September 18, 2008 at 17:04Overview of compact Linux distributions for system administrators
The article " A comparative look at compact sysadmin distributions " provides an overview of compact (210MB mini CD) LiveCD / LiveUSB Linux distributions for system administrators:
SliTaz - takes up only 25MB and runs on systems with 128MB of RAM, with a graphical user interface based on JWM. Supports booting from CD and USB. The distribution orientation is a compact desktop system. Of the programs that can be useful for system recovery, GParted is present; separately, you can download packages from TestDisk (recovering disk partitions) and PhotoRec (recovering files);
Parted magic- the distribution is based on Linux From Scratch (LFS), the installation image takes 45 MB, can work on systems with 300 MB of RAM. Supports booting from CD, USB and PXE. GUI based on Xfce. Of the bundled programs, one can note: GParted, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Partition Image, Xarchive, Xfburn, ISO Master, Leafpad, Firefox, Grsync. From the command line utilities, there are dd, ddrescue, cfdisk, fdisk, tcpdump. There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +, JFS, NTFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS file systems.
GParted- The distribution is based on Debian Linux by the gparted development team. The size of the installation image is 90 MB, it can work on equipment with 64 MB of RAM, but it is recommended to have 128 MB of memory. Supports booting from CD, USB and PXE. The graphical interface is based on Fluxbox. Of the programs we can note: GParted, Partition Image, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Vim, Midnight Commander. A limitation of the GParted Live distribution kit is minimal network support, there is no browser included, utilities like ping and netstat. There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +, JFS, NTFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS file systems.
Riplinux(Recovery Is Possible Linux) - The distribution is based on Slackware Linux. The installation image takes 85 MB, 256 MB of RAM are required for operation. The desktop interface is built on Fluxbox bases and ascetic, but the number of useful utilities in the kit exceeds the previously discussed distributions. Included is even an XMMS audio player, Xine video player, RDesktop and QEMU emulator, not to mention Firefox, Links, Xfburn, Xarchiver, ISO Master, Beaver, gVim and Leafpad text editors, PCManFM, EmelFM and GNU Midnight Commander file managers. In the distribution kit you can find a wide range of utilities for checking the operation of wired and wireless networks, disk utilities (GParted, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Partition Image, G4L, EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management System). There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4 file systems , FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +,
Finnix- LiveCD distribution, designed to help system administrators in solving tasks such as system recovery and network monitoring. The distribution is based on Debian testing and the Linux 2.6 kernel. Finnix contains tools for working with the file system and partitions, as well as tools for recovering data, installing other operating systems, and restoring boot records. Finnix runs on x86 / AMD64 and PowerPC systems. The latest version 92.0 fixed the Debian SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) vulnerability that was present in previous versions. A nice feature of the distribution is its small size. With SquashFS, the entire 300 MB distribution is compressed to just over 100 MB. Despite this, Finnix includes the latest technologies and applications for system administrators, including Logical Volume Manager 2 (LVM2),
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SliTaz - takes up only 25MB and runs on systems with 128MB of RAM, with a graphical user interface based on JWM. Supports booting from CD and USB. The distribution orientation is a compact desktop system. Of the programs that can be useful for system recovery, GParted is present; separately, you can download packages from TestDisk (recovering disk partitions) and PhotoRec (recovering files);
Parted magic- the distribution is based on Linux From Scratch (LFS), the installation image takes 45 MB, can work on systems with 300 MB of RAM. Supports booting from CD, USB and PXE. GUI based on Xfce. Of the bundled programs, one can note: GParted, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Partition Image, Xarchive, Xfburn, ISO Master, Leafpad, Firefox, Grsync. From the command line utilities, there are dd, ddrescue, cfdisk, fdisk, tcpdump. There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +, JFS, NTFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS file systems.
GParted- The distribution is based on Debian Linux by the gparted development team. The size of the installation image is 90 MB, it can work on equipment with 64 MB of RAM, but it is recommended to have 128 MB of memory. Supports booting from CD, USB and PXE. The graphical interface is based on Fluxbox. Of the programs we can note: GParted, Partition Image, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Vim, Midnight Commander. A limitation of the GParted Live distribution kit is minimal network support, there is no browser included, utilities like ping and netstat. There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +, JFS, NTFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS file systems.
Riplinux(Recovery Is Possible Linux) - The distribution is based on Slackware Linux. The installation image takes 85 MB, 256 MB of RAM are required for operation. The desktop interface is built on Fluxbox bases and ascetic, but the number of useful utilities in the kit exceeds the previously discussed distributions. Included is even an XMMS audio player, Xine video player, RDesktop and QEMU emulator, not to mention Firefox, Links, Xfburn, Xarchiver, ISO Master, Beaver, gVim and Leafpad text editors, PCManFM, EmelFM and GNU Midnight Commander file managers. In the distribution kit you can find a wide range of utilities for checking the operation of wired and wireless networks, disk utilities (GParted, TestDisk, PhotoRec, Partition Image, G4L, EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management System). There is support for recovering ext2, ext3, ext4 file systems , FAT16, FAT32, HFS, HFS +,
Finnix- LiveCD distribution, designed to help system administrators in solving tasks such as system recovery and network monitoring. The distribution is based on Debian testing and the Linux 2.6 kernel. Finnix contains tools for working with the file system and partitions, as well as tools for recovering data, installing other operating systems, and restoring boot records. Finnix runs on x86 / AMD64 and PowerPC systems. The latest version 92.0 fixed the Debian SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) vulnerability that was present in previous versions. A nice feature of the distribution is its small size. With SquashFS, the entire 300 MB distribution is compressed to just over 100 MB. Despite this, Finnix includes the latest technologies and applications for system administrators, including Logical Volume Manager 2 (LVM2),
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