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===Knoppix-based=== [[File:KnoppixFamilyTree1210.svg|thumb|Knoppix family tree]] [[Knoppix]] (a [[portmanteau]] of the surname ''Knopper'' from [[Klaus Knopper]] and [[Unix]]) itself is based on Debian. It is a live distribution, with automated hardware configuration and a wide choice of software, which is decompressed as it loads from the drive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page|title=Knoppix Documentation Wiki|website=knoppix.net|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207162804/http://knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page|archive-date=2012-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Distribution !! Description |- | [[Damn Small Linux]] | A small Linux distro designed to run on older hardware. It is commonly used on [[virtual machine]]s due to low memory requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/|title=DSL information|website=www.damnsmalllinux.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930162042/http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/|archive-date=2018-09-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[Feather Linux]] | Boots from either a CD or a [[USB flash drive]]. Uses [[Knoppix]]-based hardware detection and the [[Fluxbox]] window manager.<ref>[http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ Feather Linux website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050703012324/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ |date=2005-07-03 }}</ref> |}
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