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KANOTIX


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:12 UTC


KANOTIX is a Linux distribution based on the latest stable release of Debian GNU/Linux. It is built on top of a latest kernel which is carefully patched with fixes and drivers for most modern hardware. Although it can be used as a live CD, it also includes a graphical installer for hard disk installation. The user-friendly nature of the distribution is further enhanced by a custom-built control centre and specialist scripts.

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Average visitor rating: 9.6/10 from 5 review(s).


KANOTIX Summary
Distribution KANOTIX
Home Page http://kanotix.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://www.kanotix.com/PNphpBB2.html
Alternative User Forums
Documentation http://kanotix.com/module-pnWikka.html
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://kanotix.com/Downloads.html
Related Websites KANOTIX Thailand
Reviews 2011: Blogspot
2007: Wikia (Italian)
2006: Really Linux
2005: ABC Linuxu (Czech) • TuxmachinesDistroWatch
2004: DistroWatch
Where To Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2013-05-23: Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2013 "LinuxTag"
 • 2013-03-08: Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2013 "CeBIT"
 • 2012-05-24: Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2012-05
 • 2011-05-11: Distribution Releases: KANOTIX 2011-05
 • 2011-03-02: Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2011-03
 • 2010-06-09: Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2010
 • 2008-01-01: Development Release: KANOTIX 2007 RC7
 • 2007-09-15: Development Release: KANOTIX 2007 RC6
 • 2006-09-21: Development Release: KANOTIX 2006-01 RC3
 • 2006-09-15: Development Release: KANOTIX 2006-01 RC1
 • 2006-05-14: Development Release: KANOTIX 2006 RC4
 • 2006-04-16: Development Release: KANOTIX 2006 RC2
 • More KANOTIX releases...

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Feature nightly 2014 2013 2011-05 2010 2005-04 2005-03 2004-09 Feature
Release Date 2023-01-30 2014-05-10 2013-05-22 2011-05-11 2010-06-08 2005-12-31 2005-06-06 2004-10-16 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)   1240-1319             Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE, LXDE KDE, LXDE KDE, LXDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o Office Suite
Processor Architecture i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual de, en de, en de, en de, en de, en de, en de, en de, en Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List nightly 2014 2013 2011-05 2010 2005-04 2005-03 2004-09 Full Package List
Package nightly 2014 2013 2011-05 2010 2005-04 2005-03 2004-09 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.10) 1.1.8 1.0.25 1.0.25 1.0.23 1.0.16 1.0.10 1.0.8 1.0.6 alsa-lib (1.2.10)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 15.12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.19) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.19)
chromium (117.0.5938.132) 81.0.4044.92 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (117.0.5938.132)
cups (2.4.7) 2.2.10 1.5.3 1.5.3 1.4.4 1.3.8 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.21rc1 cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.2.2 4.2.2 4.1.1-P1 3.1.1 3.0.3 3.0.1 3.0.1 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.44.5 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.41.12 1.41.3 1.38 1.37 1.35 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (118.0.1) 68.7.0 29.0 19.0 4.0.1 3.0.6 1.5 1.0.4 0.9.3 firefox (118.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.9.1 2.4.9 2.4.9 2.4.2 2.3.7 2.1.10 2.1.7 2.1.7 freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) 8.3.0 4.7.2 4.7.2 4.4.5 4.3.2 4.0.2 3.3.5 3.3.5 gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.8 2.8.2 2.8.2 2.6.10 2.4.7 2.2.10 2.2.7 2.0.5 gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.38) 2.28 2.13 2.13 2.11.2 2.7 2.3.5 2.3.2 2.3.2 glibc (2.38)
gnome-shell (45.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (45.0)
gnucash (5.4-1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.8.9 gnucash (5.4-1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.02 2.00 2.00 1.98 1.97beta4 0.96 0.96 0.95 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.12.3) 3.14.5 3.4.2 3.4.2 2.20.1 2.12.12 2.8.9 2.6.4 2.4.13 gtk (4.12.3)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.3) 0.92.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3)
k3b (23.08.1) 18.08.1 2.0.2 2.0.2 2.0.1 1.0.5 0.12.10 0.11.20 0.11.17 k3b (23.08.1)
kmod (31) 26 9 9 -- -- -- -- -- kmod (31)
krita (5.1.5) --               krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.6.2) 6.1.4 4.2.3 4.0.3 3.3.2 3.2.1 2.0.0 1.9.104 1.1.2 libreoffice (7.6.2)
linux (6.5.5) 5.4.19 3.14 3.9 2.6.38 2.6.32 2.6.14.5 2.6.11 2.6.8.1 linux (6.5.5)
Package nightly 2014 2013 2011-05 2010 2005-04 2005-03 2004-09 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.7.2 0.5.5 0.5.5 -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.0.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.0.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.2)
mesa (23.2.1) 20.0.4 8.0.5 8.0.5 7.7.1 7.0.3 6.8.2 4.3.0 4.3.0 mesa (23.2.1)
mysql (8.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.0.21 mysql (8.1.0)
nautilus (45.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (45.0)
NVIDIA (535.113.01) 375.26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (535.113.01)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.5.2 3.5.0 3.5.0 -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21) 11.0.6u1 7u55 7u3 -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21)
openssh (9.4p1) 7.9p1 6.0p1 6.0p1 5.5p1 5.1p1 4.2p1 3.8.1p1 3.8.1p1 openssh (9.4p1)
openssl (3.1.3) 1.1.1d 1.0.1e 1.0.1e 0.9.8o 0.9.8g 0.9.8a 0.9.7g 0.9.7d openssl (3.1.3)
perl (5.38.0) 5.28.1 5.14.2 5.14.2 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.8.7 5.8.4 5.8.4 perl (5.38.0)
php (8.2.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.3.9 php (8.2.11)
plasma-desktop (5.27.8) 5.14.5.1 4.8.4 4.8.4 4.4.5 -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.8)
postfix (3.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.2)
postgresql (16.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (16.0)
Python (3.11.5) 3.7.3 2.7.3 2.7.3 2.6.6 2.5.2 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.3.4 Python (3.11.5)
qt (6.5.3) 5.11.3 4.8.2 4.8.2 4.6.3 3.3.8b 3.3.5 3.3.4 3.3.3 qt (6.5.3)
samba (4.19.0) 4.9.5 -- -- -- -- 3.0.20b 3.0.14a 3.0.7 samba (4.19.0)
systemd (254.5) 241 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (254.5)
thunderbird (115.3.1) 68.6.0 -- -- 3.0.11 2.0.0.24 1.0.7 1.0.2 -- thunderbird (115.3.1)
vim (9.0) 8.1 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.4 6.3 6.3 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.8 2.0.3 2.0.3 -- -- 0.8.4 -- 0.8.0 vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 1.20.4 1.12.4 1.12.4 1.7.7 1.4.2 (6.8.2) -- -- xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: nightly
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-13
Votes: 1


Great distribution but abandoned, it's a shame that there is no ongoing work on updates. I hope that an update based on Debian 12 will be released, but it's just a dream.

Nevertheless, even despite all that, the older versions still work well even today. The distribution delivers what it promised.
I found Kanotix to be a golden middle ground among all the others. I am satisfied with its performance and stability.
It's always great to find a distribution that meets your needs and provides a positive computing experience.


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Version: nightly
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-10
Votes: 1


I downloaded the KDE desktop. I am running KANOTIX Live persistent on a USB 3.0 flash drive. i want to revive a 12 year old laptop with two 2 GHZ Intel Celeron CPUS, 4GB RAM, no hard disk. KANOTIX seems to be the answer for this laptop dinosaur. I plan on adding a hard disk and upgrade the RAM to this laptop for future lab work.

Running KANOTIX Live persistent KDE desktop is the PERFECT solution. Once I install the hard disk, I will install the KDE desktop on the hard disk. I probably should use LXDE desktop, but I am a big fan of KDE, plus KANOTIX KDE desktop is working to my satisfaction. The laptop will be used in a lab environment only.

Thanks KANOTIX for this solution!

Linux Lab User




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Version: 2014
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-09
Votes: 0



I love it.
I think I have been using it for nearly 20+ years. First on a laptop that had a max of 2GB RAM, then when I moved out of that Hardware I virtualized that OS and used it inside a VirtualMachine until it got old enough (I don't upgrade the OS, just some applications).

Then I used for a while Sparky (very good as well) and Lubuntu, but got back to Kanotix again. Moved from VM to real hardware and now again virtualizing it again when moving to new hardware (I upgrade HW every 11 years aprox.)

For the last 5+ years I have been running with this weird configuration.
1. Burnt the ISO into a USB
2. Boot from the USB, enabled persistence. You can run from USB, and I did that for a while, using a microSD card.
3. Copied that USB image into a HardDrive and resized partitions and created new ones.

It allows me to work with persistence (for the OS drive) and have my home_dir encrypted in a different partition. All fully portable. I have some usbDrives with a full clone of that in case my main computer gets broken/stolen.

Updating the backup of the OS is really easy, as you only copy the "persistence" partition (the differences), and your home_dir.



Note: The website is not updated, but the ISOs are.
As of 2023-07-09 the last version is still using LXDE instead of LXQt, but it doesn't bother me much.


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