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==Features==
SystemRescue is capable of graphics using the [[Linux framebuffer]] option for tools such as [[GParted]]. It has options such as connecting to the Internet through an [[Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line|ADSL]] [[modem]] or [[Ethernet]] and graphical [[web browser]]s such as [[Mozilla Firefox]].

The [[File system|File systems]] supported by System-Rescue are [[btrfs]], [[ext3]], [[ext4]], [[FAT16]], [[FAT32]], [[ISO 9660|ISO9660]], [[JFS (file system)|JFS]], [[NTFS]], [[ReiserFS]], [[VFAT]], and [[XFS]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=SystemRescue - System Rescue Homepage |url=https://www.system-rescue.org/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.system-rescue.org}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=SystemRescue - SystemRescue Overview |url=https://www.system-rescue.org/manual/Overview/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.system-rescue.org}}</ref>

There are two bootloaders supporting the OS – [[GNU GRUB|GRUB]] & [[SYSLINUX]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SystemRescue - Booting SystemRescue |url=https://www.system-rescue.org/manual/Booting_SystemRescue/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.system-rescue.org}}</ref>

SystemRescue features include:

=== System tools ===
* [[Cryptsetup]] – software to encrypt and decrypt disks, supports the [[Linux Unified Key Setup|LUKS]] format.<ref name="system-tools" />
* Disk Partitioning and management – [[GNU Parted]] and [[GParted]] (supports [[Master boot record|MBR]] and [[GUID Partition Table|GPT]])<ref name=":2" />
* File system tools – btrfs-progs (btrfs), dosfstools ([[File Allocation Table|FAT]] family), [[e2fsprogs]] ([[ext2]]/ext3/ext4), [[NTFS-3G]] (NTFS)<ref name=":2" />
* [[Logical Volume Manager (Linux)|lvm]] – used for [[Logical volume management|Logical Volume Management]] for accessing, modifying and deleting logical volumes.<ref name="system-tools" />
* nvme-cli  – used for [[NVM Express|NVMe]] [[Solid-state drive|SSD]] management<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[nwipe]] – a secure [[data erasure]] tool (fork of [[Darik's Boot and Nuke|DBAN]]) for hard drives to remove [[data remanence]], supports [[Gutmann method]] plus other overwriting standard algorithms and patterns.
* [[Partition table|Partition tables]] and disk management – [[fdisk]], [[gdisk]], [[cfdisk]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[smartmontools]] – a [[Self-Monitoring,_Analysis_and_Reporting_Technology|S.M.A.R.T.]] suite for drive health reporting and data loss prevention

* Supports the use of [[Virtual private network|Virtual Private Networks]] (using [[OpenVPN]], [[WireGuard|Wireguard]], [[OpenConnect]]) 
* [[TestDisk]] – A tool to check, recover and repair partitions<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=SystemRescue - System Rescue Homepage |url=https://www.system-rescue.org/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.system-rescue.org}}</ref>

=== Applications ===
* Anti-virus – [[ClamAV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 3.1.1 (DistroWatch.com News) |url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07541 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=distrowatch.com}}</ref>
* Archives – [[Tar (computing)|Tar]] and [[p7zip]] (both provide support for [[Gzip (file format)|gzip]], [[XZ Utils|xz]], [[zstd]], [[LZ4 (compression algorithm)|lz4]], [[bzip2]] formats), [[FSArchiver]] (compressed archives from file system content)<ref name=":4" />
* CD/DVD burner – [[dvd+rw-tools]], udftools<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[Data recovery|Data Recovery]] software – [[Chntpw]] ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] password reset),<ref name="system-tools" /> [[ddrescue]] (data recovery on damaged drives and listing damaged sectors),<ref name=":2" /> [[PartImage]] ([[Disk image|disk imaging]] for used [[Disk sector|sectors]]), [[PhotoRec|Photorec]] (media, documents and archive recovery)<ref name="system-tools" /><ref name=":2" />
* File managers – [[Midnight Commander|emelFM2]], [[Midnight Commander]], [[Thunar]] (uses [[Xfce|XFCE]] desktop environment)<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[Hex editor|Hex editors]] – [[hexedit]] (in terminal), ghex (GUI)
* [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] Clients – [[Lftp]] (ran from terminal)<ref name="system-tools" />
* Password Manager – [[KeePassXC]]<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[Pretty Good Privacy|PGP]] Suite – [[GNU Privacy Guard]]<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[Secure Shell|SSH]] Client  – [[OpenSSH]]<ref name="system-tools" />
* [[Remote desktop software|Remote Access Tools]] – [[Remmina]], [[Rdesktop|rdekstop]] (for windows systems).<ref name="system-tools" />
* Syncing and backups – [[Rsync]] (text-based), [[grsync]] (GUI), [[rclone]].<ref name="system-tools" /><ref name=":4" />
* [[Serial port|Serial]] console – Supports using Screen, [[Minicom]] and Picocom for networking via a serial interface.<ref name="system-tools" />
* Text editors – [[Vim (text editor)|vim]], [[GNU nano|nano]], qemacs and [[Joe's Own Editor|joe]] are text-based, while [[FeatherPad|featherpad]] and [[geany]] have a GUI<ref name="system-tools" /><ref name=":3" />
* Web browsers – For a graphical browser [[Firefox]] is included, and for a text-based browser [[ELinks]] is included<ref name="system-tools" />

=== Programming ===
* It uses the built-in [[Bash (Unix shell)|Bash]] shell for commands and scripting.<ref name="system-tools" />
* It also supports [[Perl]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]] for scripting or programming.<ref name="system-tools" />

Additionally, the live cd also allows for booting to [[FreeDOS]], [[Memtest86+]], hardware diagnostics and the ability to create other boot disks from a single CD<ref name=":4" />