Kanotix Linux
For my needs Kanotix is one of the best Linux distros. It’s as good as Knoppix and Mepis, better than Ubuntu and easier than Debian. At present the two distros I like using best are Knoppix and Kanotix. They’re both free, easy to install, use and update. Kanotix is a little more bleeding edge than Knoppix, but both are excellent distros live or installed on the hard drive.
What is Kanotix?
* Kanotix was assembled by Kano.
* Kanotix is a Linux distribution, which runs completely from CD (see Live-CD).
This means an existing operating system (like Windows XP© or Mac OS X©) on your hard drive won’t be overwritten or changed
* Kanotix is based on the development of Klaus Knopper, the Knoppix-CDext. link.
* Kanotix is a complete Linux operating system with graphical user interface, which uses Debianext. link as base.
* Kanotix is able to access almost every device without installing new drivers.
Perfect for recovering hard disk data, to test hardware, to scan for viruses, …
* Kanotix may be installed on to a hard disk in parallel to an already existing operating system (if there’s enough free disc space),
or as a replacement of an already existing operating system (that’s what we prefer )
Why Kanotix and not Knoppix ?
There were different reasons why Kano decided to develop Kanotix.
Many deficiencies which were discussed on the old Knoppix-Board
are fixed in Kanotix and other things like the hdd-installation are improved
Certainly a special ambition might have driven Kano to do this.
Now we’ve got a Live-CD, which is easily able to compete with Knoppix
