List of LiveCDs |
A list of LiveCDs based on different operating systems:
= Berkeley Software Distribution derived =
*DragonFly BSD [http://www.dragonflybsd.org/main/download.cgi] *FreeSBIE (Based on FreeBSD) *Frenzy LiveCD mini-CD (Based on FreeBSD) *NetBSD - unofficial livecd images made of [ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/xtraeme/ NetBSD 2.0 Beta] and [ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6/i386live.iso.bz2 NetBSD 1.6]
= Linux based =
== Debian based ==
*DemoLinux *Knoppix: **clusterKnoppix has openMosix support **Damn Small Linux for a business card-sized CD. ***Hikarunix provides a full study/play environment for Go. **Feather Linux fits on a USB keydrive and mini-CD. **Flonix USB Edition fits on a USB keydrive too. **GRML is a distribution for users of text tools and sysadmins.[http://www.grml.org] **Guadalinex needs a 700Mb CD. Boots from CD, even an external USB reader. **Kanotix runs from a CD or hard-drive. **Knoppix STD (Security Tools Distribution) is a variation on Knoppix that includes programs geared to security and computer network management. **Arabbix This project is tasked with bringing forth a fully Arabized Live-CD distribution. **KnoppMyth, a Knoppix-based distribution with MythTV for PVRs. **Morphix is a modular distribution with four basic variations and the ability to contruct your own variations easily using the module system. **Oralux, a Knoppix-based GNU/Linux distribution for blind or visually impaired people. Its user interface is based on Emacspeak, an audio desktop and soon Yasr. Compliant with several voice synthesizers and braille displays. [http://oralux.org/] **Quantian is a variation of clusterKnoppix which adds numerous science and quantitative applications. [http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html] **Snal linux is a non-graphical Live CD with openMosix support. [http://www.polarhome.com/~cael/snallinux.html] **Symphony OS is a distribution with new kind of desktop environment called Mezzo (desktop environment). **INSERT is an acronym for INside SEcurity Rescue Toolkit . It fits on a Mini-Live CD and is focused on security and system repairs (e.g. contains the ClamAV anti-virus software). [http://insert.cd/] *Linspire (formerly LindowsLive) is a trial version for the regular hard-drive Linspire Debian version. [http://www.linspire.com/lindowscd_info.php]
== Gentoo Linux based ==
*VidaLinux *Gentoo LiveCD *Jollix *SystemRescueCd
== PowerPC / Apple Macintosh compatible ==
*ROCK Linux LiveCD Target for PPC (in 2004, featuring a Desktop Environment (KDE) as well as a development environment with gcc, make et al) *PPC Gentoo LiveCD (in 2004, yes KDE and network after you learn how to reconfigure) *Knoppix PPC (in 2003, no console scroll, no less) *Ubuntu_Linux LiveCD for PPC (most recent Linux on LiveCD for the MAC)
== RPM Package Manager based ==
*Mandriva Linux based: **MandrakeMove [http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakemove] **MCNLive [http://www.mandrivaclub.nl] is a community project for desktop use, runs from CD and from USB key **APODIO is geared towards audio work [http://www.apodio.org] **PCLinuxOS is a community based, non-commercial distribution, designed out-of-the-box for desktop computing use. *Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core based: **Linux4all LiveCD, Basilisk Linux **Adios [http://dc.qut.edu.au/adios/] **Berry Linux *SuSE Live-CD
== Slackware based ==
*MoviX, EMoviX and MoviX² - specifically designed as a standalone Multimedia player *SLAX [http://www.slax.org] *Stux [http://www.gpstudio.com/stux] *Sentry_Firewall_CD [http://www.sentryfirewall.com/] *Austrumi [http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/] 50 MB Mini distro *GoblinX [http://www.goblinx.com.br/en/] *SLAMPP [http://slampp.abangadek.com]
== Other Linux based ==
= Microsoft Windows based =
*Bart_PE [http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/] (Windows 2000/XP/2003) *[http://www.911cd.net/ 911 Rescue CD] (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) *[http://www.ubcd4win.com Ultimate Boot CD for Windows] (Windows XP)
= Other operating systems =
*BeOS for Intel CD s support Live-mode operation, back to 1998 *SkyOS *ReactOS *Minix|
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