Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing around with a copy of Knoppix Linux. Knoppix is a Live CD distro, that means it runs directly from the CD and installs nothing to your hard drive. This makes it perfect for someone who might want to try Linux without commiting to it. I am quickly finding out that it is also good for fixing things on both Windows and Linux machines. Things such as resizing partitions, resetting windows passwords, virus scanning windows and linux servers, etc… I’ve been learning much of this from a book titled Knoppix Hacks. Incredibly handy stuff I must say. I was even able to use a computer with no hard drive in it.
Turns out there are more Live Linux distros beyond Knoppix. Each one having different advantages to it. Read this article to find out about 17 other Live Linux distros.