Re: Good Debian-based distro
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 19:26, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 02:28:38AM -0500,
debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
> > From: Loren M Lang <lorenl@alzatex.com>
> > To: Debian-User Mailing List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Subject: Good Debian-based distro
> >
>
> You might want to try burning them a copy of Knoppix and giving it to
> them to play with. Knoppix is essentially Debian unstable + a small
> amount. Runs in RAM from CDROM.
>
> Pros: Very full featured. One man's distribution for himself - put
> together exceedingly well. Hardware autodetection excellent. Usability
> good. Regularly updated. The basis for Morphix and a whole host of
> other "live" CD's. Contains about 2.8 GB on a 700M CDROM. Will install
> to hard disk with one command, taking with it all the X settings etc.
> that have been autodetected.
>
> Cons: Be aware that you run as root initially. No clear upgrade
> path, though possibly direct to Debian unstable. (Knoppix today
> is actually slightly ahead - XFree 4.3 is in there).
> Free in cost - it may contain a small amount of what Debian would
> consider non-free
>
> All the above IMHO - I also help maintain the Distributions HOWTO
> in English so would appreciate any Debian based distro's I've missed.
>
I would add Morphix, it is based on Knoppix but seems to be built to
facilitate users packaging their own distro. Last I looked it comes in a few
flavours.
MorphixBase
MorphixCombined-Game
MorphixCombined-LightGUI
MorphixCombined-HeavyGUI
MorphixCombined-KDE - or something like that
google gets it's page
HTH
Bob Parker
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