Berry Linux
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Berry Linux is a Live CD
Linux distribution
that has English and Japanese support. Berry Linux is based on and is compatible with Fedora
15 packages. The distribution is primarily focused on use as a Live CD
, but it can also be installed to a live USB
drive. Berry Linux can be used to try out and showcase Linux
, for educational purposes, or as a rescue system, without the need to make changes to a hard disk
. The current version is 1.12 as of .
support, and AIGLX
and Beryl
are bundled for 3D desktop effects. Berry also uses bootsplash
, giving it a graphical startup.
The full version (v1.12) includes and runs on Linux Kernel
3.0.4. It has the ALSA sound system, ACPI
support, and SELinux. Berry Linux features automatic hardware detection, with support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI, USB devices and many other peripherals. Network devices are automatically configured with DHCP.
The full version of Berry Linux uses KDE
(Version 4.6.5) while Berry Linux Mini uses the Fluxbox
window manager. The full version is 512.7MB, while the mini version is 273.4MB. To test Berry Linux it is not necessary to install the distribution to a hard disk, as the operating system runs entirely from CD-ROM. It is, however, possible to install Berry Linux to a hard disk, which requires 1.7 gigabytes of free space.
Supporting Japanese, Berry includes Whiz, a sharp Kana-Kanji conversion system. It also comes with LibreOffice
version 3.4.3, a Microsoft Office
compatible office suite, as well as TextMaker
/PlanMaker
as Berry's office software. The GIMP
, version 2.6.10, is bundled for graphics software
.
Berry includes the media players Audacious, MPlayer
, Xine
, and Kaffeine
. DVD
and DivX
codecs are installed by default.
Berry Linux >
Release Date
Version Number
About
2003 November 11
Berry Linux 0.29
Fedora Core 1 Based
2004 January 21
Berry Linux 0.35
Kernel 2.6
2004 July 21
Berry Linux 0.43
Fedora Core 2 Based
2004 December 15
Berry Linux 0.51
Fedora Core 3 Based
2005 July 21
Berry Linux 0.60
Fedora Core 4 Based
2006 April 18
Berry Linux 0.69
Fedora Core 5 Based
2006 November 20
Berry Linux 0.76
Fedora Core 6 Based
2007 July 10
Berry Linux 0.87
Fedora 7 Based
2008 February 24
Berry Linux 0.88
Fedora 8 Based
2008 May 17
Berry Linux 0.91
Fedora 9 Based
2008 December 7
Berry Linux 0.94
Fedora 10 Based
2009 January 29
Berry Linux 0.95
Fedora 10 Based
2009 April 10
Berry Linux 0.96
Fedora 10 Based
2009 June 22
Berry Linux 0.97
Fedora 10 Based
2009 September 14
Berry Linux 0.98
Fedora 11 Based
2010 March 15
Berry Linux 1.01
Fedora 12 Based
2010 August 31
Berry Linux 1.04
Fedora 13 Based
2011 May 24
Berry Linux 1.10
Fedora 14 Based
2011 October 30
Berry Linux 1.12
Fedora 15 Based
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
that has English and Japanese support. Berry Linux is based on and is compatible with Fedora
Fedora (operating system)
Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
15 packages. The distribution is primarily focused on use as a Live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
, but it can also be installed to a live USB
Live USB
A live USB is a USB flash drive or a USB external hard disk drive containing a full operating system that can be booted. Live USBs are closely related to live CDs, but sometimes have the ability to persistently save settings and permanently install software packages back onto the USB device...
drive. Berry Linux can be used to try out and showcase Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, for educational purposes, or as a rescue system, without the need to make changes to a hard disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
. The current version is 1.12 as of .
Features
Berry includes read/write NTFSNTFS
NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7....
support, and AIGLX
AIGLX
Accelerated Indirect GLX is an open source project founded by Red Hat and the Fedora community, led by Kristian Høgsberg, to allow accelerated indirect GLX rendering capabilities to the X.Org Server and DRI drivers...
and Beryl
Beryl (window manager)
Beryl was a compositing window manager for the X Window System which forked from Compiz in September 2006 and was re-merged in 2007, under the name of Compiz Fusion.-Origin:...
are bundled for 3D desktop effects. Berry also uses bootsplash
Bootsplash
Bootsplash is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.Bootsplash can be a simple visualisation of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both....
, giving it a graphical startup.
The full version (v1.12) includes and runs on Linux Kernel
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....
3.0.4. It has the ALSA sound system, ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
In computing, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification provides an open standard for device configuration and power management by the operating system....
support, and SELinux. Berry Linux features automatic hardware detection, with support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI, USB devices and many other peripherals. Network devices are automatically configured with DHCP.
The full version of Berry Linux uses KDE
KDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
(Version 4.6.5) while Berry Linux Mini uses the Fluxbox
Fluxbox
Fluxbox is a stacking window manager for the X Window System, which started as a fork of Blackbox 0.61.1, with the same aim to be lightweight. Its user interface has only a taskbar, a pop-up menu accessible by right-clicking on the desktop, and minimal support for graphical icons...
window manager. The full version is 512.7MB, while the mini version is 273.4MB. To test Berry Linux it is not necessary to install the distribution to a hard disk, as the operating system runs entirely from CD-ROM. It is, however, possible to install Berry Linux to a hard disk, which requires 1.7 gigabytes of free space.
Supporting Japanese, Berry includes Whiz, a sharp Kana-Kanji conversion system. It also comes with LibreOffice
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite developed by The Document Foundation as a fork of OpenOffice.org. It is largely compatible with other major office suites, including Microsoft Office, and available on a variety of platforms...
version 3.4.3, a Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...
compatible office suite, as well as TextMaker
TextMaker
TextMaker is a word processor developed by the Nuremberg based software company SoftMaker and available as part of the SoftMaker office suite...
/PlanMaker
PlanMaker
PlanMaker is a spreadsheet program that is part of the SoftMaker Office office suite. Versions are available on Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows CE and Linux....
as Berry's office software. The GIMP
GIMP
GIMP is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available in versions tailored for most popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux.In addition to detailed image retouching and...
, version 2.6.10, is bundled for graphics software
Graphics software
In computer graphics, graphics software or image editing software is a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate visual images on a computer....
.
Berry includes the media players Audacious, MPlayer
MPlayer
MPlayer is a free and open source media player. The program is available for all major operating systems, including Linux and other Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Versions for OS/2, Syllable, AmigaOS and MorphOS are also available. The Windows version works, with some minor...
, Xine
Xine
xine is a multimedia playback engine for Unix-like operating systems released under the GNU General Public License. xine is built around a shared library that supports different frontend player applications. Another important feature of xine is the ability to manually correct the synchronization...
, and Kaffeine
Kaffeine
Kaffeine is a media player for Unix-like operating systems running KDE.By default it uses xine-lib media framework but also supports GStreamer. It also supports the use of MPlayer project's binary codecs for proprietary formats...
. DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and DivX
DivX
DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality.There are two DivX codecs; the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the...
codecs are installed by default.