Klaus Knopper has announced[1] the release of the latest version of KNOPPIX Live GNU/Linux distribution.
Version 8.6 of KNOPPIX is based on Debian/stable (buster), with some packages from Debian/testing and unstable (sid) for newer graphics drivers or desktop software packages. It uses Linux kernel 5.2.5 and Xorg 7.7 (core 1.20.4) for supporting current computer hardware.
Knoppix is suitable for both new and old hardware. “Both 32bit and 64bit kernel supporting both old and new computers, the 64bit version also supporting systems with more than 4GB of RAM and chroot to 64-bit installations for system rescue tasks. The bootloader will start the 64bit kernel automatically if a 64bit-capable CPU is detected (if not manually specified otherwise),” according to the release notes.
NOPPIX 8.6 comes with a boatload of packages pre-installed. It includes GNOME 3, and KDE Plasma 5 desktop environments and Wine 4.0 for supported Windows applications.