Elive
{{Short description|Linux distribution developed by Samuel F. Baggen}}
{{infobox OS
| name = Elive
| logo =
| screenshot = Elive 3 8 4.png
| caption = Screenshot of a customised Elive Beta using E16
| developer = Samuel F. Baggen
| working_state = Current
| source_model = Open source
| released = {{Start date and age|2005|01}}
| latest_release_version = 3.8.48
| language = 75 languages
| repo = https://github.com/Elive
| package manager = apt
| supported_platforms = i386, AMD64
| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux kernel)
| influenced by = Knoppix
| ui = Enlightenment
| license = Various
| website = https://www.elivecd.org/
}}
Elive is a non-commercial{{Cite web|title=Elive homepage: What is Elive|url=https://www.elivecd.org/#whatis|last=F.Baggen|first=Samuel|date=2013-08-31|website=www.elivecd.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2023-09-26}} Linux distribution based on Debian. It uses the Enlightenment desktop environment, offering a live DVD and a persistent USB image for 32- and 64-bit computers with Intel or AMD x86 processors.
History
Elive was established in early 2005 as a customized Knoppix Live DVD running the Enlightenment desktop. The first version to appear publicly was called Elive and referenced multiple times by DistroWatch's Ladislav Bodnar and Susan Linton.{{Cite web|title=Distrowatch: Download servers jammed by fans - Distro release teams caught off-guard by demand. Plus: Elive 0.3, distro upgrade tools|url=https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=75|last=Bodnar|first=Ladislav|date=2006-01-01|website=www.linuxformat.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|title=Distrowatch: Deal with the devil? - SUSE Linux Enterprise 11: Novell's commercial release. Plus: Elive, Parsix and kernel 2.6.29 features.|url=https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=120|last=Linton|first=Susan|date=2009-07-01|website=www.linuxformat.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|title=Distrowatch: Elive Topaz 2.0|url=https://www.linuxformat.com/includes/download.php?PDF=LXF132.dwatch.pdf|last=Linton|first=Susan|date=2010-06-01|website=www.linuxformat.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}} It was also distributed by UK-based LinuxFormat magazine in 2007, as well as being offered on their cover-disc.{{Cite web|title=DVD 92 Elive - slick Live distro mixing Debian power and Enlightenment glitz. Plus: alternative OS megapack.|url=https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=92|last=|first=|date=2007-05-01|website=www.linuxformat.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}}
In July 2007, Susan Linton wrote for Distrowatch, "I love Elive and version 1.0 is a wonderful first full release. Just about everything works and works well." At the time, the review was somewhat mixed, with certain criticisms pertaining to laptop usage, such as (at that time) lack of CPU throttling, or WEP when connecting to WiFi.{{Cite web |last=Linton |first=Susan |date=July 9, 2007 |title=First look at Elive 1.0 |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070709#feature |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=distrowatch.com}}
= Controversy regarding payment model =
In 2010, version 2.0 was released with improvements like upgrade mode, the "nurse" and more. Linux Magazine and Linux Journal especially touted the tight integration of the E17 window manager in their reviews.{{Cite web |title=Become Enlightened {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005762 |access-date=2020-04-19 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}{{Cite web |last=Hilzinger |first=Marcel |title=Elive 1.9.22 Ecomorphs Compiz with Enlightenment Linux Magazine |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Elive-1.9.22-Ecomorphs-Compiz-with-Enlightenment |access-date=2020-04-19 |website=Linux Magazine |language=en-US}} However, this version required a payment for installation to hard disk which seriously impacted the initial popularity and was subsequently changed to a voluntary donation. A March 2010 article by Koen Vervloesem of LWN.net criticized Elive 2.0 for requiring payment partway through installation to a hard drive.{{Cite web |last=Vervloesem |first=Koen |date=March 17, 2010 |title=Elive 2.0: Where Debian meets Enlightenment [LWN.net] |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/378976/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=lwn.net}}
Eight years after 2.0, version 3.0 was released.{{Cite web|title=Elive-brings-enlightenment-linux-desktop|url=https://www.linux.com/topic/desktop/elive-brings-enlightenment-linux-desktop/|last=Wallen|first=Jack|date=2018-05-25|website=www.linuxjournal.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|title=Elive 3.0 review|url=https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=243|last=Sharma|first=Mayank|date=2018-11-01|website=www.linuxformat.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|last=Perkins|first=John|date=2020-07-03|title=Elive Review: For the Enlightened Linux Users|url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/elive-review/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Make Tech Easier|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Speed|first=Richard|title=Dust off that old Pentium, Linux fans: It's Elive|url=https://www.theregister.com/2018/09/11/elive_v3/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.theregister.com|language=en}} Elive was no longer pay-to-install, but its prolonged development cycle{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/elive-elevates-linux-with-enlightenment-86009.html|title=Elive Elevates Linux With Enlightenment|last=Jack M. Germain|date=2019-05-10|website=LinuxInsider|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}} and certain other factors lead to mixed reviews of the project.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jesse |date=September 24, 2018 |title=DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180924#elive |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=distrowatch.com}}
Releases
Three separate versions are currently available, as of 1 July 2023:
- Stable (version 3.0.6), based on Debian Wheezy and E17. It has a 32-bit release only.{{Cite web |last=Speed |first=Richard |title=Dust off that old Pentium, Linux fans: It's Elive |url=https://www.theregister.com/2018/09/11/elive_v3/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}
- Beta (now at version 3.8.30), which offers a 32- and 64-bit release. It is based on Debian Bullseye and uses the E16 desktop environment.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-06|title=Elive Beta With Enlightenment Is Brilliant, but Don't Get Lost in the Maze|url=https://linuxinsider.com/story/elive-beta-with-enlightenment-is-brilliant-but-dont-get-lost-in-the-maze-86548.html|access-date=2020-06-13|website=LinuxInsider|language=en-US}}
- Retrowave Stable based on 3.8.32 Beta{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Related pages
See also
{{Portal|Linux|Free and open-source software}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.elivecd.org/ Official Website]
- {{DistroWatch|elive|NAME=Elive}}
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