Elive

Short description: Linux distribution developed by Samuel F. Baggen

Elive

Screenshot of a customised Elive Beta using E16

Developer| Samuel F. Baggen
OS family| Linux (Unix-like)
Working state| Current
Source model| Open source
Initial release| January 2005; 21 years ago (2005-01)
|Final release|Latest release}}| 3.8.30
|Final preview|Latest preview}}| 3.8.32
Repository| https://github.com/Elive
Available in| 75 languages
Package manager| apt
Platforms| i386, AMD64
Kernel type| Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Influenced by| Knoppix
Default user interface| Enlightenment
License| Various
Official website| https://www.elivecd.org/

Elive is a non-commercial[1] 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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Controversy regarding payment model
* 2 Releases
* 3 Related pages
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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.[2][3][4] It was also distributed by UK-based LinuxFormat magazine in 2007, as well as being offered on their cover-disc.[5]

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.[6]

### 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.[7][8] 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.[9]

Eight years after 2.0, version 3.0 was released.[10][11][12][13] Elive was no longer pay-to-install, but its prolonged development cycle[14] and certain other factors lead to mixed reviews of the project.[15]

## 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.[16]
* 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.[17]
* Retrowave Stable based on 3.8.32 Beta[citation needed]

## Related pages

* List of Linux distributions
* Enlightenment (window manager)

## See also

* Comparison of Linux distributions

## References

1. ↑ F.Baggen, Samuel (2013-08-31). "Elive homepage: What is Elive". https://www.elivecd.org/#whatis.
2. ↑ Bodnar, Ladislav (2006-01-01). "Distrowatch: Download servers jammed by fans - Distro release teams caught off-guard by demand. Plus: Elive 0.3, distro upgrade tools". https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=75.
3. ↑ Linton, Susan (2009-07-01). "Distrowatch: Deal with the devil? - SUSE Linux Enterprise 11: Novell's commercial release. Plus: Elive, Parsix and kernel 2.6.29 features.". https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=120.
4. ↑ Linton, Susan (2010-06-01). "Distrowatch: Elive Topaz 2.0". https://www.linuxformat.com/includes/download.php?PDF=LXF132.dwatch.pdf.
5. ↑ "DVD 92 Elive - slick Live distro mixing Debian power and Enlightenment glitz. Plus: alternative OS megapack.". 2007-05-01. https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=92.
6. ↑ Linton, Susan (July 9, 2007). "First look at Elive 1.0". https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070709#feature.
7. ↑ "Become Enlightened | Linux Journal". https://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005762.
8. ↑ Hilzinger, Marcel. "Elive 1.9.22 Ecomorphs Compiz with Enlightenment Linux Magazine" (in en-US). http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Elive-1.9.22-Ecomorphs-Compiz-with-Enlightenment.
9. ↑ Vervloesem, Koen (March 17, 2010). "Elive 2.0: Where Debian meets Enlightenment [LWN.net"]. https://lwn.net/Articles/378976/.
10. ↑ Wallen, Jack (2018-05-25). "Elive-brings-enlightenment-linux-desktop". https://www.linux.com/topic/desktop/elive-brings-enlightenment-linux-desktop/.
11. ↑ Sharma, Mayank (2018-11-01). "Elive 3.0 review". https://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=243.
12. ↑ Perkins, John (2020-07-03). "Elive Review: For the Enlightened Linux Users" (in en-US). https://www.maketecheasier.com/elive-review/.
13. ↑ Speed, Richard. "Dust off that old Pentium, Linux fans: It's Elive" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2018/09/11/elive_v3/.
14. ↑ Jack M. Germain (2019-05-10). "Elive Elevates Linux With Enlightenment" (in en-US). https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/elive-elevates-linux-with-enlightenment-86009.html.
15. ↑ Smith, Jesse (September 24, 2018). "DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.". https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180924#elive.
16. ↑ Speed, Richard. "Dust off that old Pentium, Linux fans: It's Elive" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2018/09/11/elive_v3/.
17. ↑ "Elive Beta With Enlightenment Is Brilliant, but Don't Get Lost in the Maze" (in en-US). 2020-03-06. https://linuxinsider.com/story/elive-beta-with-enlightenment-is-brilliant-but-dont-get-lost-in-the-maze-86548.html.

## External links

* Official Website
* Elive at DistroWatch

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