Dreamlinux Desktop Edition 3.1 is a complete redesign of the distro, now supporting a totally independent architecture named Flexiboost, based on overlaid modules. Flexiboost allows the co-existence of two (or more) separate window managers (currently Gnome and Xfce), sharing the same customized appearance. Both working environment share all the applications available.
Packaging the best office, image, design and multimedia open source software, Dreamlinux 3.1 Desktop Edition allows you to produce professional-quality content.
Joining the test-proven Linux OS base and a well organized and clean Desktop you will experience a new way to deal with your computer.
Dreamlinux 3.1 Desktop Edition features:
Easy-Install Applications
For your convenience, along with the Debian repository of more than 15,000 open source applications and libraries, you will also find the Easy Install resource. The Dreamlinux Easy Install allows you to install several Linux applications with just one mouse click. Easy Install is a tiny debian package, updated periodically on the Dreamlinux site to give you access to some new non-debian applications.
Easy-Install allows you to install Google-Earth, Google-Desktop, Picasa, Kompozer, Opera Browser, Skype, Adobe Acrobat Reader 8, Azureus, WineHQ/Wine-Doors, W32Codecs, DVD Support, Nvidia Driver, HandBrake, Mono and more.
Multimedia support
Dreamlinux 3.1 Desktop Edition comes with all the codecs and media players need for a good multimedia experience.
The system is capable of playing the following formats: avi (xvid/divx), mpg, mp4(h264), mp3, ogg, ogm, mov (quicktime), flac, aac, wav, ape, flv (flash movies), swf, cd audio, cd video, dvd video, ipod videos.
For dealing with wma, wmv, rm and rmvb you can install extra codecs available via Dreamlinux's Easy-Install.
For a full DVD capability you can install dvd-support also via Easy-Install.
Using Avidemux and/or Sound Converter you will be able to convert any multimedia format.
New Installer - Easy, simple, fast!
You can install Dreamlinux on hard disks already partitioned or not. You can also install a complete new GRUB boot manager, with a nice Dreamlinux themed splashscreen or you can include the Dreamlinux load information into an existing GRUB boot manager.
Dreamlinux Installer automatically detects existing linux partitions and allows you to repartition disks prior to installation. It also allows you to install your /home dir into a separate partition, as well as almost any other dir you want. So, if, for instance, you customized Dreamlinux to a server distro you can install your /var, /usr, /usr/local, /opt, /srv, /boot, and /tmp to different partitions.
Better yet, any customizations you did during the LiveCD session will be maintained after installation.
New to this version of DLI is the possibility to install Dreamlinux to a disk, using it completely, not worrying about partitioning and the likes.
New USB (Pen-Drive) Installer
Now you can install Dreamlinux to a USB pen drive. You can do this while running the LiveCD session or when running from the HDD installed Dreamlinux. You can even remaster your LiveCD session and install it to a pen-drive in the same shot.
Live Remaster
Now you can tweak your Dreamlinux LiveCD session and, with only providing a name and three clicks, generate and distribute a new iso of your new customized distro.
Total control of your customized distro.
With MkDistro LiveRemaster you can remove the applications you don't or seldom use and install your preferred ones.
Remaster Dreamlinux to one new distro with games only, with OpenOffice.org to address your office needs only, or only with the multimedia base to watch/listen your multimedia files anytime, anywhere, or even squeeze Dreamlinux and install it to a pen drive. Free your imagination. The possibilities are infinite!
