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ADIOS Live Linux Boot CD - A Fedora-based live CD distribution that supports the KDE desktop environment for X windows, plus ICEwm for systems short of RAM. The primary objective of this project is to automate the download of operating systems in a laboratory environment using a web server.
BRaiLleSPEAK.net - The Official BRaiLleSPEAK Web Page - A Braille and Speech Mini-Distribution of GNU/Linux.
BackTrack Linux - A Slackware-based, live CD Linux security distribution with 300+ security tools useful for tasks such as security audits and penetration testing. This distribution evolved from the merger Whax and Auditor Security Collection distributions. Latest stable release is 4.0, 2010-01-01. Also available in Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Crash Recovery Kit for Linux - A system recovery disc for Linux and other systems; especially useful for hardware failures, backup over networks in the form of tar.gz tarballs, recovery of a misconfigured or hacked Linux system, and detecting versions and types of hardware.
Debian Live Project - A Debian Live system is a Debian operating system that does not require a classical installer to use it. It comes on various media, including CD-ROM, USB sticks, or via netboot.
Elive - A Debian-based desktop Linux distribution and live CD featuring the Enlightenment window manager; also known as Enlightenment live CD.
Floppix - Linux on 2 Floppies - Based on small subset of Debian/GNU.
GeeXboX HomePage - A standalone media player Linux distribution based on MPlayer and similar to MoviX. Site available in English and French.
IBM developerWorks - Open Source Projects - System Recovery with Knoppix - Using Knoppix as a system recovery tool (or what to do when good disks go bad). This article is a little dated (2003), but still useful.
INSERT - Security Rescue Toolkit - A bootable Linux system on a credit card-sized CD-ROM; based on Knoppix.
KNOPPIX - Live Linux Filesystem On CD/DVD - A Debian-based bootable live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. Site available in many languages.
Knoppix Install to Hard Disk HOWTO - A guide to installing Knoppix in 20 minutes flat! Also available in French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. (2008)
Knoppix Linux - A resource site for Knoppix users, developers and testers. Has an extensive documentation section.
LNX-BBC - fits on one cdrom
Linux Mobile System - A full Linux system within a USB Flash Memory Drive; bootable from any 1386-based PC; site available in English and Spanish.
Live Linux Gaming - A Linux gaming live distribution based on Arch Linux. Simply boot and play. The latest version comes with ~34 games. This project looks like just the ticket for Linux gamers.
LiveCD News - News and links to reviews of live CD distributions.
MEPIS -- Simply Desktop Linux - A Debian-based live CD distribution; easy-to-use desktop Linux distro which comes loaded with applications including KDE, Mozilla Firefox, and Scribus.
MeeGo - MeeGo merges two mobile Linux projects, Moblin (Intel) and Maemo (Nokia). It currently targets platforms such as netbooks/entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, and media phones.
Mepis Lovers Forums - A Mepis users help site. The forums cover the following categories: help, HOWTOs, scripts and packages, general information, and non-English forums.
Moblin - This is an optimized Linux-based platform for mobile devices including Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs),and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
Movix - Three small, related Linux CD distributions that allow the user to boot from a CD and play multimedia files through the MPlayer. A multilingual site.
Musix GNU+Linux - A Knoppix-based, multilingual distribution with a 100% free (as in freedom) multimedia operating system intended for music production, graphic design, audio and video editing.
Network Security Toolkit (NST) - This bootable ISO live CD/DVD (NST Live) is based on Fedora. The toolkit was designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed open source network security applications for most x86/x86_64 platforms. Latest stable release is 2.13.0, 2010-10-06.
PCLinuxOS - A live CD based on the Mandriva distribution; can be used as a Linux demo, a system rescue disc, and also can serve as a general purpose desktop.
PCLinuxOS Hardware Database - A hardware compatibility database for the PCLinuxOS distribution and remasters.
Parted Magic - A 40 MB live CD/USB/PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) distribution primarily designed for partitioning hard drives. It also can be used for system rescue, and includes an extensive collection of filesystem tools.
Phrealon Distribution - Bootable linux CD based on Slackware Linux 9.0.
Public IP - ZoneCD - A CD-based Linux distribution for setting up a WiFi public hot spot.
Puppy Linux - A small but full-featured distribution that can boot off a flash card or any USB memory device. Excellent multilingual support - 10+ languages.
RIP Linux Rescue System ( Rescue is Possible) - A CD or USB boot/rescue/backup/maintenance system. Latest release is 11.4, 2011-02-18.
S-T-D - A live CD Linux distribution with a vast collection of open source security tools.
SliTaz GNU/Linux - A mini distribution and live CD designed to run efficiently on hardware with 256 MB of RAM. It provides a full-featured desktop or server in less than 30MB. It's particularly suitable for netbook computers. Also available in Chinese, German, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
SystemRescueCd - This is the ultimate, cross-platform system rescue power tool based on the Gentoo distribution, and comes with tons of features for every eventuality. Also available in French and Spanish.
The grml.org Homepage - A live-CD based on Knoppix and Debian with a collection of software primarily for system administrators; includes automatic hardware detection, crash recovery, and network/system analysis tools. Latest stable release is 2.10.12, 2010-12.31
Tiny Core Linux - Tiny Core Linux is a small (10 MB) minimal Linux desktop. It is based on Linux the 2.6 kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, FLTK graphical user interface, and flwm window manager, running entirely in memory.
Toorox - A Linux live-DVD, multilingual (English and German) distribution based on Gentoo that starts as a bootable media using Knoppix technology. It uses KDE as the default desktop environment, and includes a wide variety of free and open source software applications.
UNetbootin - UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.
Working Centre Linux Project - A Debian-based distribution specifically for older, low-powered, refurbished computers; comes with cheap or free, legal software, specifically geared to new computer users or those who have only used a Windows environment.
Zenwalk Linux - A Slackware-based distribution (formerly Minislack) which focuses on Internet applications, multimedia and coding tools with minimal hardware requirements; based on the XFCE desktop environment. Latest stable release is 6.4, 2010-05-27.

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