Web Develop Tools Linux Live CD

Web Develop Tools Linux Live CD (also known as W.D.T Live CD) is an open source distribution of Linux based on the award winning Debian GNU/Linux and designed from the ground up to be used for web development tasks. It features basic application that will help anyone to make beautiful and modern web pages and websites, without the need of an Internet connection and in a shortest time as possible.

Available for download as a dual-arch Live CD

This custom Debian-based distribution of Linux is available for download as a dual-arch Live CD ISO images, which will work well on both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) instruction set architectures.

Boot options

The Live CD presents users with a comprehensive boot menu that allows them to start the live environment with default options, in failsafe mode, with a different Linux kernel, as well as to permanently install the operating system using either the text-mode or graphical installers.

Includes a wide range of open source apps for web development

Among the pre-installed applications, we can mention Apache web server, MySQL database server, PHP5 web scripting language, PHP5-MySQL module, PhpMyAdmin, Bluefish HTML editor, GIMP image editor, Wordpress blog engine, and the XChat IRC client.

A fast web development environment powered by LXDE

W.D.T Live CD uses LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) as its default desktop environment, which comprises of a single taskbar located on the bottom edge of the screen, from where you can quickly launch apps or interact with running programs.

Bottom line

All in all, Web Develop Tools Linux Live CD is a great operating system for amateur and enthusiast web developers who are looking for a Debian-based Linux distribution that is both fast and low on resources. Keep in mind that the username and password of the MySQL database is "root" (without quotes).