Download Top Linux Distros For Desktops

LFS Linux Download

It's a little different than an installation CD, which boots your system into a program that will guide you through the installation of some system onto your hard drive.

With a LiveCD, you have an entire system contained on the CD and with that, the freedom to do nearly anything that a system installed on your hard drive can.

CD Linux Download

CDlinux is a compact distribution of GNU/Linux. The name is a synonymous of “Compact Distro Linux”. It is small in size, yet rich in features. CDlinux ships with an up-to-date version of the Linux kernel, Xorg, Xfce, and many popular applications, like Firefox, Pidgin, GIMP, and even Java and Wine. Just work anywhere like at home.

Geexbox Linux Download

GeeXboX is a free and Open Source Media-Center purposed Linux distribution for embedded devices and desktop computers.

GeeXboX is not an application, it’s a full-featured OS, that one can boot as a LiveCD, from a USB key, an SD/MMC card or install on its regular HDD.

Slax Download

Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design.

Despite its small size, Slax provides a wide collection of pre-installed software for daily use, including a well organized graphical user interface and useful recovery tools for system administrators.

Movix Linux Download

MoviX is a light media distribution that supports streaming, TV cards, slideshows, internet radio, infrared controllers and others.

MoviX can boot from CDs, HDDs, USB Flash Drives, CompactFlash cards and network. MoviX2 is a spin-off project that features X alongside the usual MoviX configuration.

Jibbed NetBSD Linux

Jibbed is a bootable LiveCD based on the NetBSD Operating System that works directly from a CD without need for a hard drive. Automatic hardware detection provides support for a wide variety of graphics cards, sound cards, network interfaces, and USB devices.

DSL Linux Download

DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live CD. It was at first just a personal tool/toy.

xPud Linux Download

xPUD is an unique Linux distribution, consisting mainly of a web browser and a media player, with a simple user interface on top.

 It can turn your computer into a kiosk-like station by leveraging web technologies, making surfing and watching movies as easy as pie.

PLD Linux Rescue CD

Its is a bootable disk that contains a live Linux distribution based on PLD Linux made in Poland. Furthermore this version uses transparent compression to fit about 180 MB of software onto a single mini CD in usable form.

Bio Linux

You can install Bio-Linux on your machine, either as the only operating system, or as part of a dual-boot setup which allows you to use your current system and Bio-Linux on the same hardware.

PTS Desktop Live Download

PTS Desktop Live is a Linux distribution designed to provide a free software platform for carrying out system tests and hardware benchmarks in an automated, reproducible, and effective manner.

PTS Desktop Live is designed around the Phoronix Test Suite with the operating system itself consisting of a stripped down Linux environment, then built upon that is the Phoronix Test Suite with its test profiles and suites.

Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux Graphical User Interface Desktop Computer Operating System. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, and Fltk. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly.

Kanotix Linux

Kanotix is a rock-solid Linux based on Debian, which contains the newest packages and recognizes more modern hardware than any other operating system in use today.

CrunchBang Linux

Crunch Bang is a Debian GNU/Linux based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Open box window manager, it is highly customizable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance. 

Freesbie Live CD

FreeSBIE is a LiveCD based on the FreeBSD Operating system, or even easier, a FreeBSD-based operating system that works directly from a CD, without touching your hard drive. We also develop a simple to use and easily extendable toolkit used for the creation of the CD.

Utilex Linux

When you boot ULTILEX, the first thing you'll see is a beautiful start-up screen with menu from which you can choose the exact live Linux distribution to run. One interesting feature of Utilex is that you can install it with ease on USB flash device and save the changes you've made durign the live session on it.

Mutagenix Linux

It is built on Slackware Linux and uses Slapt-get as the foundation for the Mutagenix build system. A simple hard-drive installation tool is included. The build system is available for download in the download sections and includes copious notes on building the kernel and supporting software for making your own LiveCD.

Clonezilla Live

Clonezilla, based on DRBL, Partclone and udpcast, allows you to do bare metal backup and recovery. Two types of Clonezilla are available, Clonezilla live and Clonezilla SE (server edition). Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore.

AVG Rescue CD

You’ve installed AVG protection to help ensure you don’t get infected servers or workstations. However, if the unthinkable has already occurred, you need the AVG Rescue CD; a powerful must-have toolkit to assist with the rescue and repair of infected machines.

Parted Magic Live CD

The Parted Magic employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful software and an excellent set of info to benefit the user. An extensive collection of file system tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

Hiren’s BootCD

An ultimate Boot CD contains lots of useful tools which can be used to fix Computer problems. This CD also have live windows and Linux itself. Live windows supports a variety of portable software which are very useful while repairing windows or troubleshooting.