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View Poll Results: LiveCD Distribution of the Year
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Knoppix
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589 |
57.69% |
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SimplyMEPIS
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100 |
9.79% |
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PCLinuxOS
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48 |
4.70% |
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SLAX
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90 |
8.81% |
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DamnSmall Linux
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58 |
5.68% |
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dyne:bolic
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10 |
0.98% |
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MandrakeMove
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41 |
4.02% |
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DNALinux
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5 |
0.49% |
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Feather Linux
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3 |
0.29% |
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Morphix
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17 |
1.67% |
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Suse Live
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43 |
4.21% |
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BeatrIX
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5 |
0.49% |
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Gnoppix
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12 |
1.18% |
12-31-2004, 09:10 AM
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Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Valby, Denmark / Citizen of the Web
Distribution: Slackware 14.0
Posts: 855
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I am impressed with DSL, but Knoppix is the great Linux-converter - a genuine Linux killer app.
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12-31-2004, 09:49 AM
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#17
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Member
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Dagenham, Essex, Britain
Distribution: PCLinuxOS
Posts: 485
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I like Knoppix, it's a great rescue system for both Linux and Windows, but last night I tried PClinuxOS and it is stunning as a Live CD, so I have voted for it.
Still a problem installing it, so I cannot yet endorse that aspect of it ...
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12-31-2004, 02:11 PM
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#18
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Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: California
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 172
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My vote goes to FeatherLinux. Its small like DSL but contains the neccessary tools that can be used to rescue/backup a Linux install. And plus I can easily load into RAM due to the small amount that I do have.  |
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12-31-2004, 02:48 PM
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#19
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Registered: May 2003
Location: S.W. Ohio
Distribution: Ubuntu, OS X
Posts: 760
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Knoppix STD, is better for a rescue cd, and knoppix is my pick for a regular live-cd.
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12-31-2004, 05:36 PM
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#20
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: California
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 172
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Quote:
Originally posted by twilli227
Knoppix STD, is better for a rescue cd,
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Unfortunately its almost as bloated as Knoppix(I can't load that +400MB into RAM on my box) and it is rarely updated. Helix(forensics) would have been a nice addition on this list though.
Last edited by OmegaBlac; 12-31-2004 at 05:41 PM.
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12-31-2004, 08:20 PM
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#21
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: I live here
Posts: 3
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MEPIS! It's a great liveCD. Too bad it got left off. Ubunut has one too, I believe.
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01-01-2005, 05:39 AM
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#22
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distribution: Arch Linux, Gentoo Linux, Ubuntu, Debian
Posts: 116
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knopix is great
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01-01-2005, 07:07 AM
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#23
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Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Springfield Ma.
Distribution: Mandrake 9.2,Knoppix 3.7,Slackware 10.0, FreeBSD. 5.3, OpenBSD 3.6, NetBSD 2.0, Debian
Posts: 275
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Had to go with Knoppix on this one. Tried a few of the others and like them, but knoppix all the way baby!!
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01-01-2005, 08:04 AM
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#24
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Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Lithuania
Distribution: FreeBSD, Arch, Ubuntu
Posts: 145
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My favourite LiveCD?
Where is P.H.L.A.K. ?? (Professional Hackers Linux Assault Kit) |
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01-01-2005, 10:49 AM
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#25
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Triest (in the north-east of Italy, near Venice)
Distribution: ProMEPIS-2005.b02
Posts: 17
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Why is only SimpleMEPIS in the list?
Where's PRO MEPIS?
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01-01-2005, 11:44 AM
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root 
Registered: Jun 2000
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 9,532
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To my knowledge, PRO MEPIS is not a live CD (and has not yet had a non-beta release). You can vote for MEPIS in the regular Distribution of the Year category, though.
--jeremy
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01-01-2005, 02:22 PM
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#27
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Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Washington, USA
Distribution: SLAX, Ubuntu
Posts: 113
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SLAX rocks because while it's not as small as DSL or Feather, it is still small enough to copy to ram even if you have only 256MB RAM. It's especially good for beginners. It's nice and slim, not bloated like Knoppix.
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01-01-2005, 02:24 PM
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#28
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Germany
Distribution: Xubuntu, Ubuntu
Posts: 416
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I voted Knoppix, but there's a branch called Kanotix which is even better.
Robin
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01-01-2005, 04:08 PM
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#29
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 4
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Not Fair....
Full sized .....pclinuxos
Compact.....DSL blow's em all away with no hands......go DSL Sweetie......LOL
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01-01-2005, 06:53 PM
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#30
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Member
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Mandriva Linux
Posts: 59
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MandrakeMove
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