Free gnustep live software for linux

GNUstep Live CD is a Morphix-based GNUstep Live CD has been released for i386.

It includes many GNUstep applications, such as MPlayer (GNUstep port), GWorkspace, Preview, GNUmail, ProjectCenter and many more. It can be installed to a hard drive.

GNUstep (this is a Live CD, an OS, a distribution) contains a lot of software for GNUstep, a free implementation of the OPENSTEP framework (which was also the base as Cocoa in Mac OS X). It includes an excellent application called Gorm for RAD (Apple Software Design Guidelines). The currently used window manager is Window Maker.

If you are an OPENSTEP, Cocoa developer and want to port your software to GNUstep and release it as Free Software, dont hesitate to contact me.

GNUstep is a cross-platform, object-oriented framework for desktop application development.

Based on the OpenStep specification originally created by NeXT (now Apple), GNUstep enables developers to rapidly build sophisticated software by employing a large library of reusable software components.

GNUstep is used in production environments at several organizations...

...an object-oriented tool development kit

The first two packages (GNUstep-make and GNUstep-base) that make up the core libraries contain a complete system for writing non-graphic tools in Objective-C. The make package allows you to setup a simple and powerful system for building, installing and packaging your tools. The base package includes all the classes necessary for writing an incredible array of tools, from wrappers for system tools to tools for communicating with web and other types of servers.

...a graphical development kit

The core libraries contain classes for developing a complete graphical application for almost any purpose. Along with our object-oriented, graphical development applications, ProjectCenter and Gorm its simple to write very complex commercial applications in weeks or months, rather than years (or often, never) in the case of other development environments.

...a desktop

Many GNUstep applications have been written to provide a powerful user experience for working on your computer. These include our workspace manager, GWorkspace, and mail client, GNUMail. GNUstep does NOT have a window manager. You can use any window manager you want, although we recommend that you use WindowMaker for a better experience (The WindowMaker project is not associated with GNUstep). Many other applications that are useful for a desktop are not contained on this web site, nor are the controlled by the GNUstep project - there are too many ideas about what a descktop should look like that we have not made up our minds about which one to endose yet. Here are some current ones:

- Project Backbone
- Etoile

GNUstep examples is a collection of programs that are meant to show programmers how to use GNUstep.
GNUstep examples includes a calculator, a currency converter, finger, fractal, puzzle, hostaddress, and ink (a simple editor).
Enhancements:
- Minor feature enhancements

ET Live project is a live viewer server for "RTCW: Enemy Territory".
Main features:
- Shows whos playing on your server, team, xp, and ping
- Shows current map.
- Makes a crude attempt to determine whos winning.
- Links player name to a systats db. (Optional)

Linuxo Live! is a new and modern Linux distribution.
Enhancements:
- added better support for SATA disks, now no problems with hdd installation on SATA
- added Koffice 1.3.5 with full serbian translation
- fixed KDE keyboard change (on taskbar), SR, SP and US keyboard selection activated
- removed NVIDIA 3D driver as default driver for graphic cards, boot problem, still in testing
- added better hardware detection for monitors (TFT) and printers
- added KDE 3.4 (final version)
- removed kernel source from CD version due to low disk space.
- added OpenOffice.org 2.0b on DVD version, OpenOffice 1.1.4 still there on CD and DVD versions
- added Acrobat Reader 7 for Linux on DVD version
- added Extras CD with addition software and kernel soruces (mainly for CD version)
- added serbian translation for livecd-install script
- added english-serbian dictionary (nkrecnik)
- added several serbian translations for KDE applications
- removed MS ttf fonts for Live version, trasnfered on Extras CD as package with EULA (can be installed on Linuxo HD installation)
- added new linuxo style components: new graphical themes for Linuxo Control Center.
- added new linuxo icons for applications and desktop.
- added 6 new plugins for xmms (on DVD version)
- added kernel source for hdd install (on DVD version). Same kernel source is present on Extras CD as well (for CD version)
- added new 2.6.11 kernel and 2.6.11 kernel source on Extras CD (for CD and DVD version in case of HD install)
- added 3 new desktop linuxo wallpapers

AFROS Live CD is a bootable CD with a small collection of GNU/Linux software, ARAnyM and the AFROS. AFROS Live CD boots and runs completely from CD, does not write anything to the harddrive and so is safe to try out. It is meant as a demo version of ARAnyM/AFROS. It is not the dreamed Installation CD of ARAnyM yet (although it could be modified to work so).

The underlying Linux kernel and related software provide the CD autoboot, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. ARAnyM plus AFROS provide our familiar and favourite TOS/FreeMiNT/GEM operating environment. Its all integrated seamlessly and after PowerOn boots straight to the Teradesk (GEM desktop).

AFROS Live CD is distributed in the form of a CD ISO image which is the usual way of distributing CDs electronically. The ISO image file can be burnt on a CD-R/RW and so youll get an exact copy of the AFROS Live CD I created on my machine.

AFROS Live CD configuration:

fVDI resolution and/or color depth change: open up the C:FVDI.SYS (double click it and select Edit), locate the "01r aranym.sys mode 800x600x16@72" line, comment it out and uncomment one of the other prepared lines (or just make up your own). Then reboot the AFROS.

The ARAnyM Config GUI is unfinished yet so changes to ARAnyM config must be done outside of ARAnyM in the .aranym/config file. When you quit ARAnyM you should be able to edit the file with one of the supplied GNU/Linux editors (in the future this shouldnt be necessary as I am working on the Config GUI as you read this).

DSL site (AFROS Live CD is based on the DSL) might give you some hints about preserving the changes youve made to the AFROS disk image or ARAnyM configuration (you might also want to read File Restoration -> HowTo in the X11 desktop). Note that this is untested by me and might be dangerous. Try it on your own risk only.

SLAMPP is a generic linux distribution which can boot and run directly off CD-ROM and has possibility to be installed onto harddisk. SLAMPP Live CD is designed to be used as an instant home server.
Just like another linux live CD available at this moment, SLAMPP gives a linux newbie a chance to test linux without messing up the existing system of the user.
What makes it different is the fact that SLAMPP comes with preconfigured tools and applications that turn your personal computer to a home server. Can you imagine how handy it is to have and carry a linux live CD that provides all things you need to setup such kind of server?
SLAMPP is built using SLAX as its base and Slackware linux for packages. This means you are going to have two powerful distros in one, although SLAX is also based on Slackware linux. To compile all things into a working live CD, linux live scripts is used intensively.
Main features:
- Turning your personal computer to an instant home server which provides common servers, such as: HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, POP, IMAP, SMTP, SSH, DHCP, Squid, etc.
- Modularity. You can add additional tools and applications easily in form of modules. Each new module will be integrated seamlessly during booting process and is ready to use. Beside all modules provided in the live CD, you can also make or create you own modules. All tools to do this can be found in the live CD.
- Webmasters and web developers can use SLAMPP to show their work to others. To support this feature special scripts have been provided in the live CD. They only need to burn all files onto the CD and SLAMPP will take care of the rest.
- Using linux kernel 2.6 which provides better support for hardware.
- All settings and configuration made during use can be stored in harddisk and restored for next session.
- It can be installed onto harddisk if you want to employ the server permanently.
- Equipped with firewall, antivirus and content scanner.
- Using slapt-get, Autopackage and swaret for package management tools and Xfce as desktop environment.
Applications:
- Desktop: Xfce 4.2.2
- HTTP/HTTPS: Apache with various mods, SSL will be provided as built-in feature.
- SSL certificates generator scripts.
- FTP: ProFTPd, GProFTPD (GUI), vsftpd
- SMTP: Sendmail
- POP/IMAP: Dovecot
- DHCP: server and client, GDHCPD (GUI)
- DNS: BIND
- Proxy: Squid, sarg
- SSH
- Samba
- Programming and web development tools
- Languages: PHP 4.4.0, Perl 5.8.7, Python 2.4.1
- HTML and text editor: Bluefish 1.0.2, TEA 10.2, NVU 1.0PR
- Database: MySQL 4.1.14
- Webmin / Usermin / Virtualmin
- Firewall: Firehol / Linux Firewall
- Network: Cacti, Nagios, Ethereal, NMAP, Snort, gFTP, Webalizer
- P2P: BitTorrent protocol, tracker and client
- Antivirus and content scanner: ClamAV, Fetcav (GUI)
- Internet: Mozilla Firefox (loaded with many extensions and plugins), Lynx, Pine, Gaim
- Graphics: Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, GQView
- Utilities: BashBurn, Dufie, Htop, PuTTY, Xpdf, CUPS
- Emulator: QEMU
- Package management: slapt-get/gslapt, pkgtool, autopackage, swaret.
- Read all packages that have been installed: PackagesList

Asterisk PBX is Linux based, open source PBX software that provides voice over IP in three protocols and is interoperable with most standards-based telephony equipment using comparatively inexpensive hardware.

If you want to play around with Asterisk check out this distribution which is available as a Live CD and a Compact Flash install.