bonzai linux

[Mead]

has anyone used bonzai before, or have any information about it, i havent been able to find much info on it in english and my german isnt what it used to be in high school.

[Redwolf]

It's really a modified version of Debian. Better Installer (IMO), smaller CD (compressed) and even an autoconfigurer. But other than that, it's Debian in disguise!

[Mead]

define autoconfigurer? You mean once installed, or it should have hardware autodetection type stuff during the install?

[ChrisK2972]

it has decent hardware detection during the install. However, it can be a bit challenging the first time you install it. But, nothing compared to a regular woody install, at least from what I hear. I have installed Bonzai but not woody. I like Bonzai but I wish there were more english based help files. If you are fairly comfortable with Linux, Bonzai is a good way to get a good base Debian install without all the bloat of something like knoppix. It does come with KDE which is positive in my opinion.