Data Recovery For Linux Best 5 OS Open Source Distro Linux
1. Knoppix
More than 1000 software packages are included on the CD edition and more than 2600 are included on the DVD edition. Up to 9 gigabytes can be stored on the DVD in compressed form. These packages include:
LXDE, a lightweight X11 desktop environment (default for 6.0.1 and later), or KDE 3, a more feature-complete desktop which is the default for 5.3.1 and earlier releases.
MPlayer, with MP3 audio, and Ogg Vorbis audio playback support
Internet access software, including the KPPP dialer and ISDN utilities
The Iceweasel web browser (based on Mozilla Firefox)
The Icedove e-mail client (based on Mozilla Thunderbird)
GIMP, an image manipulation program
Tools for data rescue and system repair
Network analysis and administration tools
LibreOffice, a comprehensive office suite
Terminal server
Download Knoppix: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirror...
Tutorial for Installing Knoppix on USB stick: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppi...
2. TRK
Features
TRK 3.3 was based on Linux 2.6.26.
6 consoles (accessed using alt+F1, etc.)
The ability to update itself (antivirus definitions/drivers) if burned onto a CD-RW
Data Recovery Tools
Clone Windows over a network
Antivirus Scanner
ClamAV
F-Prot
AVG Anti-Virus
BitDefender
Avast!
Read/Write to NTFS partitions through ntfs-3g
clonentfs allows copying of all used space on a drive
Edit partition layout
SSH Server
Samba server
Share all local drives on network as a user or a guest
Logical Volume Management
Proxy server support
Bridging Capabilities
Allows tcpdump when traffic passes other computers
Download Trinity Rescue Kit (TRK): http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php...
Tutorial for Installing TRK on USB stick: http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php...
3. Avira
Avira Rescue System is a set of free tools that include a utility used to write a bootable CD which can be downloaded as an ISO file. It has its own Linux-based operating system so it does not depend on the one on the host PC. It can be used to clean an unbootable PC, and is able to find malware. The tool contains the antivirus program and the virus database current as of the time of download. It boots the machine into the antivirus program, then scans for and removes malware, also restoring normal boot and operation. It is updated frequently so that the most recent security updates are always available.
Download: http://www.avira.com/en/download/prod...
4. Gparted
Features
GParted enables you to easily manage your disk partitions:
Create partition tables, (e.g., msdos or gpt)
Create, move, copy, resize, check, label, set new UUID, and delete partitions
Enable and disable partition flags, (e.g., boot or hidden)
Align partitions to mebibyte (MiB) or traditional cylinder boundaries
Attempt data rescue from lost partitions
GParted works with the following storage devices:
Hard disk drives (e.g., SATA, IDE, and SCSI)
Flash memory devices, such as USB memory sticks and Solid State Drives (SSD’s)
RAID Devices (hardware RAID, motherboard BIOS RAID, and Linux software RAID)
All sector sizes (e.g., devices with 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 byte sectors and more)
Download: http://gparted.org/download.php
5. System Rescue CD
Features
GNU Parted and GParted to partition disks and re-size partitions, including FAT32 and NTFS
fdisk to edit the disk partition table
PartImage, disk imaging software which copies only used sectors
TestDisk to recover lost partition and PhotoRec to recover lost data
FSArchiver a system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file-system to a compressed archive file
A CD and DVD burner: dvd+rw-tools
Two bootloaders: GRUB and SYSLINUX
Web browsers: Firefox, Midori, ELinks
File manager: emelFM2
Archiving and unarchiving abilities
File system tools: file system create, delete, resize, move
Support for many file systems, including full NTFS read/write access (via NTFS-3G) as well as FAT32 and Mac OS HFS
Support for Intel x86 and PowerPC systems, including Macs
Ability to create boot disk for operating systems
Support for Windows registry editing and password changing from Linux
Can boot FreeDOS, Memtest86+, hardware diagnostics and other boot disks from a single CD
Download: http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
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