OT: New Virus?

Jack Simth · #1 August 20th, 2005, 12:51 AM

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Imperator Fyron said:
Knoppix is most certainly capable of being installed as a normal installation, not needing the live CD anymore. Same with Mepis.

Sure you can, but that's rather far from the intent of the distributions - check it's website; from the main page, under "What is Knoppix":

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KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).

The primary thing that differentiates Knoppix from other flavors of Linux is that it is intended for a boot disk. Most other flavors of Linux (not all) are intended to be permanently installed on the main hard disk of a computer.

parabolize · #2 August 20th, 2005, 01:01 AM

There is nothing wrong with using KNOPPIX on a hard drive. All the main distros have a live cd or dvd. Some distros (like KNOPPIX) use the live cd as a install cd.

Fyron · #3 August 20th, 2005, 04:49 AM

Jack Simth said:Sure you can, but that's rather far from the intent of the distributions - check it's website; from the main page, under "What is Knoppix":

I am well aware of what Knoppix is. Nothing wrong with installing it. It is a fully functional distribution. Para's post summed it up well...

Xrati · #4 August 20th, 2005, 12:17 PM

I guess in reading all the posts there is no "Linux for Dummies" and you will just have to know more about your computer then "Plug n Play". It sounds as though the Knoppix boot version might be a good place to start because if you were to have problems at least you could re-boot and come here for some help (AND by the way, thanks for all the help! You guys have been great).

Is Knoppix purchased as a boot disk or do you need to make the disk? I would like to get into this but all the different views expressed here tell me it's more of a personel choice as to which prog to use. I would like something to START on and work up into over time and gain experience with? AND don't tell me to "Use the force young Jedi" cause it might send me off to the dark side!!!

Fyron · #5 August 20th, 2005, 01:47 PM

Modern distributions of Linux are rather plug'n'play, actually. You do not have to do any sort of custom installation.

You can probably order a Knoppix CD, but unless you are on dial up, it is easier to just download and burn it.

Xrati · #6 August 20th, 2005, 07:34 PM

I am on a dial up.

Budgetary constraints force this evil upon me!!! Is there site that I can order a Knoppix CD? Yes I can do a search, but I figure you would know where some of the best prices might be out there and with the dial up it would save me time, so I can spend more time here!

Fyron · #7 August 20th, 2005, 08:16 PM

They have links to vendors on the official web site.

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Xrati · #8 August 21st, 2005, 10:42 AM

OK, I ordered my Knoppix DVD and will be ready to learn the ways of Linux. It did mention that the DVD will boot into German and have to be cheat coded to US? I hope this is documented so I don't have to order a German CD to learn how to use Linux. With any luck, maybe Microsoft is on it's way out or will have to get their act together!!!
Is there a Linux thread on this board other than the one I have seemed to create here? I know I've seen discussions about this somewhere else.