Billix
Encyclopedia
Billix is a live USB
or live CD
that supports multiple Linux
distributions (including several special purpose distributions). Billix was designed as a toolkit for UNIX and Linux system administrators.
As configured, it supports several distributions:
Also, the following programs are included:
Live USB
A live USB is a USB flash drive or a USB external hard disk drive containing a full operating system that can be booted. Live USBs are closely related to live CDs, but sometimes have the ability to persistently save settings and permanently install software packages back onto the USB device...
or live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
that supports multiple Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
distributions (including several special purpose distributions). Billix was designed as a toolkit for UNIX and Linux system administrators.
As configured, it supports several distributions:
- Damn Small LinuxDamn Small LinuxDamn Small Linux or DSL is a computer operating system for the x86 family of personal computers. It is free and open source software under the terms of GNU GPL and other free and open source licenses. It was designed to run graphical applications on older PC hardware—for example, machines with...
- UbuntuUbuntu (operating system)Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
(three most current versions plus server versions of each) - DebianDebianDebian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
(two most current versions) - CentOSCentOSCentOS is a free operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux . It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution...
(two most current versions) - FedoraFedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
(latest version)
Also, the following programs are included:
- Memtest86Memtest86Memtest86 and Memtest86+ are open source memory test software programs designed to test and stress test an x86 architecture computer's random access memory for errors...
- DBANDarik's Boot and NukeDarik's Boot and Nuke is an open source project hosted on SourceForge. The program is designed to securely erase a hard disk until data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable, which is achieved by overwriting the data with random numbers generated by Mersenne twister or ISAAC...
External links
- Billix homepage
- Billix project on SourceForge.net
- Billix: Sysadmin's Swiss Army Knife at LinuxJournal.com
- Announcing Billix 0.27 and... SuperBillix 0.27! at LinuxJournal.com