I think that many of Linux users know about live distribution called “Kanotix”.
I found Kanotix because I searched for the possibility to configure an internet connection with ADSL USB modem AT-AR215 (Allied Telesyn) and Kanotix was the singly distribution that supported this hardware without need to compile and install any software.
I found a board about how to configure AT-AR215 on Linux OS. Yes, there was a board about it! The moderator of this board told me about Kanotix and I tested it. The installation was very simply and I was very pleased with Kanotix.
The community and developers of Kanotix were very active.
Unfortunately the best time of Kanotix has gone. Some of developers lived the project, the last “stable” version is pretty old and the plans of Kano (Jörg Schirottke) are the developing of the distribution based on Debian stable.
If you like Kanotix, but you prefer to use SID-based version you can try Sidux.
