LiveCD

Morphix Linux  0.4 KDE 1CD  1 CD-ROM Release: 2003/05/16    Bootable installation CD-1    Product Name: Morphix Linux KDE 1CD    license: Open Source License    Product ID: XP-MLCD Morphix Linux 0.4  1-CD-ROM Price: $3.49

 Morphix is a derivative of Knoppix, another live CD distribution. Morphix is modular; this means that it consists of a number of parts which together form a working distribution. What does this mean to a normal user? Well, that's the good part: it doesn't even know about the modules. They are invisible to it, save the startup-output on the console. So, if you don't care about how it works, just grab one of the combined ISOs and boot it! There are different pre-made cd images with a whole range of (currently GUI-centered) software. It has an easy-to-use installer, if you wish to install it to your harddisk, but it doesn't need to be installed. It doesn't touch the rest of your system without specifically asking you.

Morphix Linux - Complete Graphical Linux System on a single CD Disc

Better than Lindows windows.

Morphix Linux  OS-NO HDD needed!

Morphix Linux Boots/Runs from CD

This is so cool!  This is a complete linux operating system that boots up and runs from this CD Disc.  Nothing is copied to your hard drives and no installation is neccessary!  Just plug it in and turn it on!  It senses and autoconfigures itself for your particular hardware and is very good at supporting most hardware with no further hassle. It can also be installed to a hard drive as a permanent linux system.

Installation

: LightGUI, HeavyGUI, KDE, and Game. Practically speaking, all but Morphix Game do the same thing, serving as home desktop solutions. The question of which one you use is really a matter of what you prefer. Do you want speed or pretty graphics? Do you prefer KDE, GNOME, or IceWM? What about OpenOffice, KOffice, and GNOME Office?

As with all LiveCD distributions, installation consisted of me placing the program disk in the automatic cup holder and rebooting. After a couple of minutes, I was ready to go.

Once I was up and running, it was pretty smooth sailing. Still, in addition to the laptop errors, I also encountered the following error after the boot up of Tower II: "/dev/dsp not found." In other words, my sound card wasn't being recognized, so I couldn't listen to CDs, MPGs or Ogg Vorbis files. That annoyance aside, everything else seemed in order.

Besides just being a LiveCD distribution, you can use Morphix's "Install to Hard Disk" feature to run Morphix like any other distribution. Oddly enough, the installation feature is only available once you're up and running. Be careful, though -- the installer is so complex that it may require you to consult your local Linux guru. This feature could use a complete overhaul, with an easy-to-use graphical user interface to better match the rest of the tools on the disk.