Finnix 101 Released - a small yet powerful Linux Distribution for System Administrators

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Ryan Finnie has announced the release of Finnix 101, a Debian based self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators. Major feature in the latest release of Finnix is the re-introduction of PowerPC support, other major features of Finnix 101 include, a new CD filesystem layout, an enclosed remastering environment, a Finnix-specific SysV-compatible RC system, and componentized Finnix RC scripts.

Finnix is a light-weight Linux distribution (latest release sized at just over 300MiB) for system administrators. Finnix doesn't come with any sound support or even a desktop, so it is very much obvious that it is focused on power users only.

Finnix 101 uses Linux 2.6.36. On the X86 CD, Hardware Detection Tool has been added to the boot menu. This allows users to view system information (processor, memory, PCI devices, etc) quickly, without booting into a full operating system.

To download Finnix 101 visit the official download page. Complete release notes are available here.

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