-taking tool. Wine, Java, Beryl/XGL, and support The lightweight Minime alternative More In Less for more than 20 languages. is built for speed and packed with a The PCLinuxOS Live system uses Boot to any system from the DVD. If you surprising number of everyday tools. advanced compression techniques to decide you like what you see, you also The Sam Linux remaster includes squeeze nearly 2GB of data onto a single can install PCLinuxOS directly on your more games, additional multimedia Live CD. This month’s PCLinuxOS DVD hard drive. tools, and lots of other extras. includes the latest official release of the PCLinuxOS base system, plus a pleasing What’s Inside Try It! collection of community remaster alter- The PCLinuxOS versions included on The easy, efficient, and versatile PC- natives – special-purpose versions with this DVD are free of proprietary compo- LinuxOS Live distro is gaining converts special combinations of tools. A custom nents. PCLinuxOS is based on Mandriva around the world. boot menu lets you choose any of the and includes many of Mandriva’s config- This month’s DVD comes with four following PCLinuxOS variants: uration and management tools. variations of the popular PCLinuxOS. Also, you’ll also dis- Use the custom boot menu to choose the System Requirements cover a rich collection version that works for you. Or try them Processor: x86, x86_64, AMD64, or equivalent of multimedia tools and all – the handy Live format lets you sam- office applications. ple each version before installing on RAM: 512MB recommended (256MB min) The PCLinuxOS col- your hard drive. Disk Space: 8GB of free space for hard disk install lection includes the We hope you enjoy this month’s Linux Other Requirements: DVD drive, Network card OpenOffice 2.1 produc- Magazine PCLinuxOS DVD. I

Figure 1: Choose a PCLinuxOS variant from the convenient boot Figure 2: A simple user interface highlights the PCLinuxOS emphasis menu. on ease of use.

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HIGHLIGHTS

X.org 7.1

KDE 3.5.6

GCC 4.1.1

Python 2.4.3

Perl 5.8.8

Synaptic 0.57

Kaffeine 0.8.3

OpenOffice 2.1

GIMP 2.3.10

cdrecord 2.01

Firefox 2.0

digikam 0.9.0

ImageMagick 6.2.9

K3b 1.0

DEFECTIVE DVD? replaced. Amarok 1.4.4 Defective DVDs will be Please send an email to RealPlayer 10.0.8 [email protected]. drakconf 10.4.13

drakxtools 10.4.81

harddrake 10.4.81

userdrake 1.2.5

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES [1]: PCLinuxOS: HELP & SUPPORT http:// www. pclinuxos. com/ For general information on installing and configuring PCLinuxOS, see the PCLinuxOS [2]: PCLinuxOS Users: wiki: http:// docs. pclinuxos. com/. http:// pclosusers. com/ For answers to more specific questions about the PCLinuxOS versions included on this [3]: Sam Linux: DVD, visit the PCLinuxOS Forum: http:// www. pclinuxos. com/ forum/. http:// www. sam-linux. org/

Figure 3: Navigate the web and find your way with a collection of Figure 4: PCLinuxOS comes with the Amarok music player and other handy Internet tools. multimedia tools.

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