Knoppix 3.7 Released

twener writes "Version 3.7 of the bootable GNU/Linux Live CD Knoppix has been released and is available via Bittorrent or on the Knoppix Mirrors. Some of the new features are lots and lots of package updates including KDE 3.3.1, Kernel 2.4.27 + 2.6.9 (w/ ACPI), Java security update (1.4.2_06) and more supported graphics cards."

Comments

Re:I find distributions like Knoppix stupid

[�berhund]

Yeah, maybe a troll, but I can see how some might not see the benefits of a versatile boot disk. There are two main general uses: (1) rescue disk, (2) fully functional OS for PCs you don't want to modify (be it a damaged OS, the wrong OS, or something you just don't have a login for).

Handy uses for Knoppix:
-Burning CDs, perhaps as data recovery before wiping a system
-Want to check your webmail, but don't want your friend's/relative's spyware infested PC shoveling your passwords
-Scanning Windows for viruses (great irony)
-Reading and writing NTFS partitions
-Somebody's (your?) PC is just hosed, and you don't have the time to fix it right now.

And you can do crazy stuff with it. Once I set up a security webcam with it, downloaded and compiled "motion", to record only frames where motion was detected, and wrote the images out to an NFS share. All on a Windows PC I didn't have a login for.

All in all, it does pretty well as "the only bootable disk you'll ever need", rather than having separate boot CDs/floppies for Linux grub/lilo repair, virus scanning, etc. And it does lots of things that standard rescue disks can't.

Re:for more features check out kanotix

[poofyhairguy82]

As for a GNOME fan, there is little that has met my tastes. I always am compelled to the very elegant KDE based ones. Oh well, perhaps I should just make my own

If you want a good Gnome distro (live CD and hard drive install), you have to try Ubuntu. It comes with plenty of software to do most activities, and any other software you need is easy to apt-get. There is a reason Gnoppix decided to adopt Ubuntu as its live CD.