slax or knoppix?

chbin · 03-13-2005, 12:07 PM

i want to have a linux bootable from cd for fun, browser internet and stuff. i am a slackware user and have been for quite a while. slax is a bootable cd based off of slackware. but a lot of people use knoppix. anyone used both and can tell me the major difference, pros and cons of each?

dennisk · 03-13-2005, 01:19 PM

Why not download both and try them? Since they don't touch your current installation you have nothing to lose. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...readid=301137#

In a nutshell, KNOPPIX is based on Debian and has about as much software as you can stuff on a CD with compression. Slax is based on Slackware and will fit on a mini-CD. Two other live CDs you might look at are DamnSmallLinux (which introduced my to the Sylpheed mail client) and PuppyLinux which lets you save your current session back to the CD.

Dennisk

reddazz · 03-13-2005, 03:10 PM

Both are very good live distros. I have both of them, though I prefer Knoppis coz its got a lot more apps, but frankly speaking they both do a good job, so try them both as suggested in the previous post.