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Bootable USB Key

2008-08-27T01:04:10Z

118.175.255.10: /* Preparation */

Knoppix 5.0.1 boots rather nicely from a USB key. It's getting easier to get it working, as the USB bugs from the previous versions have been fixed.

This is a "recipe" for creating a Knoppix bootable USB key. It was originally posted to the forums: http://knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25402

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==Instructions==

* Boot Knoppix 5.0.1 (or any later version) from CD, and make sure that it works.

As soon as the title screen of Knoppix appears (the cheatcode entry screen), put in the USB key.

Do this before Knoppix starts to load, so that your USB key is sure to be found by Knoppix's autodetection.

Do not use the "toram" cheatcode when booting Knoppix. The RAM copy of the CD omits the /boot directory, but we require this directory, so we can't use the RAM copy.

* Once Knoppix is up and running, open a root shell (from the penguin icon).

Now, we need to find the drive letter of your USB key. It will be something like /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, and so on. Be very careful and make absolutely sure you have the drive letter correct, because you will be erasing the USB key, and you don't want to erase your hard drive by mistake!

Examples of possible commands to try:

dmesg | grep -i scsi

dmesg | grep -i usb

cat /proc/partitions

fdisk -l

Look at the sizes of the various drives you see here. Find your USB key, and do not get it confused with your hard drive! For the rest of this example, I'm going to be using ''/dev/sdz'', a fictional drive letter that nobody has, just to prevent bad mistakes from typing in commands blindly.

; Note : If your USB stick is FAT-formatted and has enough free capacity, you can skip the following repartitioning phase and jump to installing SYSLINUX section. Just make sure your stick's partition has it's boot flag activated so the boot loader works properly. This can be done with the command fdisk /dev/sdz and subsequent commands (example: a 1 p w )

; Note: If you're repeating your installation and have already zeroed your USB key at least once, then you can add ''count=1k'' to the line below. It becomes ''dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdz count=1k'' which will just zero out the first few sectors of your USB key. This avoids wear and tear on your USB key, but still writes to enough sectors to clean out any existing formatting on your USB key.

* Erase your entire USB key.

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdz

Did you use the right drive letter? ''Did you?'' If not, you'll be crying, right about now....

This command will take a while to finish. By writing to every block on the USB key, we are also testing it for bad blocks.

You should get the "no space left on device" error message when it finishes erasing and reaches the end of the drive. Any other error messages might mean bad blocks: if you notice any, your key might be worn out and you'll need to buy another one (cheap keys are notorious for wearing out very quickly).

* Run the mkdiskimage script, to automatically partition and format your USB key.

Choose ''only one'' of these sections to try, based on the size of your USB key.

If your USB key is exactly 1GB in size:

mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sdz 0 64 32

Here are some alternatives you can try, for larger USB keys. If the above command worked for your USB key, then you do not need to try these! Simply proceed to the SYSLINUX step below.

If your USB key is 2GB or less in size, but larger than 1GB:

mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sdz 0 128 32

If your USB key is 8GB or less in size, but larger than 2GB:

mkdiskimage -F -4 /dev/sdz 0 255 63

If your USB key is larger than 8GB in size (see cautions below):

mkdiskimage -F -4 /dev/sdz 1 255 63
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdz bs=1 seek=446 count=64
echo -e ',0\n,0\n,0\n,,C,*' | sfdisk /dev/sdz
mkdosfs /dev/sdz4

The final section above, for keys larger than 8GB, is rather tricky. The mkdiskimage script can't handle partitions larger than 8GB, so I have to hack around it a bit. What we are doing here is making a dummy partition of only 1MB(!) in size, so that mkdiskimage can prepare the MBR properly. Then, we manually delete that partition, by doing some surgery in the partition table. We then use sfdisk to re-create the partition properly, using the full size of your USB key as FAT32, and finally format it with mkdosfs.

Please be very careful typing in the command(s) in your section above. If using the final section for keys larger than 8GB, the 0's in the echo command above are zeroes, not the letter O, and please be sure to use single quotes instead of double quotes. This should work for all USB storage devices, up to 2TB in size. I tested this using a 320GB USB hard drive, and it worked. Beyond 2TB, you're on your own....

This lays down a new MBR and partition table on the drive, and partitions and formats the entire drive as one big partition, either FAT16 or FAT32. Even though I prefer FAT32, I'm still recommending FAT16 for smaller keys, for increased compatibility with some strange BIOS's.

The mkdiskimage script is USB-ZIP compliant, which may help it boot on more systems than USB-HDD. It's nice that Knoppix now includes this script by default. Here's the webpage for mkdiskimage, for additional reference:

http://syslinux.zytor.com/usbkey.php

* Close KDE's popup window.

KDE may throw a stupid popup window in your face, once it recognizes your new partition.
If this happens, close the window.

* Run the SYSLINUX installer on your new partition.

syslinux -s /dev/sdz4

This installs the SYSLINUX bootloader onto the newly-created partition, and includes a special file, ldlinux.sys. The -s option is for safety and additional compatibility, although if you want your USB key to boot a little faster, you can omit the -s option. Notice the partition is the fourth partition on the drive, not the first. This is for USB-ZIP compliance.

* Mount your new partition.

mount /dev/sdz4 /media/sdz4

Although Knoppix should have autodetected the new partition and set up a fstab entry for it, Knoppix's fstab options are incorrect. So, by giving both the device and the mountpoint directory on the command line, we mount it manually, with no options. The /media/sdz4 directory should now correspond to the /dev/sdz4 partition.

cd /media/sdz4
ls

You should notice one, and only one, file in this directory now: ''ldlinux.sys''

If you don't see this, then something probably went wrong earlier. Go back and try again before continuing.

* Copy the contents of the Knoppix CD's boot directory, onto your USB key.

You should already be in the ''/media/sdz4'' directory, from the cd command above.

rsync -av /cdrom/boot/isolinux/ ./
mv isolinux.cfg syslinux.cfg
rm -f isolinux.bin

This copies all files from /cdrom/boot/isolinux/ to the current directory (the rsync command is an improvement over the cp command for handling large amounts of files, as it is better at handling errors). Ignore any warnings about "failed to preserve ownership". This is normal, because we're using the FAT filesystem, which does not support file ownership. This is not a problem for us.

What we're doing here is copying the Knoppix CD's /boot directory first. This increases reliability, by getting it as close to the beginning of the drive as possible. This should help on systems with buggy CHS handling of USB keys, which may become an issue as new USB keys get larger.

We are renaming Knoppix's isolinux.cfg file to syslinux.cfg, and then removing the unnecessary isolinux.bin file. ISOLINUX (used to boot the CD) and SYSLINUX (what we just installed to your USB key) are really two different variations of the same bootloader program. They accept the same config file format, so we don't need to change anything at all, just rename.

BTW, since ISOLINUX has isolinux.bin as its main program file, can you guess what is the equivalent file for SYSLINUX? If you guessed ldlinux.sys, the file you saw earlier, good job!

* Finish copying the rest of the Knoppix CD.

Again, you should still be in the ''/media/sdz4'' directory. Again, don't forget the dot on the end of the rsync command.

rsync -av /cdrom/ ./ --exclude boot

This should take a while -- we are filling up the USB key with the contents of the Knoppix CD. The excluded "boot" directory was already copied earlier.

If, during the copy, it asks if you want to overwrite the files ''cdrom.ico'' and ''index.html'', say Yes. This message appears because in later Knoppix versions, these files were doubled-up on the Knoppix CD (possibly a bug).

* You are now ready to boot!

Cleanly unmount the USB key.

sync
cd /
umount /media/sdz4
sync

Shut down Knoppix, and remove the CD when it tells you to.

* Reset your computer and fiddle with the BIOS until it sees the USB key.

After unmounting above, the USB key can be removed. Some BIOS's require a removal and re-insertion before they will recognize it.

Other things to try, if you're having trouble getting the BIOS to see your USB key and let you boot from it:

# Try a different USB port. Some BIOS's only search a few ports, not all of them. Avoid using a USB hub, if possible.
# Hit a special key to bring up a boot menu. Some BIOS's can only boot from USB when manually selected.
# Go into your BIOS's setup menu, and walk through the boot settings. Look under all menus, especially "hard drives" and "removable devices" and other things like that. Some BIOS's will not search for newly attached devices until you manually go through the menus again.
# Enable "USB Keyboard and Legacy Support" if it is disabled.
# Turn your computer completely off and on again. Some BIOS's require you to physically turn the computer off and on again, before they will see newly attached "hard drives".
# If all else fails, try a different PC. It's still fairly rare these days to find a computer that has a good ability to boot from USB devices, and it's not something that motherboard makers advertise, so it takes a bit of luck to find a computer that can do this.

* Boot into Knoppix from your USB key.

The USB key will be slow to load at first, especially during the cheatcode screen, because most BIOS's will default to running USB devices in a very slow mode. Once Knoppix detects and autoconfigures the USB port during booting, though, it will return to normal speed.

If it works, that's great. Notice how much faster it is. There's zero seek time on a USB key, so even though it isn't very fast, it feels a lot faster than the CD. Programs are surprisingly quick to load.

Find the drive letter for your USB key again. It should not change, but it might have.

* Make the USB key writeable.

Knoppix assumes that the "CD-ROM" that it booted from is impossible to write to, but we have a USB key now, not a CD-ROM. So, we must fool Knoppix into letting you write to it.

mount -o remount,rw /cdrom
mount --bind /cdrom /media/sdz4

* Optional step: Modify the Knoppix boot menu

This is an optional step, for customization. We want Knoppix to autofind the persistent home directory (once we make it), and fix a few other things.

vi /media/sdz4/syslinux.cfg

On line 3, the default timeout is 300. Lower this, to around 50 or so (5 seconds, since this counter is in tenths of seconds).

It's nice to have it boot faster, without waiting for you to hit Enter, so you can put in the USB key and walk away, coming back in a few minutes to a fully booted system.

On line 2, add a few more options to the end of the line.

noswap noeject noprompt dma home=scan

Here's a little explanation of what each option does.

; noswap : Security fix: assuming you're going to be using the USB key on a bunch of different computers you don't own, you don't want to be swapping your memory onto their hard drives.
; noeject : You can't physically eject a USB key.
; noprompt : Gets rid of the "remove CD and close drive door" prompt when shutting down, as this prompt is rather misleading when it's really a USB key instead.
; dma : Gets you a significant speed increase when dealing with many IDE drives, a good thing to have.
; home=scan : This will cause Knoppix to pick up your persistent home directory automatically the next time you boot up, asking you for the password as needed. You will get an extra menu during bootup, asking you if you want to mount your home directory or not.

Save the file and quit the editor.

* Optional step: Create a Knoppix persistent home directory

Now, we can run the Knoppix persistent utility, to create something that will save your settings across a reboot.

(It's under the penguin menu, Configure, Create Persistent.)

Choose your drive from the menu that appears, and follow the instructions.

When making your encrypted persistent home directory, choose a size that is a good balance. I recommend not using the entire remaining space on the USB key. It's handy to have some extra free space, for quick file copying and such. Also, if you have a large USB key with roughly 260MB of free space or more, and need to also work under Windows, you can install PortableApps (see below).

The program should complete without errors. If the program suddenly disappears midway through, check the kernel logs with "dmesg" again. If you see pagefuls of SCSI errors and such, beware, you might have a worn-out USB key!

==You're done!==

Now, you should be all set. Reboot again, to make sure it all works.

Enjoy your Knoppix-on-a-keychain!

Josh

--[[User:Krellan|Krellan]] 00:43, 10 Sep 2006 (GMT)

==Large USB keys==

The mkdiskimage command is very sensitive to the size of your USB key. I have included several variations to try, in the above article. Here are some more alternatives, for completeness.

These will break USB-ZIP compatibility, as it is a USB-ZIP requirement to have 64 heads and 32 sectors. Unfortunately, there is no other way, as a valid cylinder count (less than 1024) is also a requirement. So, try USB-HDD instead of USB-ZIP. The tradeoff is that it won't be as compatible with as many BIOS's as USB-ZIP.

mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sdz 0 255 63

This will allow you to partition a USB key up to 8GB in size. You probably could also use 256 heads instead of 255, for a little more space, but 255 heads is recommended, as it's slightly more compatible.

You may then run into the 2GB limit of the FAT16 partition. Beyond 2GB, it is probably best to use FAT32 instead. Supply the -F option to mkdiskimage.

mkdiskimage -F -4 /dev/sdz 0 255 63

At first, I did recommend FAT32 for all users: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25402

However, it did not work on as many BIOS's, so I now recommend FAT16, unless you have a USB key that is larger than the 2GB limit of FAT16.

The other instructions on the page above should still be valid. Only the mkdiskimage command line needs to be changed, for use with large keys.

--[[User:Krellan|Krellan]] 20:30, 19 Oct 2006 (GMT)

==PortableApps==

Here's also something great I found. If you have roughly 260MB or more of free space remaining on your USB key, you might want to drop PortableApps on there.

http://portableapps.com/suite

http://portableapps.com/

This is a suite of freeware Windows utilities, and will help you if you need to do work within Windows without being able to reboot into Knoppix. Much better and cleaner than U3!

When installing PortableApps to a USB key that already has Knoppix on it, PortableApps will complain about overwriting the autorun.inf file. This is fine. Say Yes to the overwrite. This will allow the USB key to bring up the PortableApps menu, instead of the Knoppix homepage, when clicking on it from within Windows.

With a 1GB key formatted as FAT16, as per the above instructions, there is, unfortunately, just barely not enough room for both Knoppix and the full PortableApps suite to coexist. The workaround is to "install" PortableApps to a spare empty folder on your hard drive first. Make edits to that folder as necessary, deleting some apps you can live without. Then, copy the entire folder manually to your USB key from there.

Formatting as FAT32 will work, as FAT32 is more efficient at cramming in the thousands of small files PortableApps creates. A larger USB key will provide much more room for both Knoppix and PortableApps, and enough extra left over for a decently-sized Knoppix home directory as well. See above for alternate mkdiskimage command lines you can try, when formatting larger USB keys or using FAT32.

--[[User:Krellan|Krellan]] 19:23, 27 Nov 2006 (GMT)

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There is an another project based on PortableApps, with the addition of [http://tor.eff.org/ TOR-networking] enabled by default. This makes it possible to anonymize web surfing at the cost of speed.

More info at http://www.democrakey.com/

--[[User:Neva|Neva]] 18:54, 20 Jun 2007 (GMT)

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mkdiskimage won't set up a 2 gb USB device with the USB-ZIP format using the example given. According to other FAQ's this is an issue with too many cylinders. A 1 gb drive is supposed to work fine. You may be able to manually create two drives on the device and manually format it in order to set it up as USB-ZIP.

Depending on the USB device, you can use fdisk to figure out the cylinders, heads and sectors and get mkdiskimage to work with these values. The one I used had 1015 cylinders, 64 heads and 62 sectors per track -- these values worked fine and I was able to create a bootable Knoppix USB key.

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I was able to use this guide to setup and boot from Knoppix on a Creative Zen Vision:M MP3 player. Details here: http://www.francisshanahan.com/detail.aspx?cid=509

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For the Cylinders/Head/Sectors issue, an easy way to find the information is simply type:
<code>hdparm /dev/sd?</code>
Where '?' is the drive letter. It will output the "Geometry: x/y/z" where X=Cylinders, Y=Heads, Z=Sectors. Enter those in for the last three variables on the mkdiskimage command and you are all set.

--[[User:Geekner|Geekner]] 18:53, 7 Oct 2007 (UTC)

When running Knoppix 5.1.1, and booting from your USB key, sometimes udev hardware detection will fail, or lock up entirely. This is strange, and I don't know why this happens. This doesn't happen when booting from the original CD.

The workaround is to use the "noudev" cheatcode. However, when using this cheatcode, fewer of your peripherals will be detected correctly. It's better than having the system lock up, though. If this cheatcode is necessary for you, consider editing it into your ''syslinux.cfg'' file as described above, so that you won't need to enter it every time.

--[[User:Krellan|Krellan]] 10:55, 18 Oct 2007 (UTC)

[[Category:Booting]]

Knoppix Customizations

2008-08-26T17:41:36Z

118.175.255.10: erolocnacna

Knoppix customizations that are available for download. These are unoffical knoppix modifications, that have changes such as reduced size, special media (like [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/keydrive USB keydrives]) and different languages.
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For function based LiveCD list, see: http://www.livecdlist.com/ 

'''Rules''': 
1. This list is '''ONLY''' for Knoppix based LiveCD or LiveDVD 
This list is NOT for distros "based on Debian, but not based on Knoppix". 
2. New entry: '''please''' use the following format: 
*a. Name, Knoppix version, main function / focus, country. 
*b. Features. 
*c. Content: Kernel version, Desktop environments, list of main applications. 
*d. URL for Homepage, Download, Forum, Tutorial, Howto, Readme. 
*e. Latest version, size of ISO, type of media (USB, Mini CD, LiveDVD), platform/CPU. 
*f. Supported languages. 
*g. Status: active, dormant, alpha, beta. 
*h. Name of the author, credits. 
3. '''Alphabetized'''. Please keep additions in order separated by a horizontal rule (4 dashes). 
4. Please use '''English''' language, but you can add information using other languages. 
Thank you.
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good post man thx

== [http://forum.linux.org.ba/viewtopic.php?id=1184 BHLD] ==
BHLD is Knoppix based LiveCD dedicated for users in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The most of programs are localised 
Content: Localised versions of KDE and OpenOffice. 
*Homepage: http://bhld.linux.org.ba
*Download: ftp://ftp.bih.net.ba/pub/BHLD/bhld_1.2.iso
*Latest version: 1.2 (May 2004)
*Size: 730890240
*Author: http://vljubovic.members.epn.ba/bhlddocs/bhld/docs/people.html

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== [http://hwi.ath.cx/twiki/bin/view/Neuralyte/BristolMorphix Bristol Morphix] ==
Bristol Morphix is a Morphix based LiveCD with '''Video Editing''' and '''Playback''' support. 
Content: Cinelerra, Avide Mux, Kino, Cine Paint, and scripts: prepare_video_for_cinelerra, extract_clips_from_video, and rip_realplayer. 
*Homepage: http://hwi.ath.cx/twiki/bin/view/Neuralyte/BristolMorphix
*Download: Please see homepage.
*Latest version: 0.38 (based on Morphix-0.4.1) (May 2004)
*Size: 719360000
*Author: Joey Twiddle
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== [http://www.catux.org/catux-usb/index.php?idioma=en Catux-USB] ==
Catux-USB is a Knoppix based LiveCD bootable from USB pendrive / keys. 
following links do not work anymore (as of 4/2008) 
*Homepage: http://www.catux.org/catux-usb/index.php?idioma=en
*Download: ftp://ftp.salleurl.edu/pub/Linux/Distributions/Catux-USB
*Mailing list: http://catux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catux-usb
*Language: '''English''', '''Spanish''', '''Catalan'''.
*Size: 100 MB (compressed), fits into USB keys / USB stick.
*MD5Sum: fb1376bccc364498436129c172d3a208 catuxusb-0.1a-128.tar.bz2
*MD5Sum: 2521beb2e1e3ae2bd3d5b2e26df2aeff catuxusb-0.1a-256.tar.bz2
*Latest version: 0.1a
*Author: CaTuX, association of GNU/Linux user from '''Catalonia, Spain'''. 
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== [http://www.damnsmalllinux.org Damn Small Linux] ==
Damn Small Linux is a Knoppix based Mini LiveCD for everyday use.
Content: Browser: Dillo, FireFox, Word Processor: Siag, Email: Sylpheed,
Picture Viewer: Xzgv, File Manager: emelFM, Window Manager: Flux Box,
Text Editor: Nedit, Spreadsheet: Siag, Music: XMMS, mp321, ogg123,
nVi (enhanced Vi), tinyIRC, XCalc, Ispell (US-EN), ssh, sshd,
Zile (EMACS clone), Xpacman (Pacman game), Sqlite (SQL database), xpdf. 
*Homepage: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
*Download: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
*Forum: http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi
*Latest version: 4.4.4, 2008-08-10
c85ef251462ce1a694e5243c4cc563b5 dsl-4.4.4.iso
*Size: 49 MB, fits into '''business card''' size CD-ROM
*Author: Robert Shingledecker, John Andrews.
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== Dance Dance Tux ==
Dance Dance Tux is a Knoppix based LiveCD. 
Content: pyDance (Dance Dance Revolution), python 2.3, parallel mat drivers 
and more than 400 songs.
*Homepage: (none for now)
*Download: (looking for hosting space)
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== [http://www.ceskylinux.org/ DaNiX] ==
[[DaNix]] is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''The Czech Republic'''. 
Content: Kernel 2.6, freedos and grub boot items, as many free software as possible. hard disk installer. 
*Homepage: http://www.danix.cz/english_Info/whatisDanix
*Download: http://www.danix.cz/Members/ruzickap/Mirrors/view
*Bittorrent: http://danix.hladnov.osu.cz/torrents/DaNiX_latest.torrent
*Latest version: DaNiX-2004.11.13
*MD5Sum: 4444a7db1a824b9abae012a615467d9e
*Size: 703MB CD.
*Language: '''Czech''', '''Slovak''' and '''English'''
*Author: David Pravec.
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== [http://depdiknux.depdiknas.org/ DEPDIKnux] ==
DEPDIKnux is remastered from Knoppix-4.0.2 live-CD intended to be used by Indonesian ICT center (currently supporting government project - Indonesia's national education network ). 
DEPDIKnux aims the following : 
1. Bandwidth monitoring (we use cacti) 
2. Bandwidth limiting (HTB included) 
3. Network monitoring (ntop included) 
4. Additional script (depdiknux-setup) for easy configuration 
therefore we somewhat removed KDE and stuff .... 
translated knoppix-installer to Indonesian for easy installation ... 
default as installation disk ... but can be used for live-CD by typing linux 3 at boot option
 
currently trying to make the desktop version .... 
1.0-RC1 = 407 MB ...still wanted to get smaller though ..
 
Current Version 1.0.1-RC1 
Current Size 388 MB iso (with documentation) 
Homepage: http://depdiknux.depdiknas.org/ 
Forum Homepage : http://depdiknux.depdiknas.org/forum 
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== [http://emknoppix.sarovar.org/ Em Knoppix] ==
emKnoppix is a distribution of Knoppix tailored for use in '''embedded systems'''. 
Homepage: http://emknoppix.sarovar.org/
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== [http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ Feather Linux] ==

This appears to be a discontinued project. There do not seem to be dates anywhere on the website apart from in the the forum (it wasn't an exhaustive search) particularly not in the CHANGELOG which would be the appropriate place, so it's hard to see when it dates from. It does mention the [http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ 2.4.27 kernel] which dates from Aug 7th, 2004, so it could be over 4 years old now. The FTP download links to the CD-ROM ISO file and the USB drive .zip file give 550 errors ("access denied")

Feather Linux is a '''lightweight''', Knoppix based Linux distro which aims to have a wide range of applications that users would use every day on their desktop. Feather Linux can run from a CD or a USB pendrive. 
Applications: Kernel 2.4.26, Abiword, siag, Dillo, Firefox, Captive-NTFS, gaim, ethereal, Thunderbird, XMMS and plugins, Imposter, IceWM, wavplay, mpg321, FreeNX, John the Ripper, Tcl, qemu, kismet, abcde, macchanger, screen, paketto, ogg123 and other Ogg Vorbis tools, axyFTP, fireftp, rox-filer, cdrecord, mkisofs, rdesktop, tcpdump, parted, partimage, dsniff, aircrack, madwifi, dnsmasq, foremost, antiword, e2undel, iftop, bbpager, utelnetd, minicom, index, gpart, socat, traceroute, SciTE, prozilla, Midnight Commander, Samba, elmo, tmsnc, apsfilter, gmplayer, mount.app, chntpw, zile, tinycc, nano, Xpaint, Xzgv, Xpdf, naim, hdparm, usbview, index, recoverdm, mtr, cdparanoia, betaftpd, Chipmunk Basic, gqcam, e3, lua, Ruby, cdparanoia, giFTcurs, mtools, emelfm2, vncdec, elhttp, quagga, ettercap, wavemon, iptables, recover, amap, hping2, cabextract, splitvt, pciutils, LinNeighborhood, nmap and nmapfe, portmap and nfs-common, aumix, CTorrent, VNCviewer, sqlite, SSH and SCP, DHCP client, xtdesktop, PPP and PPPoE support, NTFS resize support, an RSS reader, stress, cpuburn, the Monkey webserver, Xcalc, Fluxbox, evilwm, the XBase apps, and the various standard console and system tools.

*Homepage: http://featherlinux.berlios.de/
*Download CDROM-Distro: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/featherlinux/feather-0.7.3.1.iso
*MD5Sum CDROM-Distro: a4e7f83ec3013565da08c5b6377c0e8a feather-0.7.3.1.iso
*Download USB-Distro: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/featherlinux/feather-0.7.3.1-usb.zip
*MD5Sum USB-Distro: 17b01cc54e4a304cb1c30098aa6c8192 feather-0.7.3.1-usb.zip
*Forum: http://featherlinux.berlios.de/phpBB2/index.php
*Latest version: 0.7.5, Nov 2005. Prev: 0.7.4 Feb 2005
*Size: 121 MB, fits into '''business card''' size CD-ROM
*Author:
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== [http://www.flonix.com/ Flonix] ==
Flonix USB Edition is a Knoppix based LiveCD bootable from USB keys. 
following links do not work anymore (as of 8/2008) 
Content: [[Open Office]], Mozilla Firefox, Mplayer, media center, cloop, hardware detection. 
*Homepage: http://www.flonix.com/
*Size: less than 128 MB. Fit into USB keys / USB stick.
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== [http://intevation.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs-misc.cgi/freiesoftwareknoppix/ Freie software knoppix] ==
Freie Knoppix is a Knoppix based LiveCD with focus on '''Free Software'''. 
*Homepage http://intevation.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs-misc.cgi/freie''software''knoppix/
*Download: none yet.
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== [http://www.sourcepole.com/sources/software/gis-knoppix/ GIS-Knoppix] ==
GIS Knoppix is a Knoppix based LiveCD with focus on '''Geographic Information Systems''' software. 
*Homepage http://www.sourcepole.com/sources/software/gis-knoppix/
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== [http://www.agnix.org GNIX-Vivo] ==
GNIX-Vivo is a Morphix-0.4.1d based Live CD from '''Galicia, Spain'''. 
Content: KDE-3.2.2, [[Open Office]] version 1.1.1 galician, Evolution-1.4, 
Browser: Mozilla-1.6, Mozilla-Firefox-0.8, E-mail: Mozilla Thunderbird, 
Videoconference: Gnomemeeting-1.0, IM: Kopete, K3b, Mplayer, Xine, games. 
*Homepage: http://www.agnix.org
*Download: http://www.agnix.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=down&bid=35
*Latest version: 0''8''18
*Size: 552 MB
*MD5Sum: 5669fedff9bad5a00acab779309ab839
*Language: '''Spanish''', '''Galician'''
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== [http://www.gnoppix.org Gnoppix] ==
latest version is from (2003-11-10) (as of 4/2008) 
Gnoppix is a Knoppix and Debian based LiveCD with '''Gnome''' 2.2 and 2.4. 
*Homepage: http://www.gnoppix.org
*Download: http://www.gnoppix.org/download.html
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== [http://www.gnuab.org/ Gnu ABIX] ==
GnuABIX is a Knoppix 3.4 based LiveCD with Computer science software. 
Feature: easy access to free application software. 
*Homepage: http://www.gnuab.org/
*Download: http://ftp.gnuab.org/pub/gnuab-cd/master/
*Language: '''Catalan''' and '''Spanish'''.
*Author: GnuAB (Free software group of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
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== [http://www.e-fense.com/helix Helix] ==
Helix is a Knoppix based LiveCD and '''Rescue''' CD wtih focus on '''Incident Response''' and '''Forensics'''. 
* homepage: http://www.e-fense.com/helix
* forum: http://www.e-fense.com/helix/forum
* Language: '''English''' and '''German'''
* Version 1.9a 07-13-2007, 701MB. Previous 10-06-06
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== [http://linux.hiweed.com/ Hiweed] ==
Hiweed is a Live CD based on Hiweed Desktop, Knoppix and Morphix. 
Content: kernel: 2.6.9, lightweight xfce desktop, Poor Man Installer, '''Chinese''' character support. 
*Homepage: http://linux.hiweed.com/ (in chinese)
*Forum: http://linux.hiweed.com/forum (in chinese)
*Download: ISO ftp://distro:smth@distro.cn/pub/hiweed/hiweed055-livecd-w445.iso
*Latest version: W445
*Size: 250 MB
*MD5Sum :d86762a40cf15c121b3c9490ec5643eb
*Language: '''Chinese'''
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== [http://knoppel.sourceforge.net/ KNOPPEL. Knoppix in Greek Language] ==
A customized Knoppix for supporting, read, write and "speak" '''Greek''' language.
* Homepage: http://knoppel.sourceforge.net/
* Language: '''Greek''' as primary language but support English as well with (lang=en).
* Current version 0.5 (3 / Jan / 05)
* Based on knoppix 3.7
* kernels 2.4.27 and 2.6.9
* KDE 3.3.1
* Openoffice 1.1.3 with better integration to KDE.
* FreeNX 0.2.5 (from Fabian Franz).
* Firefox and Thunderbird.
* Support for "klik" (probono).
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== [http://jollix.berlios.de/ Jollix] ==
Jollix is a LiveCD based on Gentoo Linux, and Knoppix technology. 
Content: KDE 3.1.1a, games and multimedia (xmms, mplayer, xine). 
following links do not work anymore (as of 8/2008) 
*Homepage http://jollix.berlios.de/
*Download http://jollix.berlios.de/en/en_download.html
*Platform: '''i686''', Optimized for '''Athlon-CPU'''
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== [http://julexlinux.sourceforge.net Julex] ==
Julex is a knoppix based LiveCD and Rescue CD distro. 
Feature: support for NTFS, lightweight, suitable for older computers. 
Julex is designed for getting files back from a dead windows installation. 
User can save the recovered files to CD or send it to other computers. 
Julex can be used for [http://www.datasol.org/disaster-recovery.php quick recovery] and browse online to get help. 
*Homepage http://julexlinux.sourceforge.net/
*Download http://julexlinux.sourceforge.net/download.html
*Latest version: JULEX0.5.2.26
*Size: Small, less than 120 MB
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== [http://www.k-demar.org K-DEMar] ==
K-DEMar is a Knoppix 3.7 based LiveCD from '''Spain'''. 
Feature: DivX, aMule, Azureus, mount of HD in readwrite mode, MyPC icon on desktop, Xine, KDE, aMSN, OpenOffice 
CADI: python based graphical wizard to configure the system
*Homepage: http://www.k-demar.org
*Download: http://www.k-demar.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=55
*Language: '''Catalan''', '''Spanish'''. and '''English'''
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== [http://www.linux-kinneret.org Kinneret] ==
Kinneret is a Knoppix based distro for '''Israeli''' students. 
*Homepage: http://www.linux-kinneret.org
*Language: '''Hebrew'''
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== [http://cerlab.hpcf.upr.edu/Knochem.html KNOCHEM] ==
Knochem is for '''biochemistry, chemical education and computational chemistry'''. 
Based on KNOPPIX DVD 5.3.1
Content: 
Avogadro, Autodock, Babel, BKchem, ChemCalc, Chemnomparse, CN3D, Easychem, fityk-2, Gabedit, 
GChemPaint, GElemental, Ghemical, Gnome Crystal, Kalzium, Lennard Jones Gas Simulation, GIMP, MPQC, 
NJPlot, Open Babel, Octave, PSI3, PyMOL, Rasmol, Raster3D, SMILE, 
Openmol, Polyxmass, Pymol, Pyvib2, Viewmol, XCOmbust, Xmakemol, XDrawChem, OpenOffice.org, . 
*Homepage: http://cerlab.hpcf.upr.edu/
*Download: http://cerlab.hpcf.upr.edu/Knochem.html
*Size: 3.2 GB.
*Country: Puerto Rico
*Language: '''English'''
*Authors: Kariluz Davila, Jose R. Ortiz Ubarri

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== [http://knopils.linux.it knop ILS] ==
knopILS (KNOPPIX and ILS) is a Knoppix based LiveCD. 
Feature: Packages from '''Free Tree''' of GNU/Linux. The boot prompt, F2 help prompt, default keyboard, default language: all '''Italian'''
*Homepage http://knopils.linux.it/
*Download http://ftp.linux.it/pub/knopils/
*Language: '''Italian'''
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== [http://am.xs4all.nl/drupal/node.php?id=13 Knopnl and Knop Base] ==
Content: icewm desktop, phoenix, abiword, gnumeric, xchat, gaim, gftp, gimp, gedit, sylpheed, (g)mplayer, and synaptic package management, kewl debian-background 
*Homepage: http://am.xs4all.nl/drupal/node.php?id=13
*Forum: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=724
*Size: Knopnl: 245 MB.
*Size: [[Knop Base]]: 87 MB
*Status: Dormant, discontinued in favor of Morphix.
*Language: '''English''' and '''Dutch'''
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== [http://unit.aist.go.jp/it/knoppix/ Knoppix Japanese Edition] ==
Content: kernel 2.4.21,CLOOP,KDE, [[Open Office]], Wine, Mozilla, GIMP.
*Homepage: http://unit.aist.go.jp/it/knoppix/
*Translation: http://www.rytsolutions.com (by Eric Standlee)
*Versions: ISO, Vmware 3.1, VirtualPC 5.0, Label Design, Educator.
*Language: '''Japanese'''
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== [http://knoppixko.kldp.net/ Knoppix Ko] ==
Knoppix Korean Edition based on knoppix 4.0.2
*Project Homepage : http://knoppixko.kldp.net/
*ISO image Download : [ftp://ftp.kr.freebsd.org/pub/users/tcheun/Knoppix-V4.0.2-2005-12-04-KO.iso]
*Language: '''Korean'''
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== [http://www.knoppix-math.org/ KNOPPIX/Math] ==
KNOPPIX/Math is a KNOPPIX-jp based LiveCD from Japan with focus on
'''Mathematical''' applications. 
*Content: Computer Algebra Systems and Visualization tools and TeX
*Homepage: http://www.knoppix-math.org/
*Download: [http://geom.math.metro-u.ac.jp/wiki/index.php?%5B%5BKNOPPIX%2FMath%2FEnglish%2FDownload%5D%5D KNOPPIX/Math/English/Download]
*Version: 20051115
*Language: '''Japanese''' and '''English''' and '''Korean'''
*Author: KNOPPIX/Math Project
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== [http://www.bouissou.net/knoppix-mib/doc-html/Knoppix-Mib.html Knoppix MIB] ==
Knoppix MIB is a Knoppix based LiveCD with focus on '''privacy issues'''. 
Features: encrypts personal files to a USB storage device, 
automatically encrypts all data used on a hard drive swap space, 
automatic mount of persistent home directory at boot up, 
postfix MTA with TLS encryption, preconfigured with provided generic certificates,
automatic restoration of optional custom system configuration, without needing to type specific boot parameters. 
*Homepage: http://www.bouissou.net/knoppix-mib/doc-html/Knoppix-Mib.html
*Platform: X86, PowerPC
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== Knoppix PPC ==
KnoppixPPC is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''German''' for '''PowerPC''' machines. 
Feature: support Apple Macintosh, Pegasos.
*Homepage: http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/powerPC/ (missing)
*Latest version: 2003-07-13_4
*Size: 507 MB
*MD5Sum: 988d08c22df54b0175d9a5a7196e4b97
*Platform: '''PowerPC'''.
*Language: '''German''', '''English'''
*Author: Fabian Franz.
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== [http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html Knopp Myth] ==
[[Knopp Myth]] is a Knoppix based LiveCD with MythTV software. 
Feature: transform PC into '''set-top box''' (record programs, rewind/pause live tv). 
*Homepage: http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html
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== [http://www.knoppix-es.org KNOPPIX-ES] ==
Knoppix ES is a Knoppix based LiveCD from Spain (Knoppix en español). 
*Homepage and Download: http://www.knoppix-es.org
*Changes from KNOPPIX: ftp://ftp.gui.uva.es/pub/ISOS/knoppix-spanish/KNOPPIX_V3.7-2004-12-08-ES-151204.leeme.txt
*Language: '''Spanish'''
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== [http://guli.ispgaya.pt/knoppix-pt/html/ KnoppixPT] ==
KnoppixPT is a version of Knoppix in Portuguese from '''Portugal''', just from start.
*Homepage: http://guli.ispgaya.pt/knoppix-pt/html/
*Download: http://tux.cprm.net/pub/knoppix-pt/imagem/
*Version: 2004-01-31
*Size: 650 MB
*MD5Sum: 65171ea02c29891c15ec24c35a973981
*Language: '''Portuguese''', '''English'''
*Author: João Silva Neves
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== [http://freshmeat.net/releases/108911/ Knoppi XMAME] ==
KnoppiXMAME is a Knoppix based arcade machine emulator. 
Content: X-MAME, and gxmame. 
*Homepage http://freshmeat.net/releases/108911/
* Download http://freshmeat.net/projects/knoppixmame/
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== [http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/ Knoppix-USB] ==
Knoppix USB is a Knoppix based LiveCD bootable from USB keys. 
server not responding (as of 4/2008) 
server not responding (as of 8/2008) 
*Homepage http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/
*Download http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/damnsmall-0.3.6-usb.tar
*Size: less than 128 MB, fits into USB keys / USB stick.
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== [http://sslmit.unibo.it/~baroni/welcome_to_knorpora.html Knorpora] ==
Knorpora is a Knoppix based LiveCD with focus on '''Corpus-based computational linguistics'''. 
*Homepage: http://sslmit.unibo.it/~baroni/welcome_to_knorpora.html
*Download: http://sslmit.unibo.it/~baroni/knorpora_pages/knorpora.html
*Contents: http://sslmit.unibo.it/~baroni/knorpora_pages/knorpora_software.html
*Version 1.0
*Author: Marco Baroni
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== [http://knopsterisk.com/ Knopsterisk] ==
Knopsterisk is Knoppix based LiveCD with '''Asterisk''' (open source PBX). 
Asterisk: transform regular PC into a phone switch and VoIP gateway. 
Feature: '''auto attendant''', '''voicemail''', '''music on hold''', '''answering machine'''. 
*Homepage: http://knopsterisk.com/
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== [http://kuliax.duniasemu.org Kuliax] ==
Kuliax is a Debian/KNOPPIX-based LiveCD for University Education, especially in Indonesia. 
*Homepage: http://kuliax.duniasemu.org
*Download: http://kuliax.duniasemu.org/download.html
*Size: 693 MB
*Version: 6.0
*Language: '''English'''
*Author: Kuliax Project
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== [http://www.guiadohardware.net/linux/kurumin/ Kurumin] ==
Kurumin is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''Brazil'''. 
Content: "Entendendo e Dominando o Linux" ebook. 
KDE, Kword, Kontour, Acrobat Reader, Konqueror, X-CD-Roast, 
GFTP, xIRC, Bluefish, XMMS, Mplayer, Phoenix. 
*Homepage: http://www.guiadohardware.net/linux/kurumin/
*Download: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/kurumin/
*Download: http://www.linorg.usp.br/ISO/debian/kurumim/
*Size: 196 MB
*Language: '''Portuguese'''
*Author: Carlos E. Morimoto
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== [http://lamppix.tinowagner.com/ LAMPPIX] ==
LAMPPIX is a KNOPPIX based Live CD with '''XAMPP web server'''. 
latest version is from (2004-08-31) (as of 4/2008) 
User can burn PHP based web projects into a CD. 
*Homepage: http://lamppix.tinowagner.com/
*Download: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/lamppix/
*Latest version 1.1 (June 2004, mini version Aug 2004). This note updated Jan 2008
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== [http://www.llgp.org Linux Live Game Project (LLGP)] ==
LLGP is a Knoppix based distro with various games. 
It contains deep changes in Knoppix startup scripts. It's completely based on hotplug and udev; kudzu was removed. 
Features: KDE 3.3 with Plastik theme and Nuvola icons, kernel 2.6.10, Nvidia drivers, TORCS, Wesnoth, SuperTux, TuxRacer and much more! 
*Homepage: http://www.llgp.org
*Download: http://www.llgp.org/pub/current
*Download torrent: http://www.tlm-project.org/torrents/llgp/llgp-0.1pre0.iso.torrent
*Latest version: 0.1pre0
*Language: '''English''' and '''Italian'''
*Forum: http://tuxgamers.altervista.org/forum/
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== [http://www.flagar.com/en/software/linux/lm_minicd Linux Magazine mini CD 1.0 and 2.0] ==
Customized KNOPPIX bundled with Linux Magazine (from Edizioni Master). 
Version 1.0: (number 35 - November 2003): 
''KDE 3.1.3'', ''Mozilla Firebird 0.6'', ''The GIMP 1.3.19'', ''Abiword 1.99.5'', 
''Gnumeric 1.1.9'', ''Scribus 1.0'', ''MySQL'', ''MySQLcc'', ''Gaim'', ''KMail'', 
''Konqueror'', ''gFTP'', ''K3B'', ''MPlayer'' and ''KPlayer'', ''Sodipodi''. 
Version 2.0: (number 38 - February 2004): 
additional software: ''GNOME 2.4'', ''Mozilla 1.6'', ''Evolution 1.4'', ''Totem 0.99.8''. 
*Homepage: http://www.flagar.com/en/software/linux/lm_minicd (English),
*Homepage: http://www.flagar.com/it/software/linux/lm_minicd (Italian),
*Homepage: http://www.flagar.com, http://www.edmaster.it
*Size: 183 MB (V. 1.0).
*Language: '''Italian'''
*Author: Flavio Gargiulo
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== [http://linux.ictwatch.com/ Linux-Sehat] ==
Linux-Sehat is a Knoppix 3.3 based LiveCD distro from '''Indonesia''' . 
*Homepage http://linux.ictwatch.com/
*Download ftp://ftp.ui.edu/bebas/ISO/LS-030618.iso
*Download http://kambing.ui.edu/debian-cd/linuxsehat/LS-030618.iso
*Latest version: 06-18-2003
*Language: '''Bahasa''' and '''Malay'''.
*Status: dormant and no longer being developed.
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== [http://plone.org/newsitems/News_Item.2003-10-18.4551 Live Plone] ==
Live Plone is a Knoppix based LiveCD with '''Plone Content Management System'''. 
Live Plone is based on methodology developed through the Live_OIO.Org.
Feature: a nice user-interface, submit-approve-publish workflow, and multiple document types ( News, Image, Discussion). 
Content: Plone, OIO, Zope, PostgreSQL, PsycopgDA database adaptor, ParsedXML, and Calendar Tag.
*Homepage: http://plone.org/newsitems/News_Item.2003-10-18.4551
*Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9295
*Size: 650 MB.
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== [http://www.zope.org/ Live Zope] ==
Live Zope is a Knoppix based [[LiveCD]] with '''ZOPE web application server'''. 
latest version is from (2003-08-27) (as of 4/2008) 
Content: Zope-2.6.2b5, Python, Transactional object database. CAS, 3D 
Database feature: store content, custom data, dynamic HTML templates, scripts, a search engine, and Relational Database connections, code, and import/export (MySQL, PostgreSQL,
Gadfly). 3D packages: Blender, VPython. 
CAS: Octave, Maxima, R, gnuplot, QCL, graphviz, GCL, rlab 
Scientific document editor: Te Xmacs that can easily make technique documents with embedding output from CAS (various output format, postscript, pdf, html). 
*Homepage: http://www.zope.org/Members/cchuang/Live%20Zope%20on%20Knoppix%20Linux%20CDROM
*Download ftp://ftp.texmacs.org/pub/TeXmacs/knoppix/
*Version: Live Zope-0.1
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== [http://www.lnx-bbc.org/ LNX-BBC] ==
The LNX-BBC is a mini Linux '''Rescue CD''' and LiveCD. 
Feature: rescue, intrusion post-mortems, temporary workstation. 
*Homepage: http://lnx-bbc.com/
*Download: http://lnx-bbc.com/download.html
*Size: small, fits into business card sized CD-ROM.
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== [http://luitlinux.sarovar.org Luit Linux] ==
[[Luit Linux]] is a Knoppix based LiveCD.
Content: XFCE4, Abiword, ROX.
*Homepage : http://luitlinux.sarovar.org
*Size: '''Small''', 50 MB
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== [http://www.mediainlinux.org Mediainlinux2] ==
Mediainlinux is a '''Multimedia''' LiveCD, based on Knoppix 3.3. 
Just received some specs about Rarewares .debs and waiting for Marillat ones for legal reasons. 
*Homepage: http://www.mediainlinux.org
*Latest version: 2.5 Beta
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== [http://www.mepis.org/ MEPIS] ==
Mepis is a LiveCD set (2 CD), based on Knoppix. 
Feature: automatic hard disk installer.
*Homepage: http://www.mepis.org/
*Download: ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/mepis
*Size: 2 ISO CD.
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== [http://www.google.com Micro Knoppix] ==
Micro Knoppix ('''Model K''') is a Knoppix based mini LiveCD. 
*Homepage: (Unknown)
*Download: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/modularity/ (dead link)
*Size: 51.8 MB
*Status: dormant and no longer being developed (see Damn Small Linux).
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== [http://www.inittab.org/lite.html Mini Knoppix] ==
Mini Knoppix 2.0 (Knoppix Lite) is a Knoppix 3.3 based LiveCD and '''Rescue''' CD. 
bad download links (as of 8/2008) 
*Homepage: http://www.inittab.org/lite.html
*Download: http://ftp.es.debian.org/pub/miniKnoppix/(DEADLINK)
*Download: ftp://ftp.es.debian.org/pub/miniKnoppix/(DEADLINK)
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== [http://miolux.codigolivre.org.br Miolux Linux] ==
Miolux is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''Brazil'''. 
*Homepage: http://miolux.codigolivre.org.br
*Language: '''Portuguese'''
*Author: Vilson Cristiano Ga:rtner
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== [http://www.morphix.org Morphix] ==
Morphix is a Knoppix-based Modular LiveCD distro designed to be easily modified and written to a new CD by the user. 
Morphix can be modified using CD-RW Multisession. 
Content: Boot-selection, GTK-based installer 
*Homepage: http://www.morphix.org
*Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group''id=71814&package''id=71562&release_id=170724
*Size: 430 MB (Game, Icewm), 420 MB (Gnome or KDE 3.1)
*Size: 180 MB (Icewm), 24 MB (Bare/without GUI).
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== [http://www.lasolution.be/index.php?pageid=110 Morphix-BareFreevo] ==
Morphix-BareFreevo is a Morphix based LiveCD with Freevo '''Home Entertainment''' system. 
Content: Freevo, see: http://freevo.sourceforge.net/ 
*Homepage: http://www.lasolution.be/index.php?pageid=110
*Download: http://www.lasolution.be/files/1/docs/Morphix Combined-Bare Freevo-0.4-1.iso
*Latest version: 0.4-1
*Size: 134.7 MB
*Language: '''French''' and '''English'''
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== [http://morphix-nlp.berlios.de/ Morphix-NLP] ==
Morphix-NLP is a Morphix based LiveCD with focus on '''Natural Language Processing'''. 
Content: collection of natural language processing applications. 
*Homepage: http://morphix-nlp.berlios.de/
*Download: http://download.berlios.de/morphix-nlp/
*Latest version: 1.1
*Size: 448 MB.
*MD5Sum: f0ae2e59e8cd724ace247eb07661d0f
*Author: Zhang Le
*Latest version: 1.1 (2003). This note updated Jan 2008
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== [http://www.musix.org.ar/ Musix GNU+Linux] ==
Musix is a 100% Free Operating system intended for musicians and all kind of users. It contains an enormous collection of free programs. 
Content: Ardour, Rosegarden, Hydrogen, Qsynth. 
*Homepage: http://www.musix.org.ar/
*Latest version: 1.0
*Size: 700 MB.
*Supported languages: Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Basque, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Polish, Finnish. 
*Status: active. 
*Author: [http://www.musix.org.ar/en/acerca-de-nosotros.html Musix Team]
*Latest version: 1.0 R3 (2008-4-6). This note updated April 2008
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== [http://www.niode.nl/ NIOde] ==
NIOde is a Knoppix based LiveCD for the Dutch Olympiad Of Informatics. 
See: <http://www.informaticaolympiade.nl/>. 
Feature: Without compression or big desktop environment. 
*Homepage: http://www.niode.nl/
*Language: '''Dutch'''
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== [http://www.networkmultimedia.org/Status/NMM-Oppix/index.html NMM-Oppix] ==
[[NMM-Oppix]] is a KNOPPIX-based Live-CD and includes the [http://www.networkmultimedia.org/NMM/index.html Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware (NMM)] binaries developed by the Computer Graphic Labs of the University of Saarland.
* Homepage: http://www.networkmultimedia.org/Status/NMM-Oppix/index.html
* Version: Beta 2 (release 2005-04-14)
* Size: 692.998 KB
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== [http://home.broadpark.no/~aklepp/newton/knoppix/NORDISKNOPPIX/nordisknoppix.html Nordisknoppix] ==
Nordisk is a Knoppix based LiveCD for Nordic users.
*Homepage: http://home.broadpark.no/~aklepp/newton/knoppix/NORDISKNOPPIX/nordisknoppix.html
*Mailing List (baltix-knoppix): https://lists.akl.lt/
*Download: http://files.akl.lt/knoppix/
*Download Mirror: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/files.akl.lt/knoppix/
*Language: '''Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Northern sami, Norwegian bokmal, Norwegian nynorsk, Swedish, English'''
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== [http://www.opengroupware.org/en/knoppix/index.html Open Groupware Knoppix] ==
Open Groupware Knoppix is a LiveCD based on Knoppix 3.2.

Content: [http://www.skyrix.com Open Groupware] (formerly known as Skyrix).

*Homepage http://www.linet-services.de/knoppix_cds.html
*Language: '''German'''
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== [http://linux.dell.com/files/openmanage-contributions/omsa-knoppix/ OMSA Knoppix] ==
OMSA Knoppix is a Knoppix 3.4 based LiveCD with '''Dell''' [[Open Manage]]. 
Content: Dell's [[Open Manage]], KDE, [http://www.datasol.org/recovery-solutions.php recovery tools]. 
*Homepage: http://linux.dell.com/files/openmanage-contributions/omsa-knoppix/omsa_knoppix.txt
*Download: http://linux.dell.com/files/openmanage-contributions/omsa-knoppix
*Size: 614 MB and 300 MB.
*MD5Sum: 8ddd5754a2f74d92c7138eaa5a06d89c omsa''knoppix''614 MB
*MD5Sum: 6fe842aa50ce4a8e0bd863d979539af3 omsa''knoppix''300 MB
*Language: '''German''', '''English'''
*Author: Sven Hergenhahn
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== [http://oralux.org Oralux] ==
Oralux is a LiveCD that enable acess to Linux for the '''vision impaired''' users. 
Content: free Text-To-Speech softwares: Flite (English), EFM (English, French),
DECtalk (English, French, German or Spanish) 
*Homepage: http://www.oralux.org
*Download: http://www.oralux.org/download.php
*Language: '''English''', '''French''', '''German''', '''Spanish'''
*Language (future): '''Russian'''
*Version: 0.7. Development stopped in 2007. "Today, general distro such as Ubuntu Feisty offers eSpeak, the multilingual speech synthesis."
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== [http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/osswatchknoppix.xml OSS Watch Knoppix] ==
OSS Watch Knoppix is a liveCD based on Knoppix 3.6. 
Content: Apache, PHP, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, live Moodle, Bodington VLE, 
XML writer and delivery tools. See http://www.tei-c.org 
*Homepage: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/osswatchknoppix.xml
*Download: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/downloads
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== [http://overclockix.octeams.com Overclockix] ==
Overclockix is a Knoppix 3.4 (Cebit) based LiveCD.

*Content: Packages available for the SID (unstable) branch of Debian.
Captive-NTFS (write support), install on demand scripts, XFCE, Gnome 2.4,
Kernel: 2.4.23-xfs and 2.6.1 (selectable at boot), KDE 3.2.2 with noia icons,
Fluxbox, Icewm, Enlightenment, Gimp 2.0, ml-donkey, BT, mplayer, karamba,
mozilla-firefox and thunderbird, stress-testers and DC clients, stylish desktop.

OverclockixLTSP: a Knoppix 3.3 LiveCD with folding@home script, and modified LTSP.

You do have to use persistent home or hdd-install in order to fold@home with PXE-booted clients. This is a technical issue involving the dynamic ramdisk which prevents NFS or Samba from being able to mount the live CD filesystem unless there is a permanent, fixed-size medium for data. I did not include instructions but it is very simple. I suggest checking out the Overclockix Support Forum where I'll be happy to help you get started.

*Homepage- http://overclockix.octeams.com
*Forum- http://overclockix-forum.theaog.com
*Screenshot- [http://overclockix.octeams.com/snapshot19.jpg]
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== [http://www.paflow.it PAFloppix] ==
Live PAFlow is a livecd of PAFlow. PAFlow is a document management system.
*Homepage http://www.paflow.it
*Download http://www.paflow.it/pafloppix (dead link)
*PAFlow version: PAFlow 2.3 RC5
*Knoppix version: Knoppix 3.6
*Status: active
*Size: 664 MB
*Language: Italian, English
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== [http://www.phlak.org/modules/news/ Phlak] ==
PHLAK is a Morphix based LiveCD with focus on '''security'''. 
Function: security analysis, penetration testing, forensics, and security auditing. 
Content: fluxbox, XFCE4, printing, publishing, multimedia, security tools, 
Security related documentations. 
*Homepage: http://www.phlak.org/modules/news/
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== [http://www.pilotlinux.nl/licron/ Pilot Linux] ==
Pilot Linux is a Morphix based '''terminal client''' LiveCD. 
unmaintained and download broken (as of 4/2008) 
Pilot Linux transforms a PC into a '''Thin Client''' PC. 
Feature: user can link to a terminal server or enter the server address manually. 
Supported protocols: MS-Terminal Servers (RDP-5), VNC and X. 
Supported protocols (in the future): Citrix-ICA, NX. 
*Homepage: http://www.pilotlinux.nl/licron/ (not responding 30 Jan 2008)
*Latest version: Release Candidate for V. 2.
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== [http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html Quantian] ==
Quantian is a Cluster Knoppix based LiveCD with focus on '''quantitative, numerical, scientific''' applications. 
Content: openMosix, R (CRAN packages), Octave (incl. add-on packages), 
Gambit,Gap, GiNaC, GMT, Grace, Gri, GSL, Kile, Latex, Lyx, Maxima, OpenDX, Pari, PDL, PSPP, Quantlib, Texmacs, Xlisp-stat, Yacas, and Yorick. 

*Homepage: http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian.html
*Latest version: 0.7.9.2, 26 February 2006. This note updated Jan 2008.
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== [http://pyrorobotics.org/pyro/?page=PyroLiveCD Robotics Knoppix] ==
Compilation of some of the more popular '''robotics software and simulators'''. 
Content: Player, Stage, Gazebo, Pyro Robotics, and Khepera simulator. 
Control system in Python for programming simulated robots, (incl. Open GL). 
*Homepage: http://pyrorobotics.org/pyro/?page=PyroLiveCD
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== [http://www.intrusion-lab.de/roca/ ro CA] ==
roCA is an '''X.509 certification authority''' on a Knoppix 3.7. 
The keys of the CA and the certificates are kept on USB memory (AES encrypted), so the keys are always secure. 
roCA uses [http://tinyca.sm-zone.net/ Tiny CA] as frontend to OpenSSL. 
*Homepage: http://www.intrusion-lab.de/roca/
*Download: ftp://concert.cert.dfn.de/pub/pca/tools/roca/
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== [http://www.umftgm.ro/roslims/ ROSLIMS] ==
ROSLIMS 1.2 (Romanian Simple Linux for Medical Students) is a Knoppix 3.8.1 based LiveCD with focus on '''Medical''' software for students and acting as an educational platform. 
Content: Medical Reference: Pybliographer, Medline Query Interface, 
molecule editors:XDrawChem,Chem Tool, Abi Word (text editor), 
truetype fonts with Eastern European character support, (KDE 3.3.2) 
72 pages tutorial in Romanian Language. 
*Homepage: http://www.umftgm.ro/roslims/
*Download1: http://ftp.linux360.ro/distributii/roslims/
*Download2: http://roslims.tg-mures.roedu.net:8080/ (a faster connection via RoEduNet)
*Tutorial:http://ftp.linux360.ro/distributii/roslims/tutorialKnop34.pdf
*Language: '''Romanian''' and '''English'''
*Author: Dr. Marius Stefan MARUSTERI, ro_knoppix '''AT''' umftgm '''DOT''' ro
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== [http://www.skolelinux.no/ Skole KNOPPIX] ==
Based on the Skolelinux project.
*Homepage: http://www.skolelinux.no/
*Download: ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/skolelinux/knoppixes/skoleknoppix/
*Download: ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/linux/skoleknoppix/
*Language: '''Norwegian'''.
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== [http://slix.ljudmila.org/ Slix] ==
Slix is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''Slovenia'''
Content: productivity applications: Open Office, browser.
*Homepage http://slix.ljudmila.org/
*Language: '''Slovenian'''
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== [http://www.skolelinux.org/~conrad/snofrix.html Snøfrix] ==
Emphasis on education, entertainment, and multimedia. Many games included.
*Content: http://www.skolelinux.org/~conrad/snofrix/html/us/programs.html
*Homepage: http://www.skolelinux.org/~conrad/snofrix.html
*Download: http://www.skolelinux.org/~conrad/snofrix/html/us/download.html
*Language: Multiple CD images, with most European languages
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== [http://www.linet-services.de/knoppix_cds.html SQL-Ledger Knoppix] ==
SQL-Ledger Knoppix is a liveCD based on Knoppix 3.2. 
Content: Accounting software SQL-Ledger (http://www.sql-ledger.org).
*Homepage http://www.linet-services.de/knoppix_cds.html
*Language: '''German'''
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== [http://gpstudio.com/stux/ STUX 0.7] ==
Knoppix LiveCD that uses Slackware 9.1 packages.
*Homepage: http://gpstudio.com/stux/
*Download: http://gpstudio.com/stux/downloads.html
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== [http://sulix.homelinux.net/ Sulix] ==
*Homepage: http://sulix.homelinux.net/
*Download: http://sulix.homelinux.net/stuff/
*Language: '''Hungarian'''
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== [http://www.slynux.co.nr SLYNUX] ==
SLYNUX is a User friendly GNU/Linux LiveCD from Kerala, India. 
This can also be installed to hard disk using simple steps. 
*Homepage: http://www.slynux.co.nr
*Status: Anyone can help me for further developments... 
*Contacts: sarathlakshman@gmail.com
*Language: '''English''', '''Malayalam'''
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== [http://sourceforge.net/projects/texnix/ TeXnix] ==
TeXnix is a Knoppix-Live-CD without the package openoffice-de-en, but instead with a lot of Latex-packages (based on texlive).
For example: texlive, tex-common, texlive-base, texlive-base-bin, texlive-common, texlive-doc-base, texlive-fonts-recommended, texlive-latex-base, texlive-latex-recommended, latex-beamer, latex-xcolor, preview-latex-style, texlive-generic-recommended, texlive-lang-german, texlive-latex-extra, texlive-pictures, texlive-pstricks and so on...
*Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/texnix/
*Latest Version: 1.1.5
*Language: German
*Status: active
*License: GPL
*Author: ETTER EDV- und IT-Dienstleistungen
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== [http://www.tina-vision.net TiNA Knoppix] ==
TiNA Knoppix is a Knoppix based live CD designed for machine vision and image analysis researchers. 
Features: the University of Manchester's TiNA open-source machine vision libraries and archive of
our published papers and in-house memos on machine vision, medical images analysis and statistics,
together with some related software (e.g. ddd, gnuplot, xgobi, maxima). 
* Homepage: http://www.tina-vision.net
* Download: http://www.tina-vision.net/tina-knoppix/iso
* Latest version: 1.0.2 (based on Knoppix 3.7)
* Size: 655 MB
* Langauge: English
* Author: Dr. Paul A. Bromiley
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== [http://home.iae.nl/users/reinc/dxpedition_disk.html TLF-Morphix] ==
TLF-Morphix is a Morphix based LiveCD with focus on '''Ham Radio'''. 
Feature: a combination of LiveCD, TLF, and USB keys / pendisk. 
See: [http://www.iae.nl/users/reinc/TLF-0.2.html TLF]. 
Content: TLF-0.9.13, cwdaemon-0.8, KDE 3.1, ax25-apps''0.0.6-4, ax25-tools''0.0.8-4.1,
ftpd''0.17-16, netcat''1.10-23, tcpdump''3.7.2-2, xconvers''0.8.2, xdx, xconvers,
hamlib1''1.1.4, libax25''0.0.11-2, driver for wireless cards (802.11b).
*Homepage: http://home.iae.nl/users/reinc/dxpedition_disk.html
*Download: http://www.wwns.com/tlf/tlf-morphix/
*Latest Version: 0.20.live, and 0.20.USB (fits inside USB keys)
*Size: 397 MB (LiveCD), 1.45 MB (USB)
*Language: '''Dutch''' and '''English'''
*Author: Rein Couperus
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== [http://www.markpreston.co.uk Toophpix] ==
Based on Knoppix 3.3. with some added files, a LAMP server, and modifiable form templates for dentists. By loading a MySQL database into RAM it allows users to enter data. The input patient details can then be saved to, and restored from, USB sticks or floppy disks by clicking desktop icons. United Kingdom based distro.
*Latest Version: 0412
*Introduction and Screenshots 
http://truth.positive-internet.com/~mpreston/tp/tp0412intro.html 
*Download: http://truth.positive-internet.com/~mpreston/toophpix0412.iso
*md5sum http://truth.positive-internet.com/~mpreston/toophpix0412.iso.md5
*Size: 718 MB
You might find the following commands useful as well to burn the CD to a
700 MB disc under Linux: 
cdrecord -scanbus 
cdrecord -overburn dev=0,0,0 toophpix0412.iso 
the three numbers (0,0,0) are those returned from the scanbus command.
*Language: English
*Author: Mark Preston
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== [http://www.trxlinux.org/ Tr X] ==
Content: KDE 3.1.1, router and firewall. 
Configuration data stored on a floppy disk, hard disk, or USB keys. 
*Homepage http://www.trxlinux.org/
*Screenshots http://www.trxlinux.org/shots.html
*Package List http://www.trxlinux.org/list.txt
*Download http://www.trxlinux.org/download/
*Language: '''Turkish'''
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== [http://www.vigyaancd.org/ Vigyaan CD] ==
VigyaanCD is suitable for '''bioinformatics, computational biology and computational chemistry'''. 
Content: 
Artemis, Bioperl, BLAST (NCBI-tools), ClustalX, Cn3D, EMBOSS tools, Garlic, 
GROMACS, Ghemical, GNU R, Gnuplot, GIMP, Image Magick, JMol, MPQC, 
NJPlot, Open Babel, Octave, PSI3, PyMOL, Rasmol, Raster3D, SMILE, 
TINKER, XDrawChem, Xmgr, Xfig and GNU C/C++/Fortran compilers. 
Genomes from ''Eschercia coli'' (K 12) and Synechococcus sp. WH 8102. 
12 demos and tutorials for beginners. 
*Homepage: http://www.vigyaancd.org/
*Screenshots: http://www.vigyaancd.org/sample.html
*Download: http://www.vigyaancd.org/download.html (several mirrors around the world)
*Size: 647 MB.
*Latest version: 0.1
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== [http://www.decurauma.cl/wendyx Wendyx Linux] ==
Wendyx is a Knoppix based LiveCD from '''Chile'''. 
Content: Only one applications for type 
Customizacion de Knoppix Chilena en español hecha por Enrique Herrera Noya. Basada en Knoppix-es, orientada a estaciones de trabajo. 
*Homepage: http://www.decurauma.cl/wendyx/ (Site in spanish)
*Download: http://buscando.hosting.aun
*Size: 200 MB. (intentando)
*Latest version: Beta
*Language: '''Spanish'''
*Author: Enrique Herera Noya
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== [http://www.x-evian.org X-evian] ==
X-evian is a Debian and Knoppix based Live-CD. 
Feature: automatic hard disk installer. 
*Homepage: http://www.x-evian.org
*English version: http://www.sindominio.net/metabolik/x-evian/en/x-evian.html
*Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=84034
*Language: '''Spanish'''
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== [http://www.xfld.org XFLD] ==
Xfld is a Knoppix based LiveCD with '''Xfce''' desktop environment. 
*Homepage: http://www.xfld.org/
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== [http://www.yalst.de/democd.php yalst LiveSupportTool] ==
yalst LiveSupportTool live demo CD based on Knoppix 3.6 
Browser based live support solution to chat with website visitors, monitor traffic, track users and many more
features. This CD starts Apache and MySQL at boot time and launches the Mozilla browser with a local website
where you can test this live support software from the visitor and the operators side.
*Homepage: http://www.yalst.de
*Download: http://www.yalst.de/democd.php
*Size: 696 MB
*Version: 2.0 (yalst 3.06)
*Language: '''German'''
*Status: active
*Authors: Andreas Beckmann, Markus Jasinski
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== [http://www.yoper.com YLive] ==
Ylive is a live CD of Yoper. Yoper is a high performance operating system.
*Homepage http://www.yoper.com/
*Download http://www.yoper.com/download.html
*Status: Not available yet, under development.
*Platform: '''Optimized''' for '''i686'''
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== Wishlist for Knoppix Customisations ==
You can enter your fancy ideas into this [[Wish List]]
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* other list: http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
* general linux distro: http://lwn.net/Distributions/