“Do you want to explore Linux without blasting your pc? Do you want to have some of the greatest hacking tools, all on one bootable cd? Then Knoppix Linux is for you! The price is right, because it’s Free.” Read the review at TomsHardware.
Knoppix Linux version 3.3 Review by THG
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God, that sight looks bad in Konqueror
site, even
..to see the day when THG would praise Linux. Well, better later than never.
Hey… what do you know — maybe he’s on dial-up 😛
What do you mean? It looks fine in Konqueror 3.2.1 as far I can tell.
They should put Knoppix in magizines or ‘learn linux’ books. I can’t think of an easier way to introduce people to linux.
“Documentation is sparse, however this is prevalent in the Linux community, where emphasis has always been placed in finding out the answer yourself.”
Did Cheung expect Klaus Knopper to include all the documentation on top of the numerous software that comprise Knoppix ? What about the FAQ, the forum, etc. ?
True, but I do remember when I was new to Linux that this was the one of the things I was desperately looking for first. I wasn’t used to interacting in forums and searching for documentation on the net back then. Even now I would still prefer to have documentation in my hands.
I am used to it now, but I think it was natural on his part — and natural for almost anyone to look for printed documentation. Perhaps it will help if those new to Linux if those of us with more experience point out that most of the documentation they’ll need is on the net and that they may have to do some searching… but even if they get used to this it still won’t beat having the docs in your hand.
IMO, it looks bad in any browser… it’s not really ugly but something about it turns me off.
Isn’t it amazing that the system can run from the CD or HD equally well ?
Isn’t that the coolest thing on running an OS nowadays ?
Imagine if we can do that with a DVD. Imagine an entire DVD filled with all the known cool softwares for Linux that one can imagine.
I usually don’t dream when awake
but I am so happy with Kurumin which is a little distro based on Knoppix 
(It supports my native Language – Portuguese 
)
Wait til the author sees a PE Builder disk! He will be blown away!
It is possible to actually install Knoppix to your hard drive (as many people have done). You can find instructions here. That being said, if you want to go through all that effort, you might as well install a “real” Linux distribution such as Red Hat Fedora, or Debian.
What’s his definition of a “real” Linux Distro? Once you install Knoppix to the HD, it’s a flavor of Debian. Frankly, I often times prefer to install Knoppix since it’s easy, once CD, and usually works. The amount of effort needed to download, burn, and install Knoppix is far less than anything else. Knoppix is just as real as any others out there in my opinion.
“God, that sight looks bad in Konqueror
”
Find a really nice TTF Helvetica font on one of the free font sites. You won’t be sorry.
Wait til the author sees a PE Builder disk! He will be blown away!
Is it free?
I have used the liveCD, and have installed knoppix 3.3 to my HDD. It’s very impressive. But, IMO, there is room for improvement:
1) Too much cruft. This is common with many linux distros. The makers feel they must throw in everything but the kitchen sink, or they’re just not happy. This means you have to download, and maybe install, way more than you want.
2) Inflexible install to HDD. The install is easy, but you have no choices as to what is installed, you get what get.
3) Debian package management may, or may not, work. Like lindows, knoppix is significantly modified version of debian. I would count on “apt-get” working all the time.
4) I have had trouble with K3B, multi-media, and cut-and-paste.
5) Knoppix would be more effective as a rescue resource if it were more light-weight, expecially the interface.
Of course, many of these problems can be side-stepped by using variations of knoppix: MiniKnoppix, LAS-Knoppix, or even Morphix.
>>>I have used the liveCD, and have installed knoppix 3.3 to my HDD. It’s very impressive. But, IMO, there is room for improvement:
>>>1) Too much cruft. This is common with many linux distros. The makers feel they must throw in everything but the kitchen sink, or they’re just not happy. This means you have to download, and maybe install, way more than you want.
See your own comment at the end.
>>>2) Inflexible install to HDD. The install is easy, but you have no choices as to what is installed, you get what get.
Want to install Linux to harddrive? Why the hell are you using a live cd distro?
>>>3) Debian package management may, or may not, work. Like lindows, knoppix is significantly modified version of debian. I would count on “apt-get” working all the time.
HUH? First you say apt may not work. Then you say “count on” apt working all the time. Which is it?
>>>4) I have had trouble with K3B, multi-media, and cut-and-paste.
K3B has some very specific requirements when it comes to permissions and running as root vs regular user. Multimedia? What multimedia. That’s kind of vague. Cut and paste? copy =highlight with lmb, paste = mmb.
>>>5) Knoppix would be more effective as a rescue resource if it were more light-weight, expecially the interface.
See your own final comment.
>>>>Of course, many of these problems can be side-stepped by using variations of knoppix: MiniKnoppix, LAS-Knoppix, or even Morphix.
uh yea. Do you have any idea how many like cd distros exist? more then the number of fingers on you and your 8 closest friends.
morphix allows you to make your own custom live cd.
damn small linux, a morphix variant, is 50mb. is that light enough on resources for you?
1) You can choose which distro you want to use. Some are slim, some are loaded. All depends on your tastes. Sometimes, I want one that’s loaded up, don’t feel like messing around. If you don’t want that, go to another distro.
2) Yes, they could allow some package management before installation. I think this is coming in the next version or so.
3) Never had a problem with apt-get other than some of the sources never update, but there is always another to use. apt-get makes installing a cake.
4) Never used K3B in Knoppix, never had issues with XMMS, or cut and paste.
5) Agreed, and had more tools dealing with rescues.
I’ve found most of these other bootable CDs are all the same. Waste my time downloading and burning just to find it’s only a slight difference from Knoppix, and they don’t work as well as Knoppix.
More info on Pe Builder visit – http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ … Short overview… PE Builder (PreInstall Environment) that allows you to boot a Windows distrobution with this tool. Heck with the correct plugin you can run Anti-virus, Nero, and etc… Visit the link and open your windows possibility…
– Canadian, Iam ..
Please Note: I also love knoppix, and the article is correct the only flaws are programs that are broken, and loading time …