Sidux
sidux is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on the "unstable" Debian branch called Sid. The distribution consists of a Live-CD (bootable CD-ROM) for i686 or amd64 architecture and can be installed to a hard drive through a graphical installer.
sidux is maintained by a team of developers including former Kanotix developer Stefan Lippers-Hollmann (slh). Initial administration was managed by The sidux Foundation, Inc. located in the United States, while the Berlin/Germany based sidux e.V. is administering and supporting the project today.
Releases
2007-04 "Ερως" (current)(eros)
Release Date: 21th November 2007
Release Info: http://sidux.com/Article364.html
2007-03 "Γαια"(gaia)
Release Date: 14th August 2007
Release Info: http://sidux.com/Article290.html
2007-02 "Τάρταρος"(tartaros)
Release Date: 28th May 2007
Release Info: http://sidux.com/Article236.html
2007-01 "Χάος"(chaos)
Release Date: 22nd February 2007
Release Info: http://sidux.com/Article116.html
History
The sidux project appeared on 2006-11-24, with the goal of providing a hard disk installable Debian Sid based Live-CD distribution.
The first sidux preview appeared on the 2007-01-24 with the finished release appearing on 2007-02-22 , codenamed 2007-01 “Χάος"(chaos).
The second sidux LiveCD was released on the 2007-05-28, codenamed sidux-2007-02 "Τάρταρος"(tartaros).
During the linuxtag 2007 (an open source fair in Berlin) a special linuxtag-edition was distributed at the shared booth of KDE e.V. and sidux.
On the 2007-05-31 sidux e.V. (foundation) has been officially registered with the German authorities.
Currently 2007-11-21 the manual is available in 11 languages: DE Deutsch, DK Dansk, EN English, ES Espanol, FR Français, HR Hrvatski, NL Nederlands, PL Polski, PT-br Portuguese-br, RO Român, RU Русский
Software
sidux releases contain only free software as defined by the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). To aid proof of compliance, a monolithic tarball containing the source for all packages used in the release is provided alongside the Live-CD ISOs. Access to non-free software such as codecs, plugins and wlan firmware can be enabled by configuring contrib and non-free Debian and sidux repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list
In keeping with the evolutionary nature of the "unstable" Debian branch, sidux releases do not provide an upgrade path from previous release versions. Rather, once sidux is installed, incremental updates are performed via regular "dist-upgrades". The idea of a sidux "release" is instead to improve Live-CD hardware support, performance, flexibility and reliability, built from the current debian unstable repository.
sidux also provides a "meta-package installer" for installation of related packages for common requirements via a graphical install process. Existing meta-packages include security, graphics, games, educational software and to provide support for older computers.
The default language of sidux releases is English, however German i18n support is also provided on each release. The manual includes translations for other languages, including Dutch, Danish, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and French.
External links
es:Sidux it:Sidux csb:Sidux