[finnix] Good suggestions for using finnix with billix?

itfactor36 at gmail.com itfactor36 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 12 08:39:58 PDT 2008


Good suggestions for using finnix with billix?

The SourceForge.net Billix README at
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=611876&group_id=179428
discusses the advantages of using Billix:
--- begin quote ---
What can Billix do for me?
Billix will let you boot Damn Small Linux (either natively or from
within a Windows or Linux session via QEMU).  You can boot Puppy Linux
as well, or you can activate any of the Linux distro installers.
Currently included installers are Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper), Ubuntu
7.10 (Gutsy), Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy), Debian Etch and Sarge, Centos
5.1, Centos 4.6, and Fedora 8.  All the installers are of the
"netinstall" type, meaning they boot a mini-OS and require a
functional internet connection to grab and install the rest of the OS.
 Also included with Billix is the "memtest" memory checking program,
and a Windows "password eliminator" (a mini OS that will mount and
edit the registry on Windows boxes to null out any of the passwords on
the box).

Why did you make Billix?
I built this as a tool for myself, a sysadmin.  It's always nice to
have a rescue disk handy, and Damn Small Linux makes a heck of a
rescue OS.  Pair that with the ability to test a system's RAM, install
my favorite distros, and hack the odd Windows box in a pinch and you
can see why Billix is what it is.
---- end quote ---

To use Finnix instead of DSL, Puppy and/or other SysAdmin-type
distros, I'd guess that one would use the appropriate steps in the
'May I remaster Finnix?' section of the FAQ
(http://www.finnix.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions), is that correct??

TY for any hints on doing this (for either the CD -or- the USB Billix)
-itf36


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