Elive is a Live CD based on debian that works with Enlightenment (16.7 and 17 avaibles ) like only desktop containing all EFL libraries requiered to launch applications related to EFL and it possible to use it for programming anywhere and that don't need to be installed.

Elive distribution includes a big part of the programs related to Enlightenment.

Here are some key features of "Elive E17 Compiz":

· Automatizer for enthrall (video recorder from your opened window)
· RW feature activated in LiveCD mode, you posible to "apt-get install foo" or compile and install any program.
· Libs of EFL installed with all developers feature, you have the posiblity of use Elive for make your personal EFL applications and direct install in your LiveCD for test if its run.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Hibernation: Big rewrite of the hibernation support in Elive, with many extras such as cleanup of old hibernated partitions, live mode detection and warning requesting if the user wants to continue with losing the hibernated state
Installer: Lots of bugfixes and features in the installer:

· A special feature to reinstall your favorite packages at every reinstall (upgrade mode) without the need to do it yourself manually
· Some packages are not wanted by the end-user like cups, ssh, or hibernation... the user can select them in order to remove them from its installed system, this will also boost a bit the boot and also made the system more light
· same IP configuration for your network like in your installed system (for the live mode too)
· saved the extra entry's of your /etc/hosts file into your upgraded Elive system
· ssh Host Key saved after you upgrade your Elive system
· Better management of the Swap partitions

· Boot: Fixed broken messages (dialog boxes) in the boot of the live mode
· Webcam: A simple webcam viewer is added on your Video menu of applications
· Intel Graphic cards: Improved 3d acceleration
· Compiz: The cube effect works again (but not enabled by default, since the other one is much more stable)
VirtualBox:

· Guest tools installed and configured by default. This means that you can boot Elive within VirtualBox with improvements for mouse and screen
· Using: If you install VirtualBox in your Elive system (not a default application), it will work without the need to do any trick by loading modules or adding your users to a special group

· Kernel version: 2.6.26.8-elive-686 (revision 40)