Kurumin Linux
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Kurumin Linux is a LiveCD Linux distribution based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. Its main features are the advanced hardware auto-detection (inherited from Knoppix), support for Brazilian Portuguese language and content, and small size - the size of the disk image, as of November 2005, is under 460MB. According to distrowatch.com, it is the most popular linux distribution in Brazil.
As of April 2006, the current version is 5.1, while version 6.0 is in development (beta stage).
The distribution features a proprietary control center named ClicaAki (roughly: "klik here"), which can be used to transfer control to a series of "magic icons" which install software not included in the Live CD (especially games) and configure a wide range of networking options. It also provides access to the Synaptic package manager.
Kurumin comes from the Tupi word "kurumi", which means "young man". The usage of the letter K brings it in line with KDE (the default desktop environment) and with Knoppix.
A testimony to the quality of Kurumin is the fact that Arabian Linux, a distribution geared at Arabic-speaking users, is based on KuruminTemplate:Ref.
