Liberté Linux is a secure, lightweight, reliable and easy to use Gentoo-based LiveUSB Linux distribution intended as a communication aid in hostile environments. Liberté installs as a regular directory on a USB/SD key, and after a single-click setup, boots on any desktop computer or laptop. Available internet connection is then used to set up a Tor circuit which handles all network communication. During first boot, a unique email ID is generated from fingerprints of user's certificate and Tor hidden service key. This persistent ID allows one to stealthily communicate with other Liberté users (the communication part is not yet finished). The distribution includes image and document processing applications, and can function as a secure web browsing platform.
For developers, Liberté can also serve as a robust framework for mastering Gentoo-based LiveUSBs/CDs. The build process is fully automated with incremental build support, and is more mature and reliable than most of Gentoo's own outdated LiveCD tools. Gentoo is an extremely flexible distribution for safely generating custom live media from source — for instance, Liberté does not contain Portage, GCC, Perl or Python.
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Here are some key features of "Liberté Linux":
Boot:
· Kernel: Gentoo Hardened 2.6.32 + Unionfs 2.5.7 + fbcondecor framebuffer console decoration using uvesafb
· System requirements: x86 PentiumPro+, ~128 MiB RAM, ~240 MiB on bootable removable media (USB key, SD card, ...)
· Laptop Mode Tools handle power management; hard disks are switched to quiet acoustic mode and spun down
· Extensive Ethernet and Wi-Fi network devices support
· Extensive autoconfiguration, including X server setup
· NetworkManager manages Internet connectivity
· Static and removable devices are available via udev + AutoFS
· No user interaction is required during boot, except for OTFE password entry
· User's important configuration changes are saved on OTFE virtual partition upon shutdown
· Applications are pre-configured and ready to use
Applications:
· Fully modular X server, with TrueType-only fonts for all SCIM-supported languages (with custom ebuilds for Sinhala and Dhivehi)
· LXDE- and GTK+-based desktop with lightweight applications: no GNOME/KDE
· Multilingualization using SCIM: all input languages that are supported by m17n-lib, native support for CJK languages (pinyin, anthy, hangul), an input pad and a virtual keyboard
· Application-level UI internationalization: all unicode locales are available; locale and timezone are easily switched with a custom tool
· Basic: LXPanel, Openbox, PCManFM / Midnight Commander, Xarchiver, Sakura / LXTerminal
· Editors/Viewers: gedit, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Evince (with DjVu support) / ePDFView
· Internet: Midori, Claws Mail (customized communication layer)
· Audio/Video: Gnome MPlayer, Audacious, Geeqie / GPicView, GraphicsMagick, X-CD-Roast
· Extras: GNU Privacy Assistant, Qalculate!
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· This version features more extensive hardware and firmware support.
· Experimental (U)EFI booting support has been added.
· Most of the filesystem is now read-only.
· The SquashFS image is verified early in the boot process.
· Cables communication now realizes perfect forward secrecy and repudiability.
· Support for running as a virtualized guest has been improved.
· Epiphany is now used as the browser instead of Midori.
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