Live CDs/DVDs/USBs

Live bootable USB thumb stick from iso image

The BEST, Linux Mint with usb-creator (pen drive linux instruction), How to: Reduce Disk Writes to Prolong the Life of your Flash Drive

Ubuntu with usb-creator (pendrivelinux) including variable persistence, or with UNetbootin and Persistent space, wireless does not establish good connection after wake-up from standby

cd2usb is included in Super OS (based on Ubuntu) live DVD

Fedora with Linux Live USB, liveusb-creator, Fedora Live USB Creator? use 4GB with FAT32 on ThinkPad

Windows linux live usb creator

List of tools to create Live USB systems

how to create a larger casper-rw loop file for persistent storage

Live DVD

Knoppix Maxi DVD based on Debian KNOPPIX
dpkg -l
5.3.1 (4,446,816,256 bytes) 26 March 2008
- usb drive mount, NTFS read access, gcc
- no auto ethernet connection, no NTFS write access
** 6.1 (3,040,903,168 bytes) 25 February 2009, 2453 packages, use knoppix lang=en (shift-0 for '=')
- usb drive mount, NTFS read/write access, gcc, gvim, emacs, mouse pad scrolling
- no auto ethernet connection, iceweasel problem with blogger, no flash
** 6.2 (3,040,903,168 bytes) 18 November 2009, 2772 packages, use knoppix 2 and startx
- auto ethernet detection, usb drive mount, NTFS read/write access, gcc, gvim, emacs, mouse pad scrolling, with flash
- x11 display or window manager problem, cannot move windows

** Paipix based on Debian
lenny-9.6.19 21 (4,185,161,728 bytes) June 2009, 1560 packages
- auto ethernet connection, usb drive mount, flash, gcc, gvim, emacs, mouse pad scrolling, ATI/nvidia driver, default KDE
- no NTFS access

Sabayon Linux Gentoo-based Sabayon Linux
equo query list installed
4-r1 x86/x86_64 (4,151,482,368 bytes) 31 December 2008, 2240/ packages
- auto ethernet connection, usb drive mount, NTFS access, gcc
- no gvim, emacs
5.0 x86/amd64 KDE/Gnome (1,997,563,904/1,730,183,168 bytes) 2 October 2009, 1442/1359 packages
- auto ethernet connection, usb drive mount, NTFS access, gcc, mouse pad scrolling
- no gvim, emacs, kde feels inferior than gnome

** Scientific Linux compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux SL Live System
boot option: linux screen=1920x1200
rpm -qa
5.3 i386/x86_64 (2,671,439,872 bytes) 19 March 2009, 1566 packages
- auto ethernet connection, usb drive mount, flash, gcc, gvim, emacs, mouse pad scrolling, nvidia driver, default gnome
- no NTFS access, default resolution 1440x1050
5.4 not yet available as live DVD

Sidux based on "unstable" branch of Debian sidux.com
2009-03 i386-amd64 (2,149,613,568 bytes) 11 November 2009

Ubuntu live DVD
dpkg -l
9.10 i386/amd64 29 October 2009 (4,135,698,432 bytes) 2256 packages
- auto ethernet connection, usb drive mount, NTFS access, gcc, mouse pad scrolling
- gvim, emacs on disk only for install, not in live

Educational Systems
OpenSUSE-EDU Linux for Education, Li-F-E for school, 2.7G LiveDVD v11.3-3, scratch 1.3.1, etoys 4.0.2340, AbiWord 2.8.2, OOO 3.2.1.4, ByWater BASIC 2.50, no gvim
edubuntu 2.4G LiveDVD, 10.10 packages on top of Ubuntu, (etoys 4.0.2340), OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, no gvim, no flash
UberStudent 2.7G LiveDVD based on Ubuntu and other distributions, OpenOffice 3.2.0, no gvim, too much ads
Fedora Education Spin Ceased production, Fedora 12 2009 LiveCD, OOo 3.1.1, Etoys (Squeak) 4.0 with Sugar activity wrapper
Qimo 4 Kids 2.0 700MB LiveCD based on Ubuntu 10.04, Virtual Disk Image
OOo4Kids OpenOffice.org for Kids, package for Debian and Redhat