GoblinX is ideal for users who value quality apps and an aesthetically pleasing workspace.
GoblinX is an outstanding Live-CD that is based on Slackware distribution. The distro boasts some of the most frequently used and highly praised Linux applications. To view these, just click on the "Applications" button. Essentially, a Live-CD is an operational Linux system on a single bootable CD - with no need to install anything onto your hard drive. When you're done, simply remove the CD to return to your previous operating system.
GoblinX is impressively easy to use, requiring nothing more than a bootable CD-ROM drive and the GoblinX distro CD. The distro runs on your computer straight from the CD via on-the-fly decompression. After booting, the first screen you'll encounter lets you choose kernel image and add system parameters like cheat codes. You could also accept default system settings by simply pressing "ENTER," as GoblinX runs perfectly without any additional parameters.
The distro uses a graphical boot with a "boot splash" that warmly welcomes you and displays thumbnails of the three available windows managers. If you should ever want to see the kernel's inner workings while it's booting, just press F2, and the boot messages will be displayed instead. At the end of the bootup, the user is already logged in and can get straight to work.
System requirements are minimal; the distro requires around 30MB memory to boot up, while running X with XFCE or WindowMaker requires 64MB memory. Running X with KDE requires up to 128MB memory. The processor should be at least i486, but even Pentium or AMD works just fine. Peripheral devices include some keyboard and either PS/2 or USB connected mouse for X, while no hard disk is necessary. For playing games, a video card with 3D acceleration is required.
Overall, GoblinX is perfect for anyone looking to dip their toes into Linux, as no installation is necessary, and it runs seamlessly without any manual intervention.
GoblinX is impressively easy to use, requiring nothing more than a bootable CD-ROM drive and the GoblinX distro CD. The distro runs on your computer straight from the CD via on-the-fly decompression. After booting, the first screen you'll encounter lets you choose kernel image and add system parameters like cheat codes. You could also accept default system settings by simply pressing "ENTER," as GoblinX runs perfectly without any additional parameters.
The distro uses a graphical boot with a "boot splash" that warmly welcomes you and displays thumbnails of the three available windows managers. If you should ever want to see the kernel's inner workings while it's booting, just press F2, and the boot messages will be displayed instead. At the end of the bootup, the user is already logged in and can get straight to work.
System requirements are minimal; the distro requires around 30MB memory to boot up, while running X with XFCE or WindowMaker requires 64MB memory. Running X with KDE requires up to 128MB memory. The processor should be at least i486, but even Pentium or AMD works just fine. Peripheral devices include some keyboard and either PS/2 or USB connected mouse for X, while no hard disk is necessary. For playing games, a video card with 3D acceleration is required.
Overall, GoblinX is perfect for anyone looking to dip their toes into Linux, as no installation is necessary, and it runs seamlessly without any manual intervention.
What's New
Version 3.0: N/A