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| Company / developer | Jaromil, dyne.org |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Stable |
| Source model | Free and open source software |
| Latest stable release | 3.0.0 / September 8, 2011 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic Linux kernel |
| Default user interface | Gnome2 |
| License | GNU GPL and other free and open source software licenses |
| Official website | www.dynebolic.org |
dyne:bolic is a Live CD/DVD based on the Linux kernel with a focus on multimedia production,[1][2] and is distributed with a large assortment of applications for audio and video manipulation. Termed "Rastasoft" by its author, dyne:bolic is based entirely on free software, and is recognized by the GNU Project for this characteristic.[3]
dyne:bolic is designed and optimized for old and slower computers, turning them into full media stations: this is why the software in it is often not at the newest version available. But the result for this is that the minimum you need is a Pentium1 or K5 PC with only 64 MB RAM and an IDE CD-ROM, or an Xbox game console - and if you have more than one, you can easily do clusters.[4]
Latest version is 3.0.0, codename MUNIR[5], released on September 8, 2011.[6]
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dyne:bolic is designed from ground up to be used as Live CD/DVD. It does not require installation to a hard drive, and attempts to recognize most devices and peripherals automatically (for example: sound, video, TV, etc.). Its kernel is highly optimized for low latency and high performance, making it suitable for audio and video production.[4]
dyne:bolic is not based on any other existing Live CD/DVD technology. Version 3.x has higher system requirements than older versions of dyne:bolic, and is the first version released as DVD image instead of CD-ROM image.
Basic system requirements for version 1.x and 2.x are relatively low: a PC with a Pentium MMX (i586) class CPU and 64 MB of RAM is sufficient. Some versions of dyne:bolic can be used on an Xbox game console (Xbox is not currently supported by v2.0).
The user copies the dyne directory from the CD (described in dyne:bolic literature as "Docking") to any suitably formatted partition or drive. This filesystem will be recognised and booted by the CD, or there is the option to install a bootloader or edit an existing one. Booting from floppy disk is also supported. Dyne:bolic can save user settings in a file on a partition (or even user's own USB flash drive) which can also be encrypted for better privacy (described as "Nesting" in the db literature).
dyne:bolic has been shaped by the needs of media activists, artists and creators, to be a practical tool for multimedia production.[7] It allows manipulation and broadcast of both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode, and stream. In addition to many multimedia specific programs, dyne:bolic also provides word processors and common desktop computing tools.
The dyne:bolic author and maintainer Jaromil has also created various multimedia tools included in the distribution: MuSE, HasciiCam, FreeJ, as well as other software functionalities such as the nesting and docking, while co-developer and friend, Smilzo contributed the port for Xbox game consoles.
dyne:bolic can be extended by downloading extra modules such as development tools or OpenOffice.org. The modules are SquashFS files placed in the modules directory of a dock (see above) or a CD and are automatically integrated at boot.
Version 1.4.1 (using Linux 2.4) is a CD-ROM image, and is provided for Xbox use. Xfce is used as the desktop interface. There are few things that were present in dyne:bolic line 1.x. It was:
These features were abandoned in the dyne:bolic 2.x series.
Version 2.5.2 uses Linux 2.6, and is a CD-ROM image. Xfce is used as the desktop interface.
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