About Knoppix
KNOPPIX is a Debian
distribution, created by Linux consultant and enthusiast, Klaus
Knooper. It is a bootable CD or DVD with a collection of
software, automatic hardware detection, and good support for many
graphics cards, and peripherals. Like any Live distribution
there
is no need for anything to be installed to a hard disk. The
distro can be used as a productive desktop, educational purposes,
rescue system, or even for commercial software product demos.
Although Knoppix is primarily designed to be used as a
live CD,
it can also be installed on a hard disk like a typical operating system.
There are two main editions of Knoppix: a CD edition and a
DVD
edition. Each of these editions have two language-specific editions:
English and German. There are more than 1,000 software
packages
included on the CD edition and over 2,600 included on the DVD edition.
The minimum system requirements are:
- Intel-compatible CPU (i486 or later),
- 20 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.
KNOPPIX 5.1.1
Key Facts
Developer:
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Klaus
Knopper
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Price:
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Distribution
is available for download free of charge; 3rd party vendors sell CD and
DVDs for nominal sums |
Released:
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5
January
2007
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Installation
Media:
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Live CD,
Live DVD
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Architectures
supported:
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x86
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Package
Management:
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Aptitude |
Official
Website:
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www.knopper.net
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Reviews
Selected
Websites
Other
Official Websites
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knoppix.com, knoppix.org
(German) |
News
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Support/Forums
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Knoppix.net, USB
Knoppix, Knowing
Knoppix, Knoppix
en català (Spanish), Knoppix
(German), Knoppix
(French), Knoppix
(Polish), Knoppix
(Japan), Knoppix
(Russian), Knoppix
(Taiwan), Knoppix
Forum, Knoppix Forum
Deutsch
(German), Linuxcare.ca
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