Finnix!

To your left, you will notice a menu of major sections of the Finnix site. This sidebar is available on every page, but to get you started, here is a description of each major section. * Download http://finnix.org/Download
Download the latest version of Finnix. * Release announcements are available in the announcements http://blog.finnix.org/category/finnix/announcements
category of the Finnix blog http://blog.finnix.org/.
* Screenshots http://finnix.org/Screenshots
Screenshots are available for many Finnix releases. * Need help http://finnix.org/Help
Help ? Known issues and general support is available on this page. * Finnix is available for several platforms http://finnix.org/Platforms
Platforms , including x86, PowerPC, User Mode Linux, and

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