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Knoppix 3.3 Update, 3.4 C't Edition Are Out
hkfczrqj writes "Knoppix has two more children. The first, 3.3-2004-02-09, an update with kernel 2.4-24-xfs, KDE 3.1.5, Mozilla 1.6, XFree 3.4. Also, and more important I guess, Knoppix 3.4 c't edition is out (torrent here). It is supposed to have kernel 2.6!" And it does. If you're looking for a way to test your setup with a 2.6 kernel without trashing a current install, this is a good way -- but note that the ct edition Knoppix boots into German (Shift-0 gets you an =, as in "lang=us") and kernel 2.4; you'll need to type "knoppix26" at startup to boot the new kernel. (You may find the excellent forums at knoppix.net helpful, too.) Update: 02/10 01:03 GMT by T : Note that the XFree version is really 4.3, not 3.4.
Simple question to the current people moderating this article - how can a QUESTION article be rated 'informative'? Aren't questions more about GETTING information rather than GIVING information? *g*
Gentoo has a Linux live-cd for PPC. As far as I know it's the only one.
I don't understand how afraid people can be to try out new kernels..
Reboot, boot your new kernel, and you're done!
If it doesnt work, its not the end of the world. Look at the output, see where it's failing, and go back and change your config.
Probably the Serial ATA isn't supported. You'll need to downgrade to MFM drives for 100% Linux compatibility.
From the MiB Knoppix site:
Required computer configuration:
- PC-Compatible, AMD or Intel x86 family processor
I don't see anything about PPC.
Not true. There's more than one way to contribute.
I'm happy to pay for these distros unless/until I've got time to contribute to their creation. Provided my parents like it, Mepis will be getting some funds from me after I install it for them this weekend to replace their continually broken Windows system. A few dollars out of my pocket is well worth it to give them a system that works for more than a few weeks without encountering new problems.
I'll also happily test these distros on server-class systems and give feedback as appropriate, from the background of someone who's been working in the industry for >20 years and who knows how corporate IT systems need to work.
I'd be *much* happier learning how to build one of these distros myself, but there isn't enough time in the day to do so at present. Funny how having kids will do that to you.
The trouble with a live server CD is that sooner or later one of those services is going to have a remote exploit (and if you're shipping with everything enabled, the chance of this is significantly increased.) And once an exploit is available, you're only a hop, skip, and a jump away from anyone who tests the CD having the contents of their hard drive trashed (or worse.)
Mozilla 1.6 isn't bad, but I'd rather see Mozilla Firefox added to Knoppix. That's the one of the few must-have programs that Knoppix is missing right now, and would increase the value of this distro if it was included.