stresslinux is a minimal Linux
distribution that runs from a bootable CDROM or via PXE. It makes use of
some utitlities such as stress, cpuburn, hddtemp, lm_sensors, etc. It is
dedicated to users who want to test their system(s) entirely on high load
and monitor the health of these systems. Initial version 0.1.5b was
released July 4, 2003, swiftly followed by 0.1.5c. It has joined our
list in the Special
Purpose/Mini section of our List.
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