After some months developing, testing and improving a lot of little details, this version is available in both 32 and 64 bits. This version will serve as a base for all other editions of Salix Live, namely KDE, LXDE and Fluxbox, both 32 bits and 64 bits.
This version is build using SaLT (Salix Live Technology), a new system of Live tools for Slackware-based distros (https://salix.svn.sourceforge.net/svnro ... /tags/0.1/), developed in house by JRD in order to build Live CDs in a more dynamic fashion with very little modifications from the host system.
This includes the same applications and packages as the regular Salix Xfce 13.37, 32 or 64 bits, with the following additions:
- isomaster, for managing ISO files;
- gparted, for managing partitions;
- grub2, for a beautiful boot menu and options;
- lilosetup, to repair a failed lilo boot setup;
- liveclone, for creating your own custom live CD/USB;
- persistence-wizard, for creating a persistence file in order to keep changes upon reboot in the live environment;
- remmina, for connecting to RDP server (like Windows or VirtualBox 4+), VNC server, NX server, SSH/SCP;
- salix-live-installer, for installing Salix on a hard disk.
- Improve USB support using syslinux (or extlinux): no need to have the gap before the first partition anymore;
- Support partitionless USB disk;
- Fix the problem for keyboard layouts synchronisation on X11 starting;
- Fix the problem for gdm autologin on start up;
- Missing loadkeymap in grub.cfg;
- Improve proxy support;
- Grub2 "embed.cfg" use a separate partition detection than SaLT;
- Ibus option in the grub2 menu;
- "no sound" option in the grub2 menu;
- root password option in the grub2 menu;
- proxy option in the grub2 menu;
- Remmina replaces rdesktop;
- weird mountpoints was shown in the peristence wizard
- possibility to keep changes directly (without a first reboot) while setting the peristence file if it's big enough
- installation error with lilosetup in some configurations
- loopback.cfg is now fully supported, either with the limited grub2 1.98 and with the grub2 1.99+
- one can install multiple SaLT system on the same media (USB disk, harddisk, remastered CD/DVD) using the configuration in the .live file (basedir variable)
- power down/reboot problem was hanging in some situations
- no weird message "# is not a proper command" on grub menu loading
- missing header in kernelive that prevented to install VirtualBox or VMWare additions without installing kernel-source. Same for nvidia/ati prorietary drivers.
- max_loop kernel parameter has been set to 20 per default to prevent the error "could not find any free loop device" in some circumstances
- new translations
- packages updates
- some others I don't remember anymore…
You don't need a password for the regular and auto-logged in user one.
So here are the downloadable files:
- 32 bits:
- 32 bits ISO (661 MB) — MD5 checksum: baa1ec3313775691966068e037254184
Torrent: http://salix.enialis.net/i486/13.37/iso ... so.torrent
Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download - initrd for 32 bits PXE booting (9MB): — MD5 checksum: eb861d0064d1e2e4f13cc2596c1d8a44
Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... z/download
- 32 bits ISO (661 MB) — MD5 checksum: baa1ec3313775691966068e037254184
- 64 bits:
- 64 bits ISO (689 MB) — MD5 checksum: 7d9c11a65aa35a1713826d4521e6db83
Torrent: http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/13.37/i ... so.torrent
Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... o/download - initrd for 64 bits PXE booting (9 MB) — MD5 checksum: b73e1c0cc7e60cc6add92d3959a99535
Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/f ... z/download
- 64 bits ISO (689 MB) — MD5 checksum: 7d9c11a65aa35a1713826d4521e6db83
If you want to boot Salix Live through USB, please consult this documentation.
If you want to boot Salix Live in PXE, please consult this documention.
Note: For those who experience some display problem during the boot process you can try adding the following cheatcode with this procedure:
- Reboot
- At the Grub launch menu, go to Change boot options.
- Select Custom linux kernel parameters
- Enter nomodeset
- Go back to the launch screen and boot