What is Finnix?
{{Infobox OS | name = Finnix | logo = | screenshot = Finnix 100 boot.png | caption = Finnix 100 boot screen | developer = Ryan Finnie | family = [[Unix-like]] | source_model = [[Open source]] | working_state = Current | released = {{start date and years ago|2000|03|22}} | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}} | latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}} | marketing_target = [[System administrator]]s | language = [[English language|English]] | kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]]) | supported_platforms = [[i386]], [[x86-64]], [[PowerPC]], [[User-mode Linux|UML]], [[Xen]] | updatemodel = [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]] | package_manager = [[dpkg]] | ui = [[Virtual console (PC)|Console]] | license = Various | website = [http://www.finnix.org www.finnix.org] }} [[File:Finnix 88.0 Screenshot.png|thumb|Finnix 88.0 default startup]] '''Finnix''' is a [[Debian]] based [[Live CD]] [[Linux distribution]], developed by Ryan Finnie and intended for system administrators for tasks such as filesystem recovery, network monitoring and OS installation.<ref>[http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO/distributionspecificnotes.html Linux Complete Backup Recovery and HOWTO]</ref> Finnix is a small [[distribution|Linux Distribution]], with an [[ISO]] download size of approximately 100 MiB. == History == Finnix was created in 1999, making it one of the oldest [[Linux distribution]]s with the intent of being run completely from a bootable CD (the other Live CD around at the time was the [[Linuxcare]] Bootable Business Card CD, first released in 1999).<ref>[http://www.linux.com/articles/22044 Linux.com - A tale of two Linux bootable business cards]</ref> Finnix 0.01 was based on [[Red Hat Linux]] 6.1, and was created to help with administration and recovery of other Linux workstations around Finnie's office.. On [[23 October]] [[2005]], Finnix 86.0 was released. Earlier unreleased versions (84, and 85.0 through 85