plug@shubes.net wrote: > Steven G Wagner wrote: > >>> I want a live CD or DVD that I can boot a machine with and not have any >>> problems playing mp3s, or any of the most common audio and video >>> formats. Which one would would be best for my needs? >>> >> Depending on your degree of comfort with Linux, you might just want to >> create a minimal install (like...Gentoo!), add the items you want and make >> your own LiveCD. >> >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_build_a_LiveCD_from_scratch >> >> I've had good luck with Kanotix, but haven't used it for quite awhile. They >> just released a new stable .iso so you might want to check it out. This >> distro is geared towards being installed easily to hdd, if later you decide >> you'd like to keep it around permanently. If hdd install is far from your >> mind, Kanotix also offers a "lite" version. >> >> http://kanotix.com/ >> >> > > You might indeed have to 'roll your own', due to proprietary codecs. > Freespire "provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs". I > don't know if any of this proprietary software is included in their live cd > or not, but I doubt it. > > You might want to try Mepis or PCLOS. I think they both have some of the codecs installed. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss