A tiny Linux distribution that tries to boot off of the Internet, designed for the cloud. #Linux distribution #Operating system #Cloud system #Cloud #Minimal #Desktop
LightDesktop is a minimal and open source distribution of Linux designed from the ground up to be as lightweight and possible, bootable from the Internet. It’s a cloud-oriented operating system that can be installed on a computer or uses as-is directly from the bootable medium.
The LightDesktop OS is distributed as a dual-arch Live CD ISO image that run well on both modern and old computers supporting the 32-bit (i386) or 64-bit (x86_64) instruction set architectures.
In order to use the operating system reviewed here, you must first download the ISO image from Softpedia or directly from the project’s website (see link above), burn it onto a CD disc or write it on a USB thumb drive, insert it in the computer and then boot it from the BIOS.
The Live CD boot menu is minimal, powered by GRUB and designed to allow the user to boot the installer or the live system, as well as to perform a regular boot in order to rescue a broken operating system.
By default, the user will be dropped to a login screen, where he or she must use the “root” username and the “toor” password to login. The distro uses the most simple and basic graphical session we’ve ever seen, comprised of a panel that allows you to open applications, change wireless settings and install the OS.
Being designed from the ground up to be as minimal as possible, the LightDesktop distribution comes pre-loaded only with a web browser and a terminal emulator. A SSH (Secure Shell) server and support for setting up wireless connections is also implemented.
LightDesktop 1.0
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