Wires Cut

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About

Wires Cut Linux is a Live CD tool for software development in disconnected, interrupted, and low-bandwidth (DIL) environments. It is a custom version of Xubuntu with built-in support for databases, web servers, and several programming languages.

Where one is cut off from downloads and updates, we've provided built-in packages. Even if there is a fast Internet connection available, one can still enjoy not having to install and configure dozens of developer tools. We've done it so you don't have to—your time is better spent creating new products.

Some of the packages directly contributing to offline development are: AlwaysOnline, allowing Firefox to load pages from HTTP servers running on localhost; SQLite Database Browser, a quick way to edit SQLite tables; YelloSync, a non-NNTP clock synchronizer; and a full Ruby installation, complete with RubyGems and Rails.

Credits

Live CD brought to you by Remastersys.

Logo from public domain Johnny Automatic Diagonal Cutting Pliers.

Screenshots

Desktop

Running Haskell

Deploying Rails

How do I get that background?

The Wires Cut background is available here.

What about Macs?

Several of the Wires Cut packages are specific to Mac computers. The configuration has been edited to better service MacBook and other laptop users according to Ubuntu Community Documentation.

Touchpad gestures:

• Two-finger vertical scroll
• Two-finger horizontal scroll

• Two finger + mouse button right click
• Three finger + mouse button middle click

Wireless support is excellent. Odds are, Wires Cut Linux (or any Ubuntu 8.10-based Linux) immediately recognizes your card and begins searching for Wi-Fi networks.

What's the default password?

All passwords, including login, MySQL, and the password keychain, are "wirescut".

Configuration

Vim

• arrow key compatible
• line numbers on
• tab stop 4
• highlighted search on

IRB

• tab completion on
• simple prompt

What does it come with?

• apache2
  • libapache2-mod-php5
• build-essential
  • gcc-4.3
  • g++-4.3
• cvs
• firefox 3
  • Flash Player 10
  • Always Online
  • Firebug
  • User Agent Switcher
  • VersionX
• git-core
• hugs 98.2006
• java 6
  • sun-java6-bin
  • sun-java6-jdk
  • sun-java6-jre
  • sun-java6-plugin
  • jad 1.5
• libssl-dev
• lua5.1
• mysql 5
  • mysql-client
  • mysql-server
• newlisp 10.0
• perl 5.10
  • libcrypt-ssleay-perl
  • libpar-packer-perl
  • cpan 1.9
    • DateTime
    • Error
    • WWW::Mechanize
    • YAML
• php5
  • php5-mysql
• python 2.6
  • python-mysqldb
  • python-pysqlite2
• remastersys
• ruby-full
  • libsqlite3-ruby
  • libopenssl-ruby
  • rubygems 1.3
    • googlebase
    • highline
    • hpricot
    • json
    • mislav-will_paginate
    • mongrel
    • mongrel_cluster
    • mysql
    • rails 2.3
    • xml-simple
• sqlite3
  • sqlitebrowser
• subversion
• tofrodos
• yellosync

Oddities

Some bugs left to squish:

• When files are dragged and dropped on the desktop, they are copied instead of moved. To move them, hold Shift while dragging and dropping. This is caused by the file manager, Thunar.
• Audio quality is sub-par, though there are solutions.

Requirements

Odds are, your computer satisfies all of these. See the Ubuntu or Xubuntu documentation for more information.

• Intel x86 CPU
• 256 MB RAM
• 6 GB HD