What is LEARNIX? Sounds like it has to do with LEARN... [top]
That's right. LEARNIX was developed by LEARN. It is a bootable LINUX distribution based on Ubuntu. Bootable means it runs straight off the CD-ROM and doesn't require installation on the local hard disk. This enables all the Windows people out there (yes, there are still a few of them around) to run powerful UNIX software on their computers.
LEARNIX, Ubuntu, LINUX, UNIX. This is all getting a wee bit confusing. [top]
UNIX was first. It's a computer operating system. Because it is very expensive, people created a free clone of it. This is LINUX. LINUX has the reputation of being bit difficult to install, but this is non-sense: LINUX has improved an awful lot over the last few years. It's now easier to install than Windoze. Anyhow, for people that can't or won't install LINUX on their boxes, Ubuntu created a Live-CD. It's LINUX on a CD, no installation is required. And finally, there is LEARNIX. LEARNIX is essentially Ubuntu with RADIANCE and ESP-r added to it.
Why don't you compress the ISO image to make it quicker to download? [top]
The image is already compressed. The original Ubuntu is about 2GB of applications which are sqeezed onto a standard 7000MB CD-ROM. We reduced the image size a little bit by removing things you definitely don't want (such as games). Compressing an already compressed file doesn't really make it any smaller.
So what is this LEARN thing, then? [top]
LEARN stands for Low Energy Architecture Research uNit. We are the people who bring you LEARNIX.
Can I save my files to the windows partition of my computer? [top]
Yes, you can. If your Windows data partition (you do have a separate one, don't you?) is formatted as FAT16, FAT32 or NTFS, you may save your file to it. You may also write your files to a ZIP drive, floppy disk, an external hard disk or USB memory stick.
Last modified 26 October 2008, 14:45 GMT