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Elive is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian. Unlike the majority of distributions, Elive uses the Enlightenment desktop environment instead of GNOME or KDE.
Elive can be used like any Live CD, but it is recommended to install it on the hard drive to have access to advanced features.
The current release (0.5) lets the user choose between Enlightenment 0.16 (stable) or 0.17 (development release). Thus, it is a good way for the user to have a look at the latest version of this uncommon graphical environment.
Preceding the 0.5 release, Elive was built on the Morphix distribution, but the new one uses the Dsslive framework.
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