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What are the differences between Finnix and Debian?

April 26, 2017Debian differences finnix

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What are the differences between Finnix and Debian?

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Finnix is essentially Debian testing, modified to run in a small environment on a CD. The key modifications are: • Replaced standard rcS.d initscripts with scripts that are more suited for a LiveCD environment. • Replaced standard kernel with a newly-compiled kernel (UML SKAS support added, sound/video support removed to save space). • Removed contents of /usr/share/doc. • Removed localization tools, locales and non-english manpages (English manpages remain though). • Includes a few packages not found in Debian’s apt repository.