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Knoppix v3.4 Hits The Mirrors

Posted by timothy on from the but-you-can-use-the-torrent dept.

zxflash writes "SolidZ.com reports the latest update to KNOPPIX; the popular Linux based OS has just been released. Version 3.4 includes the version 2.6.5 Linux Kernel and improved hardware detection. It can be downloaded from one of the mirrors listed on the KNOPPIX homepage..." rduke15 adds "Koffice has been dropped for space reasons, as well as LaTex. From the forum: 'Download using bittorrent tracker at http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de:6969/. Remember: Leave your bittorrent client running after the download is finished!' And this is the complete list of included packages."

8 of 408 comments (clear)

  1. check out MAME by Kiro · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you're gonna check out Knoppix then have a look at KnoppiXMAME too.

  2. Custom Knoppix by smiley2billion · · Score: 5, Informative

    And for those looking for a custom version of Knoppix with a few different tools built in check out this site:

    http://www.knoppix-std.org/

    From the site:
    STD focuses on information security and network management tools. It is meant to be used by both the novice looking to learn more about information security and the security professional looking for another swiss army knife for their tool kit.

  3. Bittorrent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    Please try to atleast have a ratio of 1 before disconnecting your client.

    Have some manners :P

  4. TurboTax Online by mr_zorg · · Score: 5, Informative
    ...except TurboTax on my wife's laptop.

    Here's a tip: next year try TurboTax online. I can tell you it works fantastically, I've been using it for a few years now.

  5. Re:DVD Distro? by MarkWPiper · · Score: 5, Informative
    I believe there was a DVD distro of version 3.3, that was handed out only at a some various Linux conferences. There were bandwidth concerns, so it was never placed on the official mirrors.

    IIRC, the DVD was given out at Linux-tag, in Germany a few months ago. If you google around, you might be able to find it.

  6. Changes in V3.4 by Necroman · · Score: 5, Informative

    These are from the comments on the torrent page for KNOPPIX

    * V3.4-2004-05-03 (experimental)
    - switched from syslinux to isolinux (no emulation) boot method
    - Kernel 2.4.26 (default) and Kernel 2.6.5 (as boot option) with ACPI enabled (use knoppix acpi=off in case of problems, knoppix26 to try Kernel 2.6)
    - New wireless drivers for: ipw2100 ("Centrino"(TM)), madwifi, hostap
    - captive-ntfs installer
    - live-installer by Fabian Franz
    - KDE 3.2.2
    - kdevelop3
    - OpenOffice 1.1.1 (german and english)
    - gimp 2.0
    - Had to remove the entire latex system (101MB) because of space reasons
    - Removed KOffice for the same reason
    - /dev/modem setup tool supporting serial, USB, bluetooth and irda devices
    - gprs connection tool
    - lots of improvements in the hardware detection and new boot options, please check knoppix-cheatcodes.txt.

    --
    Its not what it is, its something else.
  7. Re:Hit the mirrors? by user32.ExitWindowsEx · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not all of us have upstream providers that let BT run...and not all of us can change upstream providers either...

    --
    "Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -- Dark Helmet
  8. Re:My only complaint by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You have to throttle.

    If you don't set a max upload limit, bittorrent will suck every bit of upload bandwidth available, and you will not be able to do anything else (including downloading that same bittorrent). Try setting your max to 35kbps, or something about 5kbps below what it's showing your max is now.

    That will give your connection some breathing room to actually get a decent download speed.