 Screenshot of a customised Elive Beta using E16 | |
| Developer | Samuel F. Baggen |
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | January 2005; 20 years ago (2005-01) |
| Latest release | 3.8.30 |
| 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 onDebian. It uses theEnlightenment desktop environment, offering alive DVD and a persistent USB image for 32- and 64-bit computers with Intel or AMD x86 processors.
Elive was established in early 2005 as a customizedKnoppixLive DVD running theEnlightenment desktop. The first version to appear publicly was called Elive and referenced multiple times byDistroWatch's Ladislav Bodnar and Susan Linton.[2][3][4] It was also distributed by UK-basedLinuxFormat magazine in 2007, as well as being offered on their cover-disc.[5]
In July 2007, Susan Linton wrote forDistrowatch, "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 ofCPU throttling, orWEP when connecting to WiFi.[6]
In 2010, version 2.0 was released with improvements like upgrade mode, the "nurse" and more.Linux Magazine andLinux Journal especially touted the tight integration of theE17 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]
Three separate versions are currently available, as of 1 July 2023:
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