NewsForge: My Workstation OS: Kanotix LiveCD

“Today, PC system security is paramount. Hackers, viruses, and
malware usually target Windows systems, so using Linux moves you
off the bull’s-eye. Execute from a LiveCD and your system becomes
nearly invulnerable; any damage done can be corrected by a simple
reboot. That’s part of why my current distro of choice is Kanotix
2005-2 LiveCD. I wanted a KDE-based distro for its simple,
Windows-like appearance to help the ‘Windows-only’ family members
with whom I share the PC. And since we require many applications,
we needed a full-featured distro and access to additional
applications if necessary.

“My short list of candidate distros included Knoppix,
SimplyMepis, and Kanotix. Knoppix, the archetypical LiveCD, is a
full-blown Linux system compressed onto a single standard CD.
However, at the time I was deciding what to adopt, Knoppix did not
include Firefox…”

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