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NewsForge: My Workstation OS: Kurumin Linux

“One of the many myths surrounding Linux is the one about it
being difficult for beginners used to Windows. One distribution
that proves this is not so is Kurumin Linux, a small Brazilian
Knoppix-based distro maintained by Carlos Morimoto, who has become
a personality in the Brazilian Linux community. Because it is based
on Knoppix, Kurumin offers solid hardware detection accuracy and
works natively as a live CD, and it’s much easier to install on a
hard drive than Knoppix thanks to a set of installation scripts
that alleviate a lot the pain in the process.

“In fact, one of the highlights of this distribution is its
extensive use of scripts…”

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