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xUKHCx

Administrator emeritus
Original poster
Jan 15, 2006
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The Kop
Let me preface this with this: I am not a linux user.

What I would like to have is a Linux LiveCD with the following

GUI
memtest
NTFS writing support

I have used Knoppix LiveCD before but it fell down on the NTFS writing.

So do you know of a linux distro that has all 3 of these natively, (or tell me how to get it on knoppix (natively) in case I missed it).
 

clevin

macrumors G3
Aug 6, 2006
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knoppix should support NTFS writing long time ago, let me check about details...
 

martychang

macrumors regular
Sep 3, 2007
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Let me preface this with this: I am not a linux user.

What I would like to have is a Linux LiveCD with the following

GUI
memtest
NTFS writing support

I have used Knoppix LiveCD before but it fell down on the NTFS writing.

So do you know of a linux distro that has all 3 of these natively, (or tell me how to get it on knoppix (natively) in case I missed it).

Not 100% on memtest, but I'm pretty sure that Ubuntu actually qualifies. I remember memtest anyway, and I know it's a live CD with a GUI and NTFS write :p
 

xUKHCx

Administrator emeritus
Original poster
Jan 15, 2006
12,583
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The Kop
knoppix should support NTFS writing long time ago, let me check about details...

I quite like knoppix from what I have seen from playing with it so would like it if it is included but again Linux newbie, so may need pointing in the right direction:eek:

Not 100% on memtest, but I'm pretty sure that Ubuntu actually qualifies. I remember memtest anyway, and I know it's a live CD with a GUI and NTFS write :p

On the download now so will see how it goes.
 

yg17

macrumors Pentium
Aug 1, 2004
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St. Louis, MO
Ubuntu.

Not sure if it does NTFS write. Last I heard, NTFS write support in Linux was very experimental and shouldn't be used on any hard drive with important data.
 
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