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Knoppix 4.0 DVD - Like a Kid in a Candy Store
IdleTime writes "O'Reilly Developer Weblogs has a nice review of the new yet unreleased Knoppix 4.0 on DVD. As the article says 'A totally new release of Knoppix was unveiled at LinuxTag 2005, Knoppix 4.0. This is the release that introduces the split between "maxi" DVD and "mini" CD releases. I've tried out the 4.0 DVD and let me tell you, I'm like a kid in a candy store.'" AlexanderT points to some currently available torrent files for the DVD.
But the article could have been summed up by just saying "it has tons of packages. Pretty much everything you'd expect."
This is the release that introduces the split between "maxi" DVD and "mini" CD releases
My question is: are the maxi ones super absorbancy?
It's made of pure awesome.
Why is it that when you believe something it's an opinion, but when I believe something it's a manifesto?
See, this is awesome, because I can finally have everything I ever wanted in Linux with me, to run on any PC with a DVD drive (and who doesn't have one these days?), without having to install a thing. This means when I go to a friend's house, I don't have to use their spyware infested Windows partition, I can just pop in the Knoppix DVD and run that.
I would like to know what else is included in the DVD version that isn't in the CD variant, though.
"I've really only scratched the surface of the Knoppix 4.0 DVD"
Ouch -- it hasn't been released yet and he's already ruined his copy? Hopefully he didn't delete the image file or he'll have to download it again.
But these websites are so trustworthy!
Quote from torrentreactor.to in IE:
The site might require the following ActiveX control: 'Free Download Access__ Click YES - If you agre...' from 'WEBSITE ACCCESS'. Click here to install..
Well, if WEBSITE ACCCESS wants me to install it, I better! It has THREE C's! That's one more C than normal access!
Come on guys, this is free software, no need to go to disreputable torrent sites to download it.
NO!
Having RTFA, I see he meant it was fun to look at all the cool treats in store for Knoppix users.
I was hoping he didn't mean morbidly obese, toothless, and spoiled rotten by overindulgent or inattentive parents.
Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
no but they have wings
[20:36] wwwdot/.dotorg
Generally there's a -en ISO and a -de ISO. The -de defaults to German while the -en defaults to English. It is possible to get a US language/keyboard from the de version and vice versa, however you have to know where the = key is on the German keyboard (something like shift-2?)
we have Damn Small Linux. www.damnsmalllinux.org
It takes just 50 MB and can be run off read only memory (or memory that you shouldn't write too much to) like compact flash or a usb dongle. It is a riff off Knoppix. It is the easiest way to create an 'embedded' system that I've seen.
Not only does Linux scale well but so, apparently, does Knoppix.
Whatever do you mean? What if I'm just suspicious of Germans you insensitive clod?! Okay. You caught me. I never thought of "lang=us". I tried up up down down left right left right b a select start though.
They arent that obscure, being fairly well documented http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes and I think if you press F2 during startup you get a list of the most common ones.
Web Developers: Celebrate to our roots! Animated Gifs and Tiled Backgrounds, dont let our history die!
Because Debian(which Knoppix is based on) still runs XFree.
Please don't interpret this as a downer.
I use knoppix myself, I think it is the best distro out there and I plan on continue using knoppix.
I am just posting this because I was curious about it and had to go to the trouble to find out.
If you are interested in installing the DVD version of Knoppix to your hard drive you have to install it all. You can't pick and choose among the software.
FWIW.....
Many of you already know this, but one of the great things about linux LiveCDs is the ability to work on an otherwise screwed-up computer, and salvage it (or the data on it, etc.). A LiveCD is absolutely great for fixing a Windows or linux PC that has gotten messed up. For instance, you can create backup images of disks using partimage and restore them with a LiveCD (in particular, the SystemRescueDisk is good for that).
/. crowd that has not played with LiveCDs yet (or linux at all) you should seriously consider burning a copy and seeing what all the fuss is about.
A Knoppix LiveDVD is more geared towards booting a PC and being productive (with OpenOffice, Blender 3D, etc.)... however it's a great thing to have lying around because you can diagnose and repair a system, do a full virus scan (as pointed out in TFA), while having internet access, being able to open relevant wordprocessor documents, etc. etc. A LiveDVD like this could also help in extracting files from a corrupt filesystem (you can open and work with the files immediately, if that becomes necessary).
To anyone in the
I love knoppix and all, but when was the last time you popped it into someone else's computer (especialy one at work or school if your not IT/fixing it) and didn't get your head bitten off.
Well, when I was travelling around the country, visiting my friends and family, for one. I wanted to ssh into my machine to read my mail, browse the web using firefox, and play my mp3s. To accomplish this on their spyware-ridden Windows machines, I brought with my a Knoppix CD, and a DVD of my mp3 files. No installing software on their machines (they surely don't have ssh installed), no worries about having my password stolen by whoever rooted that computer, no annoying pop-ups. Using Knoppix was the least intrusive method of doing this, as their PC is 100% back to its original state when I'm done with it.
>what about machines that lack dvd-roms?
That's what you use 3.9 or the "mini" version for. RTFA?
space is pretty cool.
Two quotes from the Slashdot summary:
"nice review of the new yet unreleased Knoppix"
"currently available torrent files for the DVD"
Someone must be using a definition of "unreleased" that I'm not fimilar with.
Coder's Stone: The programming language quick ref for iPad
Oh, that's right, you don't have one...
Thats what I keep telling my wife.
I'm a virgo and on Slashdot. Coincidence? Yes.
If you have to explain the acronym, don't use it.
Shift-0
Linux is not Windows
How would any acronyms come into the general lexicon then?
"It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists." -Ludwig Wittgenstein
He considered it, but he experienced an unacceptable performance loss when the 1s started getting stuck in the wires. 0s don't have that problem of course. No sharp edges.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." -- Hanlon's Razor
Nope. echo HWAACITGLT >> general_lexicon
If you line the 1s up lengthways, they slide down real easy. Just make sure that your way doesn't have any sharp kinks in it, or they may clog. Some people have had luck in soaking their 1s in water before transmission; it makes them easier to bend. However, wet ones have a tendency to stick together and they tend to come out the far end in clumps --- which is bad. Nothing makes a LAN game lag like soggy packets.
They still use (a Branch of) XFree 4.3.
The license issues appeared just before 4.4
So there are no freedom issues.
Sneak teach kids Algebra using a game
On most recent US keyboards, it is between the left Ctrl key and the left Alt key.
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. --Mark Twain