KnoppIX
What is KNOPPIX®?
KNOPPIX is a bootable CD or DVD with a 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 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 8 GB on the DVD "Maxi"
edition).
What software is installed on the KNOPPIX-CD?
The following "Highlights" are available on the download version of this Debian-based (www.debian.org) CD or DVD:
- Linux-Kernel 2.6.x
- KDE V3.x as the standard desktop with K Office and the Konqueror WWW-browser konqueror
- X Multimedia System (xmms) an MPEG-video, MP3, Ogg Vorbis Audio player and xine
- Internet connection software kppp,pppoeconf (DSL) and isdn-config
- Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) Version 2.x
- utilities for data recovery and system repairs, even for other operating systems
- network and security analysis tools for network administrators
- OpenOffice(TM), the GPL-developed version of the well-known StarOffice(TM) office suite
- many programming languages, development tools and libraries for developers
- in total more than 900 installed software packages with over 2000 executable user programs, utilities, and games
What are the minimum system requirements?
- Intel-compatible CPU (i486 or later),
32 MB of RAM for text mode, at least 96 MB for graphics mode with KDE
(at least 128 MB of RAM is recommended to use the various office
products),
- bootable CD-ROM drive, or a boot floppy and standard CD-ROM (IDE/ATAPI or SCSI),
- standard SVGA-compatible graphics card,
- serial or PS/2 standard mouse or IMPS/2-compatible USB-mouse.
How is KNOPPIX started?
To start the
CD, set up the BIOS of your computer to boot off the CD, put the CD in
the drive, and power up the computer. If your computer doesn’t support
this option, you have to use a boot disk. You can create this disk from
the image in KNOPPIX/boot.img on the CD. With the KNOPPIX-terminalserver (available from version 3.2 and later), KNOPPIX can also be booted over the network from a computer already running the CD.
KnoppiX 4.0.2 Features :
* Release Date : September 24, 2005
* Price : FREE
* CDs : 1 CD/DVD
* Free Download : ISO
* Installation : Text mode
* Default Desktop : KDE
* Package Management : DEB
* Office Suite : GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice
* Processor Architecture : i486
* Journaled File Systems : XFS
* Multilingual : Yes
Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 4.0.2 Live CD/DVD
Distribution Release: Games Knoppix 4.0.2-0.3
Reviews: A Knewbie’s Knoppix Rescue Adventure
This distro is my first Linux, I’m started with Knoppix 3.7 
Kero-keropi + Knoppix = KeroppiX (ps: don’t ask me why ;p)
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