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A collection of user space programs distributed as a bundle along with a [Linux] [Kernel] and usually an installer, however rudimentary. It is often referred to by the short form "distro".
-Since [Linux] is just the [Kernel], you can't do much with
additional tools. A shell is necessary to let the user type commands. More tools are required to let him manipulate the FileSystem and edit files. Most every task requires a program to be installed. Building a LinuxDistribution means choosing which tools to include for which tasks, and configuring them all to work with each other out of the box as far as possible. Nowadays, a LinuxDistribution is usually equivalent to a large collection [Package]s.
+Since [Linux] is just the [Kernel], you can't do much without
additional tools. A shell is necessary to let the user type commands. More tools are required to let him manipulate the FileSystem and edit files. Most every task requires a program to be installed. Building a LinuxDistribution means choosing which tools to include for which tasks, and configuring them all to work with each other out of the box as far as possible. Nowadays, a LinuxDistribution is usually equivalent to a large collection [Package]s.
-See
Category:Distribution for examples
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+Category:Distribution lists:
+
+<?plugin BackLinks page=CategoryDistribution noheader=1 ?>
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+!! Special distributions
for removable media
+
+Some [LinuxDistribution]s can be booted from removable media such as a FloppyDisk, a [LiveCD], or a KeyDrive and don't require installation (or indeed any kind of write access at all) to HardDisk. Such a media provides both an excellent way to try out a LinuxDistribution without having to change your [Partition]s as well as a great tool platform for things like network diagnosis and system repair (be it for [Linux] or other OperatingSystems).
+
+! [CDROM] based (so called [LiveCD]s)
+
+* KnoppixLinux
+* [Gnoppix | http://wwww.gnoppix.org/], a KnoppixLinux spinoff that replaces [KDE] with [GNOME]
+* [Mepis | http://www.mepis.org/], yet another KnoppixLinux spinoff
+* [Slax | http://www.slax.org], based on [Slackware]
+* [Mandrake]'s [Move | http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/mandrakemove/]
+
+SlashDot linked to a [review of some LiveCDs | http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/,3998,a=117223,00.asp] if you want to read a bit of background about them, and how they compare. (Or you can read the [Slashdot discussion | http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/25/0340221] for other readers' opinions.)
+
+! FloppyDisk based
+
+* TomsRootBoot
+* [Floppix | http://floppix.ccai.com/]
+* [SlimLinux | http://slimlinux.freezope.org/]
+
+! KeyDrive based
+
+* [Flonix | http://flonix.tuxfamily.org]
+* [LinuxMobileSystem | http://linuxmobile.sf.net/]
+* [Linux Key | http://linuxkey.biz]
+* [Puppy | http://www.goosee.com/puppy]
+
+!! "Cuckoo" distributions
+
+A cuckoo is a bird that lays its eggs in another bird's nest. In a similar manner, some [LinuxDistribution]s can be installed to HardDisk into another OperatingSystem's [Partition], without affecting the host system. This is usually achieved by means of storing image files in the host [Partition] to contain the [Linux] [FileSystem]s.
+
+Examples include:
+
+* [Puppy | http://www.goosee.com/puppy/hard-puppy.htm]
+* [Phatlinux | http://www.phatlinux.com]
+* [SlimLinux | http://slimlinux.freezope
.org/]
