About ULTILEX
ULTILEX stands for "Ultimate Linux Experience". This is a live Linux CD compilation which in turn contains several live Linux distributions. You can boot ULTILEX from CD/DVD and USB flash devices.
When you boot ULTILEX, the first thing you'll see is a beautiful startup screen with menu from which you can choose the exact live Linux distribution to run. The current version of ULTILEX is 5.0.0 and it contains the following live Linux distributions:
- Slax version 6.1.2
- Puppy Linux version 4.3.1
- Tiny Core version 2.4.1
- System Rescue CD version 1.3.1
- Parted Magic version 4.5
- boot.kernel.org (BKO)
One interesting feature of ULTILEX is that you can install it with ease on USB flash device and save the changes you've made durign the live session on it. You can modify files and even install/remove modules and all your changes are saved on the USB flash.
To install on USB flash device, follow these steps (applied from Slax):
- Copy all files and folders from the CD to the root folder of your USB flash device.
- Execute "/boot/bootinst.sh" (for Linux), or "\boot\bootinst.bat" (for Windows).
- That's all. You are ready to boot ULTILEX from your USB flash device! :)
Change log
- 07-Nov-2009: Release 5.0.0 is available for download. "Slax" is updated to version 6.1.2 (customized for better user experience), "System Rescue CD" is updated to version 1.3.1, "Puppy Linux" is updated to version 4.3.1, "Parted Magic" is updated to version 4.5 and "Tiny Core" is updated to version 2.4.1. New feature has been added: "boot.kernel.org" (BKO) is available as boot option. This allowes you to boot your PC from remote location (internet). Visit http://boot.kernel.org for more information.
- 16-Jul-2009: Release 4.0.0 is available for download. "Slax" is updated to version 6.1.1 (customized for better user experience), "System Rescue CD" is updated to version 1.2.2, "Puppy Linux" is updated to version 4.2.1 and "Parted Magic" is updated to version 4.3. "Clonezilla" has been excluded from the release, because it is now part of "Parted Magic". Also "Tiny Core" version 2.1 has been added in this release of ULTILEX.
- 25-Apr-2009: The Dao of ULTILEX - document which describes how to remaster ULTILEX or create your own multi-boot set of live Linux distributions is released. Any comments regarding this short tutorial are welcome!
- 21-Apr-2009: As of today, ULTILEX has its own forum. This is the preferred way to ask a question, suggest an improvement, submit a bug or simply to share your opinion. The ULTILEX community is growing very fast (just type "ultilex" in google and see for yourself), so it is high time for this project to have its own forum! :)
- 11-Apr-2009: Release 3.0.0 is available for download. "Slax" is updated to version 6.1.0 (customized for better user experience), "System Rescue CD" is updated to version 1.1.7 and "Puppy Linux" is updated to version 4.2. "Finnix" and "Damn Small Linux" (available in ULTILEX 2.1.0) are excluded in favor of "Parted Magic" version 4.0 and "Clonezilla" version 1.2.1-53.
- 23-Mar-2009: MD5 checksums are available for download. You can find the links next to each available release (currently 2.1.0 and 1.0.1).
- 04-Mar-2009: Release 2.1.0 is available for download. "System Rescue CD" is updated to version 1.1.6 and some minor bugs are fixed. Versions "1.0.0" and "2.0.0" of ULTILEX are no longer available for download from this site.
- 03-Mar-2009: Release 2.0.0 is available for download. "System Rescue CD 1.1.5" is added to the compilation. Many new options, including some useful tools are now available from the boot menu.
- 01-Mar-2009: Bugfix release 1.0.1 is ready. This release has the same features as version 1.0.0, but the start menu now contains much more options.
About me
My name is Ivan Davidov and I currently live and work in Sofia, Bulgaria. The idea about ULTILEX hit me while I was experimenting with my local HDD Linux installation. After I managed to install several coexisting distributions on a single Ext3 partition, I asked myself if there are anly live Linux distributions coexisting on the same media. Well, I couldn't find such live Linux CD so I created one - ULTILEX!
If you need to contact me, you can reach me via e-mail: ivan (at) bgzin (dot) com
Howto Guide
Would you like to know how to build your own multi-boot set of live Linux distributions?
The Dao of ULTILEX will guide you during your journey of remastering ULTILEX or even better - creating your own customized multi-boot CD set of live Linux distributions.
ULTILEX group in LinkedIn
The ULTILEX group in LinkedIn is open for everybody who would like to join:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2139945
Download Section
ULTILEX is a free product and it will always be free and publicly available for download. If you like ULTILEX, you can support its further development with a donation. If you decide to donate, your name will appear soon in the VIP list of people who have supported the development of ULTILEX. The VIP list will be published on this site and will be available in all releases of ULTILEX from now on. Click here to donate.