about Trinity Rescue Kit

Trinity Rescue Kit (TRK) is a free and open-source Linux distribution with a command-line interface.

TRK was designed for deployment as

a live CD or live USB. The author of TRK, Tom Kerremans, includes in the distribution various third-party software utilities for repairing damaged files, recovering data, resetting passwords, detecting computer viruses, and disk cloning. TRK is especially equipped for repairing common problems in Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems.

To reduce disk space required, TRK uses a bespoke help command, trkhelp, instead of the man pages typical of Linux distributions.

Preview build 396 was released in March 2014. A fork of TRK called Mango (MAssive Network GhOst) was released by Juan Carlos Pineda, modified to simplify cloning computers.

History

Starting in 2001, after creating a bootable DOS-based CD of proprietary software for offline operations (named "The Vault"), Belgian developer, Tom Kerremans decided to create a free bootable Linux CD.

The purpose would be to include free tools that could help rescue a Windows installation that was being problematic. Binaries and scripts from other distributions inspired the Trinity Rescue Kit. Sources included Mandriva 2005 and the Fedora Cores 3 and 4. The startup procedure and methods, and many scripts, are custom-made for Trinity Rescue Kit.

Features

TRK 3.3 was based on Linux 2.6.26.

• 6 consoles (accessed using alt+F1, etc.)
• The ability to update itself (antivirus definitions/drivers) if burned onto a CD-RW
• Data Recovery Tools
• Clone Windows over a network
• Antivirus Scanner
  • ClamAV
  • F-Prot
  • AVG Anti-Virus
  • BitDefender
  • Avast!
• Reset Windows passwords
• Read/Write to NTFS partitions through ntfs-3g
  • clonentfs allows copying of all used space on a drive
  • Better support for Vista in build 321
• Edit partition layout
• SSH Server
• Samba server
  • Share all local drives on network as a user or a guest
• Logical Volume Management
• Proxy server support
• Bridging Capabilities
  • Allows tcpdump when traffic passes other computers