Usually, a simple graphical environment is a denial of built-in functionality, but as we see - not always. As it turns out, a example of simple and functional distribution at the same time is Elive 2.0 released few days ago.

One of the biggest advantages is that the distribution is relying directly on the popular Debian and use a minimalist environment called Enlightenment. This makes the Elive can run on a computer equipped with a 100 MHz processor and only 64 MB of memory. Is also not required 3D acceleration on the graphics card.

Elive comes with a full suite of applications for either work or leisure. It offers everything from a full Office suite to games and Multimedia. You can enjoy watching movies to making your own. Creating DVD movies with custom menus and theme music can easily be accomplished by using the included real-time non-linear video editor.

Elive gives you the ability to make 3D animations, edit and manipulate audio and image files for better quality, effects, or design. Elive is a very stable system that will continue to run day after day without problems. The Enlightenment desktop is ultra-fast and perfectly stable with no random errors or surprises. There are no viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, or any similar nuisance. Elive is a secure and serious system.



[via: elivecd.org]