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![]() ![]() ![]() After you’ve scrolled through the illustrated documentation and know what to expect, you click the button labelled ‘Run!’ to launch the utility.Īdvanced users can bypass Rescapp and fire up a terminal and access the rescue tool directly. When you click a button, it brings up the relevant documentation which explains in detail what steps Rescatux will take and what information it expects from the user. ![]() The buttons inside each category have descriptive labels that help identify their function. The application’s interface has improved through the releases, and in its latest version hosts several buttons divided into various categories, such as Boot, Grub, Filesystem and Password. Upon booting, the distro takes you to the minimal LXDE-powered graphical desktop and automatically fires up its custom helper application called Rescapp. Unlike many of the other distros in this list, Rescatux can boot on both 64-bit and older 32-bit computers. The distro also ships with tools to rescue data and restore files and can wipe both Windows and Linux installs. You can very easily use Rescatux for common repair tasks such as restoring bootloaders, repairing filesystems, fixing partition tables and resetting passwords on both Linux and Windows installs. Rescatux ships with a minimal graphical desktop and bundles all the important and useful tools to fix several issues with non-booting Linux and Windows installations. We looked at how swiftly the distro’s booting, whether there’s a graphical user interface (GUI) or command-line interface (CLI), and how comprehensive the tools are, among other aspects. Some of the basic factors we looked at are space for installation, compatibility with 32 and 64-bit architecture, and the existing documentation. We’ve evaluated these repair and rescue distros in numerous aspects. They not only collate a vast number of healing tools, but they’ll also go the extra mile and help you find the right tool for the job. This is where these specialized rescue distros come into play. However, like with most things open source, it is the sheer number of choices that often confuse the average desktop user who might end up choosing the wrong tool for the job. As with most things Linux, there’s no shortage of tools and utilities that’ll help users with a particular problem, and correcting broken Linux installs is no different. ![]()
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