STUX
Encyclopedia
STUX is a Live CD
Linux distribution
based on Slackware
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STUX also contains an installation wizard on the Live CD for putting the distro on a pen drive and thereby booting from it. However, a 1GB pen drive is required to do this which is far larger than other USB Linux distributions.
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...
Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
based on Slackware
Slackware
Slackware is a free and open source Linux-based operating system. It was one of the earliest operating systems to be built on top of the Linux kernel and is the oldest currently being maintained. Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. in 1993...
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Features
STUX is a bootable CD with a collection of software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals.STUX also contains an installation wizard on the Live CD for putting the distro on a pen drive and thereby booting from it. However, a 1GB pen drive is required to do this which is far larger than other USB Linux distributions.