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28-07-2006 :: New home
* This website got a new home. Thank you very much to our
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12-05-2006 :: A Vision
After two weeks of using a Linux Live System, started off a USB key and then running it entirely from RAM, I am sold. It is incredibly fast. Secure. A desktop for my needs. A beauty of simplicity. It is small and complete.
Enjoying the silence. It is open and free, and even better, it is free beer.
Why on this whole wide world would I need to install an Operating System and applications to my harddisk? To slow me down? To get in my way? To keep me busy with stupid tasks of configuring and cleaning and fixing stuff?
A vision. A CD is ugly, a LiveCD is old stuff, history, deprecated technology. An OS on a harddisk has seen the days. Download a 300 MB file, put it on your USB Flash drive or Minidrive. Run it. - You need a new challenge, you are curious after a few months, you are bored to death because you just can't damage it?
Get the new edition! A vision. Hundreds of different LiveUSB versions are out there. Your choice, your freedom. A web configurator to assemble just what you want.
It's all about lifestyle ;-)
30-04-2006 :: copy2ram - updated edition of MCNLive Leuven available
A new version of MCNLive Leuven is available. Besides some updates from the Community branch of MDV 2006 and some small fixes, I've finally succeeded in adding a new feature: copy2ram.
What is it? When booting with this cheatcode, the whole compressed system which resides inside the big livecd.sqfs file, is copied into RAM. The CD drive or the USB device (depends on what you are using) is freed up after the copying process is done.
How to use? - Requirements. You need at least 512 MB RAM to use this feature. At the initial graphical (isolinux) screen hit F1, at the boot prompt type: livecd copy2ram
You will see a message when the copying starts. Depending on the hardware, it will take some time. On my system, when using the LiveCD: 90 seconds, using a LiveUSB: 23 seconds.
After it has finished, you can remove the CD from the drive, which is now usable for other tasks. If you are booting from USB, you can unplug your stick or leave it where it is and use it as a normal storage device!
The advantages of copy2ram are remarkable. The system gets very fast, faster than fast. Accessing and loading something from RAM ! It is completely silent. CD drive or USB stick are freed.
Download MCNLive-Leuven_v2.iso (331,1 MB) at the
known ftp mirrors.
Make sure to pick the v2 .iso file !!
Note for people planning to put this version on a USB stick. Start the LiveCD once without copy2ram. Then use the grahical wizard to install it on the thumbdrive. Afterwards you can boot from usb with the cheatcode!
With this version I hope we have -almost- reached our goals. Deliver a complete desktop experience. Run it live. From USB thumbdrive or CD. Keep it small, fast and simple. Be friendly to the user.
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24-04-2006 :: MCNLive - code name Leuven
I am glad to announce a new edition of MCNLive, code name Leuven. Some highlights: 2.6.14 Mandriva Kernel with updated
UnionFS and SquashFS. Desktop environment: KDE 3.5.2. Office Suite: KOffice 1.5, OpenDocument Format, Firefox 1.5.0.2,
Music, Video and Image applications with all common codecs, Internet and networking applications for all your needs. A lot of games.
All this on less than 350 MB. And as you know MCNLive, it is desktop oriented and easy to use.
Look at the full list (rpm-list file on the download mirrors) of installed packages to discover the not so obvious tools ;-)
A graphical wizard is included to put
MCNLive on a USB Stick to run it in LiveUSB mode. Wireless with ndiswrapper.
Thanks to the Mandriva developers in Paris the auto-ejecting of the CD is working again.
Besides English and Dutch localization you can switch on-the-fly to Frisian! Many thanks to the
Frisian translation team at kde.nl.
New bootcodes for Notebook widescreen resolutions, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050. - Install live additional software,
free Mandriva sources are preconfigured. MCNLive-Leuven is based on Mandriva Linux 2006 and enriched with upgrades.
Have a look at
some screenshots!
22-04-2006 :: Working on a new MCNLive edition
We are testing a new MCNLive edition, with kernel 2.6.14, KDE 3.5.2 and KOffice 1.5. - We are almost done ;-)
Mandrivaclub.nl. has setup a new Dutch and English forum for MCNLive where you can
follow the development discussions and find the location to download the beta/dev releases. You need to register to be able to view these special forums.
Registering is free. Just click on 'registreren', then check the box: 'Ik heb alles gelezen ...' (Accepting the rules), click on
'Registreer' (register), you will find your way through the next steps. Once logged in, use the MCNLive International section to post your questions.
You are welcome to participate :-) UPDATE: the forums are now visible without registrations.
17-10-05 :: MCNLive Jordaan - Final Release
Paper topics
www.custom-writing.co.uk - click essay example.
Jordaan has gone final. From the changelog:
* security updates
* updated to xorg-x11-6.9-1.cvs20051011
* updated Abiword to 2.4 stable, added Abiword import/export filters
* urpmi sources: Mandriva 2006.0 official tree, plf-free/non-free 2006
* ipw2200 firmware updated
* added grip
* final Look and Feel
Enjoy this Xfce edition of MCNLive :-)
I did not yet start to work on the KDE version. I've got some health problems.
28.09.05 :: A bug-fixed Xfce version on the mirrors
Another pre release has been uploaded and is available. Some network fixes, added missing xine-win32 and unzip packages,
the filemanager handles file extensions smarter and Opera is configured to work straight away with streams. Some minor cosmetic changes.
Still a -pre until the Official MDV mirrors are up.
24.09.05 :: "Jordaan" is doing fine
Originally planned as a test bed for the upcoming KDE version, you gave our sweet little Xfce edition such a warm welcome,
that I will work out the small glitches and bugs (for instance .mov files played without sound, I hate it when I keep forgetting to
install xine-win32) and will upload a new iso soon. Still awaiting reports about the big bugs. There must be some ;-)
A very helpfull review can be found on
tuxmachines.org.
Now, someone please tell me, how do I fix the fonts in the drop-down menues of the *static* Opera version? It looks like crap. I want nice fonts everywhere!
Email: mcnlive
googlemail.com.
23.09.05 :: The Fun Release: MCNLive - code name "Jordaan"
A new release of MCNLive, the Mandriva based LiveCD, is out, code name "Jordaan". Entirely based on Mandriva 2006 it comes with new features. Install MCNLive graphical with a few clicks on your USB Stick,
and run it in Live mode! New hardware detection. This first pre-release (English only)
features the fast Xfce desktop, included applications focussed on Internet and Multimedia.
Opera 8.5 no-ad version, Gaim, Gftp, Bluefish, GXine,Beep-Media-Player, Gimp, Gthumb,
Abiword, Graveman, Gnome-Games, Midnight Commander, Tea Editor, Samba client and more.
And the shiny Mandriva Control Center, of course. All this on less than 200 MB.
More informations about the
:: LiveUSB mode.
Release notes, a list of packages and fast ftp download via nluug.nl
nluug.nl and
belnet.be
Mandrivaclub.nl is glad to announce that a second flavour with a KDE desktop will follow soon. Stay tuned.
18.09.05 :: Coming soon: MCNLive On A Stick
Your Pocket OS on a USB Flash Drive. Booting and running from a USB Stick is sweet!
It's fast. It's handy. It's beautiful. It's secure. And it's silent, no noisy harddrive or optical drive activity.
Based on the new Mandriva 2006. Choice between KDE or Xfce. On a 256 MB or 512 MB thumbdrive. Easy graphical installation.
We have rewritten the mklivecd scripts, did a lot of testing on different hardware. The first Release Candidate will be available soon.
Codename: Jordaan. Did I say that it's free and open?
29.05.2005 :: Updated HowTo for Mandriva LE 2005 available
In the Documentation section on this site you will find the steps to create a LiveCD based on LE 2005.
04.05.2005 :: Brandnew MCNLive CD, code name Brugge.
Based on Mandriva Limited Edition 2005 with kernel 2.6.11, featuring a complete KDE desktop (on less than 300 MB) for internet, office, sound and video, graphics, games, educational programs and network tools. Dutch(user mcnl) and English (user root) available. Save your personal settings and your documents on an USB flash drive, create a persistent home.
The 'Brugge' release comes with unionfs, it is enabled by default. You can install (into RAM) additional applications on the running LiveCD from preconfigured Mandriva ftp sources. You do need enough RAM to use this feature, 256 MB should be fine. Use the Mandriva Control Center to browse thousands of available packages or use 'urpmi' on command line. Add additional ftp sources if you like. Let MCNLive talk in your native language by installing the language files, example, as root do: urpmi kde-i18n-he, and Hebrew is available; urpmi kde-i18n-fr will turn MCNLive into French.
You can even add a new Desktop Environment/Window Manager: urpmi icewm-light
Download MCNLive from a
mirror. --
Get some more
tips here. -- Take a
look at some screenshots.
MCNLive is made by the
MandrivaClub.nl crew.
You like it? Head over to the official website of
Mandriva Linux , get your copy and install it to your harddisk.
16.02.05 :: New mirrors for MCNLive
Fast mirrors for the LiveCD iso now available at
nluug.nl
and
belnet.be.
13.02.05 :: Updated version of MCNLive_Haarlem available
MCNLive_Haarlem_v2.iso -
some fixes and minor changes:
KOffice with NL locale and ispell-nl, fixed group ID and group of user mcnl, Firefox with flash plugin (only worked in konqui), superkaramba, text: dubbelklik, corrections in welkom.html and howto.html, keyboard .be added, konqui: animations off, konsole: tab on top, style: lipstick, windows deco: baghira, ...
05.02.05 MCNLive, Code name: Haarlem ::
The new MCNLive is done. Save your documents and your /home dir on a Persistent Home USB drive!
Known bugs: none ;-)
Download, list of installed rpm's, readme
at nluug.nl.
And some
screenshots.
2.1.05 New HowTo ::
A new HowTo to build your LiveCD on Mandrakelinux 10.1 OE is available.
13.12.04 MCNLive ::
The home of the MCNLivecd is:
Mandrivaclub.nl This site is in Dutch ;-) You'll find an English section within the board.
A FAQ about the LiveCD is so far only available in Dutch:
FAQ
22.11.04 sigh ;-)
I wonder if I am the only one thinking:
* Users never read howto's, documentation, info texts, readme files, no matter how userfriendly they are written
* Unlike animals users are into finding the most difficult way to solve fundamental problems. Give them a
Mandrake Control Center where you may click to configure your scanner, and yet they will start to compile obscure drivers
* Users just love to break their systems. Even on rock stable distribution they will find a way,
no matter how hard it might be, to get an unusable OS and unstable applications.
11.11.04 MCNL Crew ::
A LiveCD based on Mandrake 10.0 is now available as an iso to download.
It's around 282 MB, kde 3.2.3 (Kontact suite, Kde Edu, Apollon, Kaffeine, streaming radio and video working, Kopete, Konversation, KOffice, Kolourpaint and more), kernel 2.6.7, Firefox 1.0 final. Two languages, Dutch and English, default US-keyboard layout.
It was created for mandrakeclub.nl.
nluug.nl
8.6.04 English HowTo ::
Added the
English How To.
