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<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">7. Fedora Live Images</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-ArchSpecific.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-PackageNotes.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both" id="sn-Live">7. Fedora Live Images</h2></div></div></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Latest Release Notes on the Web"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Latest Release Notes on the Web</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <a class="ulink" href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/" target="_top">http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</a>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
The Fedora release includes several live ISO images in addition to
the traditional installation images. These ISO images are bootable,
and you can burn them to media and use them to try out Fedora. They
also include a feature that allows you to install the Live image
content to your hard drive for persistence and higher performance.
</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-Available-Images">7.1. Available Images</h3></div></div></div><p>
There are four Live images available for Fedora 8.
</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p><b>Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc). </b>This image includes the GNOME desktop environment,
integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a
basic set of productivity applications. Only the i686
version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same
feature set and includes multilib packages.</p></li><li><p><b>Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64). </b>This image includes the KDE desktop environment, with
full support for English language only. Only the i686
version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same
feature set and includes multilib packages.</p></li><li><p><b><a class="ulink" href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92" target="_top">Fedora
Developer Live</a> (i686). </b>This Live image is designed for software developers, and
features the GNOME desktop environment. The toolkit includes
the Eclipse integrated development environment, API
documentation, and a variety of debugging and profiling
utilities.</p></li><li><p><b><a class="ulink" href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab" target="_top">Fedora
Electronic Lab (FEL) Live</a> (i686). </b>This Live image is designed for engineers working on
electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic component
design and simulation. The image fits on a CD.</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-Usage-Information">7.2. Usage Information</h3></div></div></div><p>
To boot from the Live image, insert it into your computer and
restart. To log in and use the desktop environment, enter the
username <code class="systemitem">fedora</code>. Hit
<span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span> at the password prompt, since there is no
password on this account. The Live images do not automatically
login so users can select a preferred language. After logging in,
if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard
drive, click on the <span class="guilabel"><strong>Install to Hard Drive</strong></span>
icon on the desktop.
</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: No i586 Support"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">No i586 Support</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>The i686 Live images will not boot on an i586
machine.</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-text-mode-installation">7.3. Text Mode Installation</h3></div></div></div><p>You can do a text mode installation of the Live images using
the <code class="command">liveinst</code> command in the console.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-USB-Booting">7.4. USB Booting</h3></div></div></div><p>
Another way to use these Live images is to put them on a USB
stick. To do this, install the <span class="package">livecd-tools</span> package
from the development repository. Then, run the
<code class="command">livecd-iso-to-disk</code> script:
</p><pre class="screen">/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1</pre><p>
Replace <em class="replaceable"><code>/dev/sdb1</code></em> with the partition where
you want to put the image.
</p><p>
This is <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> a destructive process; any data
you currently have on your USB stick <span class="emphasis"><em>is
preserved</em></span>.
</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-Differences-From-a-Regular-Fedora-Install">7.5. Differences From a Regular Fedora Install</h3></div></div></div><p>
The following items are different from a normal Fedora install
with the live images.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Live images provide a subset of packages available in the
regular DVD image. Both connect to the same repository that
has all the packages.</p></li><li><p>SSH is disabled by default and NetworkManager is enabled
by default in the Live images. SSH is disabled because the
default username in the Live images does not have any
password. Installation to hard disk prompts for creating a new
user name and password however. NetworkManager is enabled by
default since Live images target desktop users.</p></li><li><p>Live image installations do not allow any package
selection or upgrade capability since they copy entire the
filesystem from media to hard disk or USB disks. After the
installation is complete and rebooted, packages can be
added and removed as desired with <code class="command">yum</code> or
the other software management tools.</p></li><li><p>Live images do not work on <code class="systemitem">i586</code>
architecture.</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-ArchSpecific.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-PackageNotes.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">6. Architecture Specific Notes </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 8. Package Notes</td></tr></table></div>
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