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Knoppix 3.9 Released
GuyRiley writes "The Debian-based live-cd Linux distribution Knoppix
has been updated to version 3.9.
Among the most notable changes are the update to kernel 2.6.11 and the inclusion
of OpenOffice 2.0 BETA and KDE 3.4. This is likely the last single-CD version
of Knoppix before the split
into 'Light' and 'Maxi' versions. Torrent links here."
I can see the confusion in the way the article blurb is written, but no - we're not talking about a multi-CD Knoppix. We're talking about a split, leaving us with two CDs to choose from. One, the reduced "light" version. The other, the full shebang, on one DVD.
Nobody said anything of swapping CDs. The Mini version will be the usual LiveCD, while the Maxi version will be a LiveDVD, so, where the heck is the CD changing? Works like normal. And today, most of us should have a DVD drive anyway, dont we?
Since aternatives keep up innovation, there is also a KDE 3.4 and such shiny new LiveCD http://www.t2-project.org/live/ from the T2 Project (http://www.t2-project.org/).
It even comes with D-BUS / HAL integration for auto mounting and equally perfect hardware detection.
As usual with the System Development Environment (SDE) T2, you can automatically rebuild it, optimized for your CPU - or even other architectures.
Since Knoppix already auto-detects many system attributes, that shouldn't really be so hard to do. Why not copy it into a partition and then set that as the boot?
if you really must install knoppix, it comes with a utility to do so.
but believe me when I say the Debian Sarge installer is going to produce a cleaner, leaner installation, with about the same amount of finger-lifting.
I can install Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, or Red Hat (off the top of my head, probably Mandrake too) off of a single CD, given an internet connection...and even that's not completely necessary.
That said, how many CDs does M$ need to install an office suite, development IDE with associated tools, and operating system? Last I checked, it was at least three, ignoring the fact that Visual Studio has more CDs than Debian does (unless you're using some REALLY obscure packages with no net connection).
It's only an insult if it's not true.
Helpful tip: knx2hd to install user qtparted for partitioning
Na, you don't have to. Use the Light version they mentioned. If you have a DVD, you can use the Heavy version. :)
I don't see why you would even need to install NTFS on most home user installations of windows.
Because there are other benefits to NTFS, such as being able to use files over 4GB, useful if you have large video files particuarly DV files which can be huge. Another is that Windows won't let you format FAT32 partitions over 32GB, though this is a Windows issue and not an inherent limitation of FAT32. There are probably other good reasons but those are off the top of my head.
(as done in Knoppix 3.7, don't know about 3.9)
Boot from the Knoppix CD
Open Konsole
type su
type knoppix-installer
answer the prompts
reboot
Done.
check out
http://www.gnoppix.org/
for a gnome based live cd,
it's not from quite the same base as knoppix (they now seem to be working with Ubantu), but still pretty damn good
I've never done it, but Knoppix offers what is called a poor man's install" which I believe is pretty much a direct copy of the ISO to a hard drive (which I believe is optional, and I may be wrong about this being part of the process), and storage of user files and prefs alone separately on the hard drive or a USB drive.
This allows for the installation to be easily upgraded (just get the new version of Knoppix), while using your computer mostly like normal because you can save and modify files normally.
See details on Poor Man's Installs here.
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Have you heard of Whoppix and the Wireless Auditor CD?
Watch the video on the Whoppix site, 0 to cracking WEP in 10 minutes. Way cool video to watch.
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