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sorry.
i ran install to hard-disk from the menu. there have been several options: 4.
i tried all of them, including running gparted, and finally let him take the whole hard-disk.
it was not an easy decision as i just had configured the allready installed OS.
im still wondering why the other options dont work.i never had such a problem.
another problem i had: after installing it it still was in the manner of a live-cd:
-autologin
-the live-cd user called knoppix
-some other things i forgot
you got experience with installing knoppix? It was the lxde-version with only a few apps and compiz up and running, but i completely screwed it when upgrading...Its great as a live for me, but i never really get it on my hard-disk.
so if you got some tips how to move around those problems, im all ears.
-it didnt install like any OS i know.
-i dont know how exactly the knopix installer does work, if it puts folders from here to there or what.
-i upgraded with synaptic, it didnt work. afterwards compiz was gone, themes were removed, etc. and i had a ton of error-messages. i did the usual troubleshooting, finally, after 1 hour, i had no internet no more. i did never upgrade with synaptic and will never do it again.
The main strength of Knoppix is its ability to be run from memory as a Live Linux CD. The advantage to this is that you can take the CD with you. However, some users have worked out how to install Knoppix on a hard drive. Hard drive install of Knoppix is not recommended for the new user and one should understand that there are problems associated with a hard drive install of Knoppix, particularly if you try to install more software or update your current software. Users are encouraged to look at a Debian ( www.debian.org ) install before trying to "install" Knoppix
I can see putting it on a usb drive/flash drive, but why anyone would want to install it to a hard drive has never made any sense. Knoppix has always been designed and built as a LiveCD.
for me the answer is easy:
it came with a only a few apps and compiz and sound were running out of box. i like compiz, i dont like troubleshooting, so i have thought i would just install it and be done with it.
your quote has cleared the problems up.
on another note: putting virtualbox on a live-cd is a bit, say, unusual. for me, might be others can find a use for it.
if i would have read before i would have spared me that kinda trouble...
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