18 Live Linux CDs -- In A Row

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday February 1, 2005 @04:25PM from the that-doesn't-mean-they're-fighting dept.

prostoalex writes "OSNews carries "a quick roundup" of 18 (they are not kidding, eighteen) live Linux distributions. Among those who made the list: Basilisk (based on Fedora), BeatrIX (based on Debian/Knoppix/Ubuntu), Berry Linux (based on Fedora), Damn Small Linux (based on Debian), FreeSBIE (based on Free BSD), Gnoppix (Knoppix/Debian plus Gnome, now merged with Ubuntu), Kanotix (modified Knoppix/Debian), Knoppix (the first big live CD, based on Debian), Luit (Debian/Xfce, rox filing system), Mandrake Move (based on Mandrake), Mepis (Debian), Morphix (modular Debian), PCLinuxOS Preview (a Mandrake fork), Sam (Mandrake/Xfce), SLAX (Slackware), Suse 9.1 and 9.2 (rpm-based), Ubuntu Live (Debian), Xfld (Debian/Damn Small Linux and Xfce). To call it a review would be a stretch, although a helpful paragraph on each operating system's claim to fame is provided."

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Linux on grandma's desktop? by shoolz · 2005-02-01 17:19 · Score: 1, Troll

Troll warning... I'm not trying to be an ass, but this is the type of thing that keeps me from even dipping my toe in the open source OS water. I would love nothing more than to dump my overpriced OS and use a freebie... but I'm scared sh*tless at the overwhelming number of options. Now, I've been a power user since I was 12 (19 years ago), but the thought of trying to figure out which of the umpteen options are right for me is just downright scary.

Mod me down as you see fit, but I'd prefer you didn't.