| Berry Linux | |
|---|---|
 Berry LinuxLive CD (version 1.17) | |
| Developer | Yuichiro Nakada |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Available in | English, Japanese |
| Package manager | RPM |
| Supported platforms | |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel (Linux) |
| Default user interface | LXDE,Maynard |
| Official website | http://berry-lab.net/ |
Berry Linux is aLive CDLinux distribution that has English and Japanese support. Berry Linux is based on and is compatible withFedora 39 packages. The distribution is primarily focused on use as aLive CD, but it can also be installed to alive USB drive. Berry Linux can be used to try out and showcaseLinux, for educational purposes, or as a rescue system, without the need to make changes to ahard disk. The current version is 1.39 released on 31 May 2024.[2][3][4]
Berry includes read/writeNTFS support, andAIGLX andBeryl are bundled for 3D desktop effects. Berry also usesbootsplash, giving it a graphical startup.[5]
The full version (v1.12) includes and runs onLinux Kernel 3.0.4. It has theALSA sound system,ACPI support, andSELinux. Berry Linux features automatic hardware detection, with support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI, USB devices and many other peripherals. Network devices are automatically configured withDHCP.
The full version of Berry Linux usesKDE (Version 4.6.5) while Berry Linux Mini uses theFluxbox window manager. The full version is 512.7MB, while the mini version is 273.4MB. To test Berry Linux it is not necessary to install the distribution to a hard disk, as the operating system runs entirely fromCD-ROM. It is, however, possible to install Berry Linux to a hard disk, which requires 1.7 gigabytes of free space.Supporting Japanese, Berry includes Whiz, a sharp Kana-Kanji conversion system. It also comes withLibreOffice version 3.4.3, aMicrosoft Office compatible office suite, as well asTextMaker/PlanMaker as Berry's office software. TheGIMP, version 2.6.10, is bundled forgraphics software.
Berry includes the media playersAudacious,MPlayer,Xine, andKaffeine.DVD andDivX codecs are installed by default.
Berry Linux's historical releases are as following.[6]
| Release date | Version Number | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-11 | Berry Linux 0.29 | Fedora Core 1 |
| 2004-01-21 | Berry Linux 0.35 | Kernel 2.6 |
| 2004-07-21 | Berry Linux 0.43 | Fedora Core 2 |
| 2004-12-15 | Berry Linux 0.51 | Fedora Core 3 |
| 2005-07-21 | Berry Linux 0.60 | Fedora Core 4 |
| 2006-04-18 | Berry Linux 0.69 | Fedora Core 5 |
| 2006-11-20 | Berry Linux 0.76 | Fedora Core 6 |
| 2007-07-10 | Berry Linux 0.87 | Fedora 7 |
| 2008-02-24 | Berry Linux 0.88 | Fedora 8 |
| 2008-05-17 | Berry Linux 0.91 | Fedora 9 |
| 2008-12-07 | Berry Linux 0.94 | Fedora 10 |
| 2009-01-29 | Berry Linux 0.95 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Berry Linux 0.96 | |
| 2009-06-22 | Berry Linux 0.97 | |
| 2009-09-14 | Berry Linux 0.98 | Fedora 11 |
| 2010-03-15 | Berry Linux 1.01 | Fedora 12 |
| 2010-08-31 | Berry Linux 1.04 | Fedora 13 |
| 2011-05-24 | Berry Linux 1.10 | Fedora 14 |
| 2011-10-30 | Berry Linux 1.12 | Fedora 15 |
| 2012-02-06 | Berry Linux 1.13 | Fedora 16 |
| 2012-05-28 | Berry Linux 1.14 | |
| 2012-06-23 | Berry Linux 1.15 | Fedora 17 |
| 2012-12-31 | Berry Linux 1.17 | |
| 2014-06-23 | Berry Linux 1.18 | Fedora 20 |
| 2015-01-08 | Berry Linux 1.19 | Fedora 21 |
| 2015-05-29 | Berry Linux 1.20 | |
| 2015-11-22 | Berry Linux 1.21 | Fedora 23 |
| 2015-12-31 | Berry Linux 1.22 | Fedora 24 |
| 2017-01-08 | Berry Linux 1.24 | Fedora 25 |
| 2017-11-27 | Berry Linux 1.26 | Fedora 27 |
| 2019-07-08 | Berry Linux 1.31 | Fedora 30 |
| 2020-03-17 | Berry Linux 1.32 | Fedora 31 |
| 2021-07-07 | Berry Linux 1.35 | Fedora 34 |
| 2022-02-22 | Berry Linux 1.36 | Fedora 35 |
| 2022-12-14 | Berry Linux 1.37 | Fedora 37 |
| 2023-11-24 | Berry Linux 1.38 | Fedora 39 |
| 2024-05-31 | Berry Linux 1.39 | Fedora 40 |
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