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Old 07-08-2005, 11:20 AM   #16
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I am sorry .. I got mixed up between Suse 9.3 and Knoppix 4.0

yes .. they announced it long ago that 4.0 will only be release in dvd ..

I guess you do need a dvd (writer) .. I am sure one can hack it, but it's probably not worth the trouble .. there will be another version in 2/3 months and there are plenty of other distro's around which are plenty good ..

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Old 07-09-2005, 10:32 PM   #17
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installing Knoppix

Hello. Can anyone offer instructions or advice on how to install Knoppix to my HD? I know the command IGNORE_CHECK=1 sudo knoppix-installer, but haven't gotten much further than that.
I can't partition from within knoppix-installer: it reports that my HD is read-only (although I solved that by using Partition Magic from Windows). With the HD partitioned successfully, I have tried to install, but it results in a complicated error message I do not understand. Are there any settings I have to make sure are correct?
 
Old 07-09-2005, 11:42 PM   #18
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Perhaps the following advice from the Knoppix "HD Install how to" should be kept in mind;
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Knoppix is designed & intended to be used as a GNU/Linux LiveCD and not a HD installed Linux distro. A HD installed Knoppix will give you a running GNU/Linux system but it is not easy to support or administrate and add/remove of software is complicated and is best left to GNU/Linux experts. Examples of such issues can be found in the Hdd Install / Debian / Apt forum (http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5). If you a new user and not a GNU/Linux expert & want a HD installed system then skip the LiveCDs and go directly to a distro designed to be installed to a HD, for example Debian
Sounds like pretty good advice to me - your choice of course.
 
Old 07-09-2005, 11:49 PM   #19
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re: installation

How different is Debian from Knoppix, if at all? Isn't that supposed to be the distribution favored by nerds (which would make it all the more attractive)? I have tried Mandrake and Knoppix so far, and I prefer Knoppix for two reasons: the menus are more aesthetically pleasing, and it appears to have more applications than Mandrake--it comes with Wine installed, whereas my Mandrake did not.
 
Old 07-10-2005, 12:04 AM   #20
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Maybe I should have cited the next sentence as well;
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Once Knoppix is installed on a hard drive, it's no longer a Knoppix LiveCD but a Debian based GNU/Linux system. Something to note is that Debian developers/users/mentors do not consider Knoppix installed to a hard drive to truly be Debian. They will not support Knoppix users
Time for you to do some searching - start withh the zillions of "which is the best distro" threads here on LQ.

There's something for everyone.
 
Old 07-10-2005, 06:52 AM   #21
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Joshknape, I don't know what version you are trying to install but what I do with 3.7 is boot the LiveCD, open a terminal, su( just type root), and enter knx2hd.
 
  


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