List of Live CDs
The purpose of this page is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-search list of all available Linux-based Live CDs.
(for more Live CD resources, visit the forums)
Quick instructions:
*click a name to be taken to the project homepage
*click a header to sort
*click a Primary Function to show only Live CDs with that Primary Function
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show:
All,
Bioinformatics,
Clustering,
Desktops,
Diagnostics,
Educational,
Firewalls,
Forensics,
Gaming,
Geographically Specific,
Home Entertainment,
Medical,
Power PC,
Rescue,
Security,
Servers
| Name | ISO Min (MB) | ISO Max (MB) | Primary Function(s) |
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| 3Anoppix |
712 |
712 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| ABC Linux |
579 |
579 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Adios |
700 |
700 |
Education |
| AdvanceCD |
16 |
16 |
Gaming |
| AL-AMLUG Live CD |
512 |
512 |
Desktop |
| Ankur |
418 |
418 |
Non-English |
| ANTEMIUM |
620 |
620 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| aquamorph |
323 |
323 |
Desktop |
| Arabbix |
550 |
550 |
Desktop |
| Augustux |
700 |
700 |
Geographically Specific, Non-English |
| Aurox Live |
698 |
698 |
Desktop |
| austrumi |
50 |
50 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Baltix-Knoppix |
681 |
681 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| BDI-Live |
138 |
138 |
CNC Metalworking |
| BeatrIX Linux |
167 |
167 |
Desktop |
| BerliOS MiniCD |
182 |
182 |
Desktop |
| Berry Linux |
425 |
425 |
Desktop |
| BhavyaOS |
700 |
700 |
Desktop |
| bioknoppix |
681 |
681 |
Bioinformatics, Education |
| Blin Linux |
36 |
160 |
Non-English |
| Bootable Cluster CD |
188 |
188 |
Clustering |
| ByzantineOS |
43 |
43 |
Home Entertainment |
| CDlinux |
18 |
18 |
Rescue |
| cdlinux.pl |
205 |
634 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| CDMEDICPACSWEB |
195 |
587 |
Medical |
| CHAOS |
8 |
8 |
Clustering |
| ClusterKnoppix |
600 |
600 |
Clustering |
| Cool Linux CD |
632 |
632 |
Desktop |
| Damn Small Linux |
48 |
48 |
Desktop |
| Dappix |
700 |
700 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| DemoLinux |
650 |
650 |
Desktop |
| Devil-Linux |
88 |
88 |
Firewall, Server |
| distccKNOPPIX |
38 |
38 |
Distcc |
| Dizinha |
154 |
154 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| DNALinux |
329 |
329 |
Bioinformatics |
| dyne:bolic |
444 |
444 |
Desktop, Media Production, Xbox |
| Eagle Linux |
23 |
23 |
Education |
| Echelon Linux |
240 |
240 |
Network Monitor |
| Ed's Debian |
244 |
244 |
Desktop, Xbox |
| eduKnoppix |
700 |
700 |
Education, Non-English |
| eLearnix |
90 |
90 |
Education |
| Emergency CD |
174 |
174 |
Rescue |
| eMoviX |
10 |
10 |
Home Entertainment |
| Feather Linux |
63 |
63 |
Desktop |
| FIRE |
579 |
579 |
Forensics |
| fiubbix |
670 |
670 |
Desktop, Engineering, Non-English |
| FlashMob ISO |
63 |
63 |
Clustering |
| Flonix |
61 |
61 |
Desktop |
| floppyfw |
2 |
2 |
Firewall |
| Formilux |
38 |
160 |
Server |
| Freeduc |
699 |
699 |
Desktop, Education |
| Freepia |
36 |
36 |
Home Entertainment, Via Epia-M |
| GeeXboX |
5 |
5 |
Home Entertainment |
| Gentoo LiveCD |
95 |
502 |
Gaming, OS Replacement, PowerPC |
| Gentoox |
543 |
543 |
Desktop, Xbox |
| GIS-Knoppix |
700 |
700 |
Geographic Information Systems |
| GISIX |
635 |
635 |
Geographic Information Systems |
| gnome2live |
430 |
430 |
Non-English |
| Gnoppix |
659 |
659 |
Desktop |
| GNU/Linux Kinneret |
623 |
623 |
Education, Non-English |
| GNUstep live CD |
420 |
420 |
Desktop |
| GoboLinux |
634 |
634 |
Desktop |
| GPUL |
534 |
534 |
Education, Non-English, Non-English |
| Hakin9 Live |
625 |
625 |
Security |
| Impi Linux |
682 |
682 |
Desktop, Geographically Specific |
| IndLinux Hindi |
532 |
532 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| INSERT |
49 |
49 |
Rescue, Security |
| jollix |
506 |
506 |
Gaming, Home Entertainment |
| JUX |
695 |
695 |
Education, Non-English |
| Kaella |
700 |
700 |
Desktop, Education, Non-English |
| Kalango |
396 |
396 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Kanotix |
701 |
701 |
Desktop |
| Kazit |
633 |
633 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| KibZiLLa |
288 |
288 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Kix |
267 |
267 |
Non-English |
| knopILS |
629 |
629 |
Non-English |
| Knoppel |
648 |
648 |
Non-English |
| Knoppix |
700 |
700 |
Desktop |
| Knoppix 3.3 NY/NYLUG edition |
702 |
702 |
Desktop, Geographically Specific |
| Knoppix for Kids |
699 |
699 |
Desktop, Education |
| Knoppix Japanese Edition |
681 |
681 |
Desktop |
| Knoppix PPC |
507 |
507 |
PowerPC |
| Knoppix STD |
497 |
497 |
Security |
| KNOPPIX-BV1AL |
685 |
685 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Knoppix-MiB |
650 |
650 |
Desktop, PowerPC, Privacy |
| Knoppix64 |
600 |
720 |
Desktop, Development |
| KnoppiXMAME |
120 |
120 |
Gaming |
| KnoppixQuake |
130 |
130 |
Server |
| knoppix_esp |
651 |
651 |
Non-English |
| KnoppMyth |
469 |
469 |
Home Entertainment |
| KursLinux |
696 |
696 |
Education, Non-English |
| Kurumin |
187 |
187 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Legnoppix |
380 |
380 |
Lego Mindstorms, Non-English |
| LFS boot-cd |
240 |
240 |
OS Replacement, Rescue |
| LFS Bootable CD |
190 |
190 |
Desktop, OS Replacement |
| Lin4Astro |
595 |
595 |
Astronomy |
| LindowsLive! |
481 |
481 |
Desktop |
| Linux Live-CD Router |
83 |
83 |
Firewall |
| Linux Magazine miniCD |
185 |
185 |
Desktop, Rescue |
| Linux-EduCD |
653 |
653 |
Non-English |
| Linuxcare Bootable Toolbox |
47 |
47 |
Rescue |
| LinuxConsole |
58 |
532 |
Gaming |
| LinuxDefender Live! |
515 |
515 |
Rescue, Windows Antivirus |
| Lisp Resource Kit |
612 |
612 |
Development, Education |
| live-Puppy |
42 |
42 |
Desktop |
| LiveOIO |
615 |
615 |
Medical |
| LivePlone |
608 |
608 |
Server |
| LiveZope |
697 |
697 |
Development, Education |
| LNX-BBC |
48 |
48 |
Desktop, Rescue |
| Local Area Security Linux |
185 |
210 |
Desktop, Security |
| Lonix |
149 |
149 |
Non-English, Rescue |
| Luit Linux |
65 |
65 |
Desktop |
| MandrakeMove |
617 |
617 |
Desktop |
| Medialinux |
663 |
663 |
Home Entertainment |
| MEPIS |
693 |
693 |
Desktop, OS Replacement, Rescue |
| mGSTEP Live CD |
88 |
88 |
MGSTEP Demo |
| MiniKazit |
180 |
180 |
Desktop, OS Replacement |
| MiniKnoppix |
198 |
198 |
Rescue |
| MIOLUX |
678 |
678 |
Non-English |
| Morphix |
203 |
648 |
Desktop, Gaming |
| Morphix-NLP |
448 |
448 |
Natural Language Processing |
| MoviX |
27 |
42 |
Home Entertainment |
| MoviX2 |
49 |
49 |
Home Entertainment |
| muLinux |
68 |
68 |
Desktop |
| N-iX Desktop Linux |
587 |
587 |
Desktop, Groupware |
| NIOde |
550 |
550 |
Non-English |
| NordisKnoppix |
699 |
699 |
Desktop |
| OneBaseGo |
428 |
428 |
Desktop, OS Replacement |
| OpenGroupware Knoppix CD |
546 |
546 |
Groupware |
| Oralux |
489 |
489 |
Desktop, Visually Impaired |
| Overclockix |
697 |
700 |
Desktop, Diagnostics, Rescue |
| PCG-C1VN Live CD |
457 |
457 |
Sony PCG-C1VN Laptop |
| PCLinuxOS 2K4 |
683 |
683 |
Desktop, OS Replacement |
| Penguin Sleuth Bootable CD |
689 |
689 |
Forensics |
| Pequelin |
417 |
417 |
Education, Non-English |
| PHLAK |
471 |
471 |
Security |
| Phrealon |
34 |
34 |
Image Casting |
| Pilot Linux |
66 |
66 |
MS Terminal Server Client |
| PLAC |
48 |
48 |
Forensics, Rescue |
| Plan-B |
658 |
658 |
Forensics, Rescue, Security |
| PLD Live CD |
519 |
519 |
Non-English |
| PLD RescueCD |
51 |
51 |
Rescue |
| PlumpOS |
51 |
51 |
Clustering |
| Public IP ZoneCD |
271 |
271 |
WIFI Hotspot |
| PXES |
13 |
13 |
Thin Clients |
| Quantian |
699 |
699 |
Numerical And Quantitative Analysis |
| Repairlix |
11 |
11 |
Rescue |
| RIP |
9 |
25 |
Rescue |
| rpm-livelinuxcd |
250 |
250 |
Server |
| Rxlinux |
10 |
10 |
Server |
| Salvare |
18 |
18 |
Rescue |
| SENTINIX |
213 |
213 |
Security |
| Sentry Firewall CD |
288 |
288 |
Firewall |
| Shabdix |
680 |
680 |
Education, Non-English |
| Skolelinux |
662 |
662 |
Desktop, Education, Non-English |
| Slackware (Disc 2) |
657 |
657 |
OS Replacement |
| slavix |
624 |
624 |
Desktop |
| SLAX |
178 |
187 |
Desktop |
| Slix |
693 |
693 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Slo-Tech Linux livecd |
700 |
700 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| SoL-diag |
36 |
36 |
Diagnostics, Rescue |
| StreamBOX-LiveCD |
698 |
698 |
Media Production |
| stresslinux |
51 |
51 |
Diagnostics |
| STUX |
255 |
650 |
Desktop |
| Sulix |
700 |
700 |
Non-English |
| SuperRescue |
701 |
701 |
Rescue |
| Suse Live-Eval |
649 |
649 |
Desktop |
| SystemRescueCD |
92 |
104 |
PowerPC, Rescue |
| Tilix |
705 |
705 |
Desktop, Non-English |
| Timo's Rescue CD |
55 |
55 |
Rescue |
| tomsrtbt |
3 |
3 |
Rescue |
| TPM Security Server |
294 |
294 |
Forensics, Security |
| Trinity Rescue Kit |
50 |
50 |
Rescue |
| Trinux |
19 |
19 |
Security |
| Trx Live Firewall |
653 |
653 |
Firewall |
| uOS |
261 |
261 |
OS Replacement |
| VectorLinux |
264 |
264 |
Desktop, OS Replacement |
| VigyaanCD |
647 |
647 |
Bioinformatics, Education |
| Virtual Linux |
628 |
628 |
Desktop |
| WarLinux |
53 |
53 |
Security |
| WOMP! |
13 |
30 |
Home Entertainment |
| XoL |
700 |
700 |
Desktop |
| Zaurus Development Version of DemoLinux |
650 |
650 |
Development |
| Zopix |
686 |
686 |
Development, Server
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Key:
Desktops: provides a working GUI desktop environment with a collection of desktop programs, such as browsers and text editors. Many also include utilities for other purposes, such as home entertainment, but are only listed here because the additional functions are not their primary focus.
OS Replacement: provides an option to transfer the cd to the hard drive
Education: provides a collection of educational programs, or was created to be used in the educational field
Rescue: provides tools needed for data recovery
Clustering: provides tools for making clusters
Security: contains network security tools
Home Entertainment: geared towards playing video and audio
Gaming: video games!
Non-English: distributions with homepages in languages other than English
Geographically Specific: distribution created for a specific geographic location
Medical: contains medical programs
Power PC: built for Macs
Diagnostics: contains utilities for testing hardware
Firewalls: distributions created to be used as firewalls
Forensics: distributions containing forensic tools
Servers: distributions used for various server functions
* The ISO min size and ISO max size refer to distributions which have different size images of the current release. Examples are Gentoo and Mepis.
Know of one not on the list? Have comments/complaints? Please add it to the forums.
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Copyright © 2004 by Nicholas Brand