dyne: bolic
| dyne: bolic | |
|---|---|
 The dyne: bolic logo |
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| developer | Denis "Jaromil" Rojo, and much more. |
| License (s) | GPL ; called and implemented by Jaromil as " Rasta Software" |
| Current version |
3.0.0 of September 8, 2011 (8 years and 354 days ago) |
| ancestry |
LFS ↳ Dyne: bolic |
| Architecture (s) | x86 |
| Others | Price: Free Language: English |
| www.dynebolic.org | |
dyne: bolic (also simply Dynebolic ) is an exclusively from free software existing Live - Linux distribution with a focus on multimedia . It was specially created for media activists and artists and therefore contains a large number of programs for editing, converting and streaming sound and film works.
Live CD
dyne: bolic is designed to be booted and used directly from CD as a so-called Live CD . No installed software is therefore required on the computer , and therefore no hard drive or similar installation media. Similar to other Live CDs, it automatically detects and configures the existing hardware including peripheral devices when the system starts . The Linux kernel used is optimized for low latency and high speed in order to adapt it specifically to the requirements for sound and film production.
However, dyne: bolic is not a modified version of other well-known Live CDs such as Knoppix and, from version 2.4, uses Xfce as the standard desktop environment based on the X.Org server . Previously, GNU Window Maker was used instead of Xfce . The minimum system requirements are with a PC the Pentium MMX class (i586) and 64 MB relatively low memory.
The current stable version of dyne: bolic is version 2.5, which is based on the 2.6 series of the Linux kernel (2.6.18). Version 1.4.1 is offered with a 2.4 kernel for use on the Xbox game console.
installation
The permanent installation of dyne: bolic only consists of copying the folder called “dyne” from the CD to a suitably formatted hard disk partition (“docking”). This file system is automatically recognized and booted by the CD when the system is started. In addition, it is also possible to install a boot loader or to modify the existing one so that dyne: bolic can be started directly without the CD. dyne: bolic can also permanently save user settings like a normal Linux distribution ("nesting"). From version 2.4 this "nest" can also be encrypted to protect privacy .
The system can be expanded by installing additional modules such as development tools or office applications. These modules are stored in the "modules" folder of the system and automatically integrated when the system is started.
Program scope
dyne: bolic is geared towards the needs of media activists and artists to be a useful tool for creating multimedia content. Using special recording, editing, conversion and streaming programs, it enables the creation and distribution of audio and film works. It includes XMMS for playing music, the tracker program SoundTracker , the MPEG4 audio and video streaming server Mp4Live , the VJ program FreeJ , the virtual DJ turntable TerminatorX , the audio track editor Audacity , Pure Data , Cinelerra , the video editing software Jahshaka , Blender for 3D animation, the free graphics program GIMP , the SVG vector graphics program Inkscape and the multi-track recording software Ardor .
In addition, dyne: bolic also offers word processing such as AbiWord , Mozilla as a web browser, Sylpheed for e-mail, the XChat chat program , an HTML editor with Bluefish , Lopster for file sharing and common desktop help programs such as zsh as the standard shell .
Newer dyne: bolic versions contain numerous programs for music editing based on the audio framework JACK Audio Connection Kit , which is optimized for low delay times . With openMosix, which is not integrated into the kernel in the 2.x series, a computer cluster is automatically set up between computers booted with dyne: bolic . So it is e.g. B. possible to achieve a considerable working speed with several older computers.
development
As of version 2.0, the developers are following the approach of making dyne: bolic a "live distribution" in all aspects. Most live CD distributions are intended for demonstration purposes only; in order to try out new program versions, you have to wait for a new CD version. dyne: bolic 2 consists of a basic system that should be easily adaptable to your own needs with additional modules.
The main improvements over the version 1.x branch are:
- no exclusive default root account anymore, but real multi-user operation , such as GNU / Linux and Unix common practice
- Inclusion of developer tools including a compiler to partially or completely rebuild the system (completely possible in version 2.3)
- greater scope of possible user settings
- modular structure for extensions
The main author and person in charge of dyne: bolic Denis "Jaromil" Rojo wrote some of the tools included in the distribution himself, such as MusE , HasciiCam and FreeJ .
Web links
- dynebolic.org - project page (English)
- dyne: bolic FAQ in the project wiki (English)
- dyne.org - Dyne Foundation (English)
- dyne: bolic Download. In: netzwelt . July 9, 2008, accessed on September 28, 2012 (German).
- dyne: bolic. In: DistroWatch . Retrieved September 28, 2012 .
Reviews
- Dave Phillips: Going Live With Apodio And Dynebolic. In: Linux Journal . September 14, 2006, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- James Pryor: Review of dyne: bolic 1.2: The Multimedia Linux. In: OSNews.com. March 25, 2004, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- Dahna McConnachie: Dine in geek heaven with Dyne: bolicII. In: Computerworld . October 21, 2005, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- Mayank Sharma: Dyne: Bolic 2.4.2: A live CD multimedia studio. In: linux.com. April 10, 2007, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- Videolinux for everyone with Dynebolic. In: slashcam.de. December 5, 2005, accessed on September 28, 2012 (German).
- Julius Stiebert: Dynebolic: Linux Live CD for multimedia productions. In: golem.de . July 7, 2006, accessed on September 28, 2012 (German).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dynebolic :: Free & Live creative multimedia . (English, accessed May 1, 2016).