New moka5 Engine for Bare Metal released!
After a long hiatus, everyone at moka5 is very happy to announce the release of a new version of moka5 Engine for Bare Metal!
What is Bare Metal, you may ask? Bare Metal is a stripped-down version of Linux that boots directly into moka5 Engine. You can install it directly on a computer, creating a computing terminal for running your LivePCs.
Here are some of the benefits of using the Bare Metal Edition:
- Machine lockdown. After installing Bare Metal, users can only use the computer to run LivePCs. No more worrying about viruses on the desktop!
- Easier management. Instead of managing separate Windows installations for individual PCs, an administrator can just manage one central image, which is automatically distributed to the Bare Metal clients. You can use the same image across different types of hardware.
- Simple User Interface, for users who need to have multiple LivePCs.
- Server-less deployment makes it more cost-effective than thin client solutions.
- moka5 hosted LivePCs are now compatible.
You can download an ISO file that you can burn to a CD and use to install. You can also download a USB installer that will allow you to install Bare Metal on a USB drive. Both are available on the Bare Metal download page. Thanks for trying out moka5 Engine and we look forward to your comments!
New Moka5 Bare Metal Engine
Congratulations!
In my cursory tests, the new engine (1) Permits multiple active LivePCs that can be accessed using "switch to"; (2) Permits installation of recent virtual machines from the LivePC Library without requiring pre-processing of vmdk files; (3) Permits OpenSUSE v10.1 to detect multiple usb bridges (i.e., The user can hot-swap multiple usb drives or memory card readers within the bootable usb Bare Metal embedded OpenSUSE v10.1 virtual machine available from the LivePC Library.)
With minor alterations, the v0.97 grub used for initial booting can be modified to permit md5 encrypted password protected boot, selection from multiple instances of the Bare Metal engine with instance specific and user specific passwords, or booting to alternative dos, WinPe, BartPE, Linux, or Windows operating systems. This capability circumvents disk size and capacity limitations implicit in the new Bare Engine.
I use a bootable Bare Metal usb installation on an usb drive that also contains an autonomous portable Windows 2000+ compatible MOKA5 installation hidden within multi-layered FreeOTFE encrypted partitions.
Thank you for the fun.