Xen LiveCDs: Xenoppix versus Knoppix

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 8, 2006 12:12 PM EDT
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LiveCDs provide a quick and easy way to get started with Linux. If you're not already familiar with them, LiveCD distributions (such as Knoppix) are nifty CDs that can run Linux from the CD-ROM drive without installing anything. It's as simple as popping in the CD and starting up the machine. This neat technology not only lets you get acquainted with Linux; it also offers system administrators a back door method of accessing files on the hard drives of compromised machines – and this even works with Windows boxes.

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hey, that's Xen not Zen. number6x 0 903 Dec 8, 2006 12:57 PM

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