Development has now ceased, as announced to the community on Feb 05, 2012, although the latest stable release should still work effectively on a wide range of hardware. Puredyne is a Linux distribution specialised for real-time audio and video art. It has lots of tools for generation and streaming built right in, runs well on old or low-spec hardware, and can run live from a CD/DVD or a USB stick! (More about Puredyne at Wikipedia.) This is The Puredyne Book - whether you're just getting started, developing a specific project using Puredyne, or remixing it to make your own custom operating system, this book will help you find your way.

Table of contents

Getting started:

• System Requirements
• QuickStart (downloading and burning to booting)
• Getting Puredyne
• Burning and Booting the live CD or DVD
• Creating a live USB stick
• Booting a live USB stick
• Live distro - run it from CD/DVD/USB without overwriting anything on your hard drive!

Installing Puredyne

• Running Puredyne live system from Hard Disk
• Installing a full Puredyne system onto Hard Disk
• Using the Puredyne Repository - access Puredyne goodness from a standard Ubuntu install
• Installing Puredyne on a mac

Configuring Puredyne

• Wireless - some notes on wi-fi
• Ethernet
• Video Cards
• Sound Configuration
• Keyboard
• Mouse Pointer
• Printer Setup
• Date and Timezone
• DPI Configuration (font sizes)
• Color Calibration