Astro-Linux

• Overview
• live-CD usage
• Questions
• Astro-software
• DSL programs
• Acknowledgments
• Tutorials
• Screenshots

Questions & Answers

Differences from precedent versions :

• In November 2004, initial Astro-Linux releases (0.90 et 0.93) were remastered from Knoppix-3.x  distributions to support migration to Linux personal desktop, and using major astronomy softwares not available under Windows.
• This Release 1.0 is primary oriented to Astronomy, the tools and script languages.
• Python, which usage is widely spreading like on  VO(Virtual Observatory) is operational on Astro-Linux, with Pyraf, PyMidas, PyEphem ... configured within Python and IDLE.