Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Live?action=diff&rev2=6&rev1=5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ {{{#!html <h2>Fedora Live Images</h2>}}} - The Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatVer)]] release includes several live ISO images in addition to the traditional installation images. These ISO images are bootable, and you can burn them to media and use them to try out Fedora. They also include a feature that allows you to install the live CD content to your hard drive for persistence and higher performance. + The Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatVer)]] release includes several live ISO images in addition to the traditional installation images. These ISO images are bootable, and you can burn them to media and use them to try out Fedora. They also include a feature that allows you to install the live image content to your hard drive for persistence and higher performance. These images are also available for test releases, to allow easier testing of the Fedora test release. @@ -11, +11 @@ There are three live images available for Fedora 7. - 1. Fedora 7 i386 Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image for i386 machines. It has the default desktop environment (GNOME), support for all supported Fedora locales, and a basic set of the productivity applications available in Fedora. + 1. Fedora 7 i386 Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image for i386 machines. It has the GNOME desktop environment, support for all supported Fedora locales, and a basic set of the productivity applications available in Fedora. - 1. Fedora 7 x86_64 Desktop DVD. This is a DVD sized image for x86_64 machines. The package set is the same as that of the i386 Desktop CD. + 1. Fedora 7 x86_64 Desktop DVD. This is a DVD sized image for x86_64 machines. The package set is the same as that of the i386 Desktop CD and also includes multilib packages. - 1. Fedora 7 i386 KDE CD. This is a CD sized image for i386 machines. It includes the KDE Desktop environment and a large set of KDE applications. Note that this image only has full support for English language. + 1. Fedora 7 i386 KDE Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image for i386 machines. It includes the KDE Desktop environment and a large set of KDE applications. Note that this image only has full support for English language. - Note that the Fedora Live images do not support i586 class machines. To install Fedora on an i586, you must use the classic installation method. + Note that GNOME based Live images do not include Openoffice.org office suite to save space and instead includes Abiword, support for more locales. The Fedora Live images do not support i586 class machines. To install Fedora on an i586, you must use the classic installation method. === Usage Information === - The live images should boot on any machine that supports booting from CD-ROM. Upon booting the CD, you can log in and use the desktop environment as the `fedora` user. After logging in, if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard drive, click on the '''Install to Hard Drive''' icon on the desktop. + The Live images should boot on any machine that supports booting from CD-ROM. Upon booting the CD, you can log in and use the desktop environment as the `fedora` user. The Live images do not auto login to enable users to select the language that they prefer. There is no password by default. Just press enter to login. After logging in, if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard drive, click on the '''Install to Hard Drive''' icon on the desktop. === Other Methods of Booting === - Another way to use these live images is to put them on a USB stick. To do this, install the `livecd-tools` package from the development repository. Then, run the `livecd-iso-to-stick` script: + Another way to use these live images is to put them on a USB stick. To do this, install the `livecd-tools` package from the repository. Then, run the `livecd-iso-to-stick` script: {{{/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-stick /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1 }}} @@ -36, +36 @@ The following items are different from a normal Fedora install with the Live images. - * The `sshd` service is disabled, since the passwords on the live image are blank. - * '''NetworkManager''' is enabled by default. + * The `sshd` service is disabled, since there is no password by default. + * '''NetworkManager''' is enabled by default in both GNOME and KDE based Live images. -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
