GNOPPIX: Bootable GNOME CD

ubiquitin writes "While KNOPPIX has been around for some time, the GNOPPIX project has only recently made its first release. The main difference is that it lets you boot into the GNOME desktop environment. Usually forks are more trouble than they're worth, but given the limits of what you can compress onto a single CD, separate projects makes sense to me. Hopefully more widespread recognition will also bring about a few more mirrors."

Comments

Not the only gnome remaster

[numatrix]

There are other knoppix remasters of gnome. See the full list, or try a few direct (morphix has had gnome for a while) links.

Nothing new here...

[advocate_one]

Morphix has had a Gnome version available for some time now as well as KDE and XFCE4 versions.

morphix.sourceforge.net

>Currently, iso's with XFCE4, Gnome2.2, KDE3.1 and a game iso are available for download! Morphix is an Open >Source/Free software project, based on Debian GNU/Linux and Knoppix. For more information, check the FAQ

Now had it been Gnome 2.4... that would have been news. :)

Re:Live CDs

[FreeLinux]

Knoppix
Knoppix Mini Cd
OpenGroupware Live CD
Moppix
Gnoppix
Quantian Scientific Computing Environment
Freeduc
L.A.S.
BlueEyedOS
Oralux
DamnSmallLinux

and others I can't presently remember.

Re:How do you pronounce this?

[VertigoAce]

Except with Knoppix, the 'K' isn't silent. Knoppix is from Knopper, which is a German name. Unlike English, the k in kn is pronounced.

USB storage

[bstadil]

In case you do not know, you can buy a cheap USB Flash storage device and use that for your Home dir.

Support is included in the lates Knoppix 4.2 release.

Word to the wise...

[bahamat]

I saw this posted on Debian Planet a few days ago and already downloaded a copy.

Unless you speak German, or are very familiar with the GNOME interface you're going to have a hard time using this. Booting with lang=en and setting your session type to en_US still won't switch the language to English. Now I have a nice coaster with "GNOPPIX 0.5" written with a Sharpie on it.

Too bad too. The only reason to get this over Knoppix or Lnx-BBC is for GNOME. Save your bandwidth for a few versions at least until the English support gets fixed. This is really a "too early to be slashdotted over" release, and they're going to lose a lot of potential users because of it's current condition.

It's also missing vital tools that all other live cds have, namely the ability to set up TCP/IP. The GNOME Network thingy didn't work, dhclient didn't work, there's no pump.

Gnoppix has potential to fill a nice little niche in the community, and when it's ready it'll be cool. But unless you're planning on helping out as a developer, wait on this one.

Morphix+Gnoppix

[AlXtreme]

well, I do want to note that Morphix has had a Gnome module for about 6 months now (was the second thing i made, after the really nice XFCE4 desktop-module, my personal fav.). Saw something about Gnome 2.4 in another comment... you never know what I have been cooking up :)

anyway, Gnoppix will be using Morphix's install/configuration tools. I've talked to Sven of the Gnoppix team, and it seems like they don't like inventing the wheel again, so we'll work on them together (now just to convince them on using our modular design, but we'll leave that for another day). You can read his notice here.

Currently we have the (gtk2) installer and a few configuration tools, but a (gtk2) partitioner is nearing completion which will replace cfdisk, together with a few new tools bundled together in a control-panel-thingy. Debian is too nice to be user-unfriendly :)

Knoppix has Gnome too!

[bazik]

Err, whats the use of Gnoppix?

With Knoppix you can just enter

knoppix desktop=gnome

at the boot prompt and it gives you a wonderfull Gnome2 desktop.