I've been reading a lot of positive things about Kanotix. Has anybody 
on this list tried it? It's based on Knoppix, but uses straight 
Debian Sid packages. You upgrade from Sid, not from a mix of 
repositories that tends to break things. Basically, once it's 
installed it's pure Debian Sid. The ability to upgrade without 
breaking things is a big issue, and this one has that problem solved. 

I also came across a review at OSNews.com of 18 live-cd's. The 
reviewer discussed their upgradeability, as well as their 
install-ability to the HDD. Here's the link:

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9569&page=1

The winners in the reviewer's mind for systems with over 256 megs were 
PCLOS, Ubuntu and Mepis. Ubuntu also ran on 128 megs

Here's what the reviewer said about PCLOS:
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"PCLinuxOS (www.pclinuxonline.com) is an offshoot of Mandrake. The 
work of Texstar and friends, PCLOS is a Live CD that has it all: 
polish, configuration tools, a KDE desktop that seems designed for 
someone who wants to work, not just show off the software. 

The best part is that it's all preconfigured: it has the most complete 
list of browser plugins I've seen. Although rpm based, it uses 
apt-get/Synaptic for software management. The community is smart and 
helpful. 

The repositories are surprisingly rich. You get even more current 
software than Mandrake. The difference is, PCLOS is more tightly 
integrated, and in my experience, more stable. PCLOS is what I run on 
my home machine -- after the Live CD assured me that everything 
worked. (And then I installed Gnome, which works beautifully.)"
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It seems to me that for faster machines, PCLOS has a lot of qualities 
we're looking for:
 
Stability
Useability 
Configuration tools for the user once they get it home
Upgradeability 
Free software- you don't have to pay for packages or upgrades
Good online community support

Would anybody with some spare HDD room be willing to test drive 
Kanotix and PCLOS, with a view towards their usefulness for the 
InstallFest? I keep suggesting PCLOS, but even though it's quite 
popular, I seem to be the only person on this list who's heard of it.

Siri Amrit


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