Since I wrote this article Fedora 9 has been released which includes the Fedora 9 Live USB version. The Fedora web site has instructions for making a Live USB version of Fedora 9 from both Linux and Windows. For Windows there is the LiveUSB-Creator: http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator
Like Mandriva Flash and PendriveLinux, Fedora comes with a 3D desktop which can be enabled System -> Preferences -> Look and Feel -> Desktop Effects. It also comes with Abiword 2.6.3, Gnumeric 1.8.2 and Firefox 3.0b5. I found the inclusion of Firefox 3 beta in Fedora 9 surprising but it seems stable enough for every day use.
Extra software can be added using: System -> Administration -> Add/Remove Software. Here you can download and install OpenOffice.org if you have enough space on your flash disk.
I had a few crashes and unexpected freezes while using Fedora 9 but these maybe due to my USB flash disk. Time will tell.
Overall it looks like a good memory stick version of Linux however, unlike Mandriva Flash, it doesn't let you see your documents, created under Linux, when the flash disk is plugged into a machine running Windows.
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Posted by: Gary Sims on May 22, 2008 11:47 AMLike Mandriva Flash and PendriveLinux, Fedora comes with a 3D desktop which can be enabled System -> Preferences -> Look and Feel -> Desktop Effects. It also comes with Abiword 2.6.3, Gnumeric 1.8.2 and Firefox 3.0b5. I found the inclusion of Firefox 3 beta in Fedora 9 surprising but it seems stable enough for every day use.
Extra software can be added using: System -> Administration -> Add/Remove Software. Here you can download and install OpenOffice.org if you have enough space on your flash disk.
I had a few crashes and unexpected freezes while using Fedora 9 but these maybe due to my USB flash disk. Time will tell.
Overall it looks like a good memory stick version of Linux however, unlike Mandriva Flash, it doesn't let you see your documents, created under Linux, when the flash disk is plugged into a machine running Windows.
Gary Sims
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