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TurnKey Linux is an opensource project developing a family of lightweight, installable Live CD software appliances, which are assembled (with minor exceptions) from unmodified Ubuntu packages, and are pre-integrated to satisfy a specific usage scenario.
The Live CDs are designed to provide users with an easy to use, turnkey operating system environment that is optimized for the task at hand.
The project's motto is "everything that can be easy, should be easy".
Technical highlights
Auto-updated daily with latest security patches
MacOS X themed web management interface
Easy to use configuration console (written from scratch in Python)
Minimal footprint (typically around 150 MB) - each appliance is built from the ground up with the minimum components needed to serve its role
Packaged as an installable Live CD (I.e., bootable ISO) that can run on real hardware in addition to most types of virtual machines
Features a new installer, di-live that is based on debian-installer but capable of running in a Live CD environment
TurnKey Linux web management interface
Live CD boot loader
Configuration console - advanced menu
Web management interface - system overview
Web management interface - Apache
Web management interface - MySQL
Web management interface - Firewall
TurnKey Drupal administration
TurnKey MediaWiki administration
