

One of the goals of the distro is to keep the size of the final release small enough to fit inside a CD. There are several other noteworthy features as well including the use of zram swap compression, and improved remote SSH access.

For instance, it now uses GRUB as default bootloader for both BIOS and UEFI systems. The distro has had a complete overhaul and now has a new build system based around Debian Testing.įinnix is also a native 64-bit distro now and features several enhancements that make it more usable on modern machines. In fact, the project recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary with a new release. The Finnix distro has been around since the early 2000s and though the project had been languishing for quite a few years, it’s developer has now actively started working on it with regular releases. Here then are the best Linux repair and rescue distros we think are currently available. We looked at how swiftly the distro’s booting, whether there’s a graphical user interface (GUI) or command-line interface (CLI), and how comprehensive the tools are, among other aspects. Some of the basic factors we looked at are space for installation, compatibility with 32 and 64-bit architecture, and the existing documentation. We’ve evaluated these repair and rescue distros in numerous aspects.

They not only collate a vast number of healing tools, but they’ll also go the extra mile and help you find the right tool for the job. This is where these specialized rescue distros come into the picture. However, like with most things open source (opens in new tab), it is the sheer number of choices that often confuse the average desktop user who might end up choosing the wrong tool for the job. Of course, there’s no shortage of tools and utilities that’ll help users with their broken Linux (opens in new tab) installs.
