Finnix
Finnix, the LiveCD for system administrators
Finnix is a self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution ("LiveCD") for system administrators, based on Debian testing. You can mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other operating systems, and much more. Finnix includes the latest technology for system administrators, with Linux kernel 2.6, LVM2, encrypted partitions, etc. And above all, Finnix is small; currently the entire distribution is over 300MiB, but is dynamically compressed into a bootable image of about 100MiB1. Finnix is not intended for the average desktop user, and does not include any desktops, productivity tools, or sound support, in order to keep distribution size low.
Finnix is freely distributable under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information, please see Legal.
Download Finnix
| x86/AMD64 Finnix 92.1, 111MiB, released 2008-12-03 (release notes) ... or via BitTorrent | PowerPC Finnix 92.1, 123MiB, released 2008-12-03 (release notes) ... or via BitTorrent |
Previous releases, system requirements and more information are available on the Downloads page.
Quick news
- Finnix 92.1 released (2008-12-03 20:15) - Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today marks the release of version 92.1 for the x86/AMD64, PowerPC, and UML/Xen platforms. Finnix 92.1 is a regular maintenance release. New features include Linux kernel 2.6.26, updated upstream software, and x86 boot menu cleanups. Home page: http://www.finnix.org/ Download: http://www.finnix.org/Download Release notes: [...]
- Finnix 92.0 Released (2008-06-28 22:59) - Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today marks the release of version 92.0 for the x86/AMD64, PowerPC, and UML/Xen platforms. Finnix 92.0 includes updated software (including a fix for the Debian OpenSSL security vulnerability), a Linux 2.6.25 kernel, and a new, graphical boot menu. Home page: http://www.finnix.org/ Download: [...]
- Finnix 91.1 Released (2008-03-04 00:15) - Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today marks the release of version 91.1 for the x86/AMD64, PowerPC, and UML/Xen platforms. Finnix 91.1 is a bugfix and maintenance release. Memtest86+ has been upgraded to 2.01, software RAID autodetection has been fixed, and finnix-thumbdrive has been fixed [...]
Full news posts are available on the News page.
Explore the site
To your left, you will notice a menu of major sections of the Finnix site. This sidebar is available on every page, but to get you started, here is a description of each major section.
- Download the latest version of Finnix.
- Release announcements are done through the News section.
- Screenshots are available for many Finnix releases.
- Need Help? Known issues and general support is available on this page.
- Finnix is available for several Architectures, including x86, PowerPC, User Mode Linux, and Xen.
- Every good website needs a Frequently Asked Questions section. This site is no exception.
- Finnix has a long and colorful (well, long anyways) Project History.
- And of course, who can resist shiny Merchandise?
- Many thanks to the Oregon State University Open Source Lab for providing primary mirror services for Finnix releases!
Edit the site
Finnix.org is powered by MediaWiki software. Some pages (such as this one) are protected against vandalism, but many (mostly under the Help section) are freely-editable. Users are encouraged to add as much relevant information as they can to help other users with Finnix. Please browse through the MediaWiki User's Guide, then simply click "Edit" on a page.
Footnotes
- ^ File sizes may change in the future; the long-term goal is to keep Finnix under the size of a Mini-CD (185MiB).