ExTiX 9

This new version of ExTiX Linux Live DVD includes the 2.6.11 kernel by default, KDE 3.4.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0, KOffice, Emacs, Gimp 2.2.8, Qcad, AMSN, Kopete (Instant Messenger), Konversation (IRC Chat), aMule (filesharing - you will automatically be connected to the best servers), Firefox 1.0.6, Mozilla 1.7.8,Thunderbird 1.0.2, Kino, Xmovie,Totem Movie Player, Rosegarden4 (Music Editor), Bittornado, Wine, gFTP, Kbear and Vsftpd.

The exciting news, however, is the addition of UnionFS. UnionFS stacks your Knoppix ramdisk on top of the read-only filesystem on the DVD, the effect being that you can apt-get install, and otherwise modify all of the files on the running system as though they were all writeable.

Changes can be stored too (even on NTFS). The standard KDE-language is English. You can, however, easily change language (and keyboard layout) to Swedish, Danish, Finnish or Norwegian. (Go to Menu >> Control Center >> Country >> Keyboard Layouts).

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· ExTiX 9 x64 is a remaster of Ubuntu 11.10 released on 13 October 2011. The original system includes the Desktop Environment Unity with Gnome 3.2. After removing Unity I have installed Gnome Shell and Razor-qt so that everyone on the spot (during live operation) can compare the different Desktop Environments. I have also replaced the original kernel 3.0.0-14-generic with "my" kernel 3.1.6-extix. Kernel 3.1.6 is the latest available stable kernel, which can be downloaded from kernel.org. The system language is English.

· Why has the kernel been replaced?
· Latest Ubuntu (11:10) uses kernel 3.0.0-14-generic. There has been added a lot of different kinds of hardware support etc. in the latest stable kernel 3.1.6. So if you have acquired new hardware, which is not supported in Ubuntu 11.10 and/or Linux systems based on Ubuntu 11.10 it might be worth testing ExTiX 9. There is, among other things, support for brand new USB devices, like printers and cameras, etc. Odd support: Wii (which is not supported in Ubuntu's latest kernel 3.0.0-14-generic). If you just want to switch to "my" newer kernel (in your already installed Ubuntu system) you shall do it like this.
· A. Get the kernel
· B. Get the kernel-headers
Run these commands as root:
· 1) dpkg -i linux-image-3.1.6-extix_3.1.6-extix-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
· 2) dpkg -i linux-headers-3.1.6-extix_3.1.6-extix-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
· 3) cd /lib/modules
· 4) update-initramfs -ck 3.1.6-extix
· 5) update-grub

· Program content etc
· Among many other programs LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, Brasero, VLC, Gimp and win32 codecs. In addition, Java and all necessary additions in order to install programs from source. All programs have been updated to the latest available stable version as of 28 December 2011.

· Compatibility
· Differences: Ubuntu 11.10 and ExTiX 9 is different only in principle to the terms of program content. A general truth: If an original system can run on a particular computer a "Exton remaster" of the same original system can run on the same computer. I never change a Linux system for the worse in terms of auto configuration and hardware detection, etc. It happens that I replace the original kernel (which I have done in ExTiX 9), but always to a "better" one with even more native support for various hardware etc. One problem: If you choose to install ExTiX 9 to hard disk or USB disk (not using UNetbootin), you should first disconnect your USB webcam. Towards the end of the installation you are asked to take a "login picture" with the webcam. Then Ubiquity hangs. Nevertheless the actual installation is complete, except for the Grub2 installation, so unless you intend to install Grub2 in MBR (/dev/sda) there is no problem. Just do your changes in Grub2 or Grub Legacy and then restart the computer. Without a webcam plugged in, however, the installation program (Ubiquity) works perfectly. The “webcam problem” is the same in the original system Ubuntu 11.10 64bit. It's a bug even in upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.