Melbourne PC User Group Linux Expert distribution disks

These 5 Linux distributions will be of interest mainly to the more experienced Linux User. CentOS and Debian are full featured and stable, while SystemrescueCD comes in handy for preparing hard disks and working with unstable or broken systems.

	Live CD or Install DVD	CENLCD CENIDVD	CentOS is a community of open source contributors and users. Typical CentOS users are organisations and individuals that do not need strong commercial support to operate successfully. A distribution suitable for either desktop or server, with long term community support, with a look and feel similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
	2 CD Install set or Install DVD	DEB2ICD DEBIDVD	Debian - The Debian Project is an association of individuals whose collective purpose is to create a free operating system and applications. The Operating system is Debian GNU/Linux, often called Debian. The Debian project maintains many thousands of application software packages to enable convenient additions to the basic installation.
	Live CD	SYRLCD	System Rescue - SystemRescueCD is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system after a crash and/or completing administration tasks such as creating and modifying hard disk partitions. A very useful distribution with both GUI and command line system utilities.
	Alternate Install CD	UBUAICD	Ubuntu - Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux distribution freely available in a number of different formats. For a more flexible install, where memory is limited to 256MB or where you want to install on older hardware, the Alternate CD gives a text based install which takes less memory to run. Also useful in unusual cases where the normal graphical install has problems.
	Install CD	ZENICD	Zenwalk - A distribution with a goal of being slim and fast by using only one application per task and with a focus on the graphical desktop and multimedia usage. Zenwalk features the latest Linux technology along with a complete programming environment which can provide a platform for application programmers. Well suited for experienced Linux users with older computers.