Linked by Michael Katsevman on Thu 6th Nov 2003 19:33 UTC
Debian and its clones Debian is widely considered the Linux distribution with the best package management tool, APT and one of the largest software bases (>13,000). However, the installation horror stories kept me away. Nevertheless, eager to try it out, I failed to install various other Debian GNU/Linux based distributions. Some failed to boot even after I tried to reinstall for the fourth time, and others just couldn't detect my hardware. While Knoppix is highly recommended, I decided to stick with hard-drive based distros (Although it is the distribution of choice for LiveCDs). Then came Libranet.
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RE: Alternatives for Libranet
by Free Loader on Fri 7th Nov 2003 15:12 UTC

Yes, there are plenty of distros that are based on Debian GNU/Linux. Some of these are:
- Debian
- Knoppix
- Damn Small Linux
- Mepis
- Morphix
- Gnoppix
- Bonzai

You can check out short descriptions of each distro, plus a list of what software versions they currently have, in
http://www.distrowatch.com/

Libranet is good, but choice is also good. :^)