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= Software spotlights =
= Software spotlights =


This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under '''Linux kernel'''<ref>the kernel version usually either the latest one or pretty close to that, BTW</ref>.  And the contents can be extended in runtime, '''apt-get''' works there!
This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under '''Linux kernel'''<ref>the kernel version usually either [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/ChangeLog the latest one or pretty close to that], BTW</ref>.  And the contents can be extended in runtime, '''apt-get''' works there!


Here are some of the packages included to get you started:
Here are some of the packages included to get you started:

Revision as of 01:00, 2 November 2013

Screenshots

  • boot menu

  • linux shell

  • apt-get it!

What is it for

ALT Linux Rescue is a moderate sized[1] LiveCD distribution that is designed to help sysadmins fix and repair many kinds of problems with systems they are or feel responsible for; so it comes with tools aiding to:

  • perform hardware diagnostics
  • resize partitions
  • fix bootloaders, partitions, filesystems
  • recover partitions and files deleted by accident
  • backup and restore to network servers
  • deal with optical, tape and file archives
  • optimize filesystem usage
  • diagnose network problems and remote services
  • wipe partitons or drives clean of residual information[2]

All of that is packaged into a convenient hybrid ISO image file suitable for both CD/DVD media and USB Flash pendrives[3].

The resulting media should be bootable on most x86 systems:

  • 32-bit ones starting roughly with Intel Pentium II/128M or equivalent,
  • 64-bit ones on any AMD64 compatible hardware with BIOS or UEFI[4].

Download

Gnome-media-optical.svg A Regular Build

These images are automatically built weekly, here are the direct download links to files which have been verified to boot already:

This is free software, you can use it, share it and enchance it too!

Software spotlights

This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under Linux kernel[5]. And the contents can be extended in runtime, apt-get works there!

Here are some of the packages included to get you started:

  • refind to cope with the lack of EFI boot manager menu
  • smartmontools for HDD/SSD S.M.A.R.T. monitoring
  • testdisk/photorec to recover partitions and data files
  • bonnie++, chntpw, cpuburn, ddrescue, exfat-utils, gpart, hdparm, ipmitool, lft, memtest86+, netcat, parted, rsync, scalpel, uudeview, whdd, wipefrespace...

There's more than a hundred of specialized programs there and many more are available through ALT Linux Sisyphus repository which serves as the base for this rescue image. You can also rebuild it with the tools you need[6].

References

  1. ↑ roughly 300 Mb in 64-bit flavour
  2. ↑ ...which could be undeletable
  3. ↑ with dd(8) or win32diskimager
  4. ↑ you might prefer to disable SecureBoot though
  5. ↑ the kernel version usually either the latest one or pretty close to that, BTW
  6. ↑ contact mike at altlinux org, it's about mkimage-profiles