CDlinux 0.9.6.1
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Final Thoughts & Who Should Use It
CDlinux is a good choice for those in need of a portable version of Linux. The standard version works well as a rescue CD and the community edition adds some additional value by including more software. Distrohoppers might want to download it to play with it in a VM and test it for possible use in a USB device.
Those who don’t require portability or a rescue CD should probably avoid CDlinux.
What’s your take on this distro? Tell me in the comments below. For opinion columns and other articles, visit JimLynch.com.
Summary Table:
| Product: | CDlinux 0.9.6.1 |
| Web Site: | http://www.cdlinux.info |
| Price: | Free |
| Pros: | Comes in three different versions that range from very petite (30MB) to larger (65MB) to largest (225MB). Good range of software in the community edition. Runs well as a Live CD. Standard version works well as a rescue distro. |
| Cons: | Can only be installed on a USB device or Windows C: partition. Includes flash blocker in Firefox by default, which might confuse some users. OpenOffice.org is not an option in the largest version. |
| Suitable For: | CDlinux is ideal for those who need a rescue distro or who simply require a lightweight, portable version of Linux. Curious distrohoppers might also enjoy checking it out via a virtual machine. |
| Summary: | A useful distro that provides a viable option for those in need of a portable version of Linux. The standard edition also works well as a rescue distro. |
| Rating: | 3.5/5 |
(4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)
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Actually, Dragon, there are three different versions of CDlinux. GIMP is installed in the community version already. So they’d just need to add OO to it. The other two versions would still be tiny so the folks that didn’t want the software could use those.
Good point about flash block. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I understand where you’re coming from on the system rescue disk. But if all you had with you was CDlinux then why not use it? I think it’s a good idea to have that sort of flexibility.
hola.
yo estoy tratando de usar este cdlinux pero ninguna de sus versiones es capaz de arrancar en mi hp mini, en cambio en el portatil que tengo normal si que arranca sin problemas, no se mucho de linux, pero tampoco tienen un lugar donde te den un soporte o ayuda o alguien sabe donde puede ser?
a mi se me bloquea cuando sale el logotipo y de ahi no pasa.
un saludo
I have used CDLinux a few times in the past. I tend to use antiX, or possibly one of the PCLinuxOS family of CDs that I have on hand on the rare occasions that I need some sort of recovery. Nearly always that recovery involves modifying the boot manager in some way. What CDLinux does in a useful way for me is that it provides me a quick way to access Internet based functionality, mostly for reading news, forums, and Web based Email. Beyond that, I tend to use one of the many distributions I have installed, but CDLinux does work well for this specific purpose because it is quick and responsive.
@ dragonmouth:
Nope, you can easily install it into your HDD, by manually installing a bootloader, or simply adding new entry to the existing bootloader. And i would use CDlinux for the cause i have stated in my blog post
Hi, Jim.
Thanks for your comprehensive blog, which I just discovered. Very useful in that it allows me to get a general idea of the new distros and reduce my number of downloads!
As to CDLinux, you mention as a “con” that it “Can only be installed on a USB device or Windows C: partition.” Untrue! I boot CDLinux from an ext3 HD through grub. Simply open the iso and copy everything to its own folder at first level on your HD. To flesh it out, you may also dowload CDLinux’s devel and opt archives (which contain more useful packages, e.g. opera) to the “local” sub-directory of CDLinux.
Here is my grub listing, if it can be useful to someone:
title GNU/CDlinux
root (hd0,6)
kernel /CDlinux/bzImage quiet CDL_DEV=/dev/sda7 CDL_LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8
initrd /CDlinux/initrd
boot
Once booted this way, CDLinux will keep whatever you change to it in its setings directory and retrieve those changes at next boot.
I also like that CDLinux CE offers DOSBox, Wine and Java pre-installed. These nicely compensate for its relatively small size. If there’s a non-packaged, non-included or non-Linux program you need, you can launch and use it from, say, a usb stick or SD card, or even elsewhere on your HD.
Again, thanks for your blog, and have a great day!
CLÉ
how to install feeding bottle in CDLinux ? anyone help ?