What is Knoppix?
I know that it is a live CD (or DVD) distro. I know it actually works on my computer (made out of the bits my children discarded). I know it is the son of Debian and the father of DSL (and even some sort of relation to Knoppix64). I know that it is good for re-glazing broken Windows. I know Klaus Knopper is a great guy and deserves much praise.
But what I really want to know is what Klaus Knopper has done with Debian to make this a unique distribution (apart from the obvious changes to compress the files and make it run from the CD). Is any of the software his own or has he just carefully selected existing programs? I have tried to install it on hard disk, it worked fine but lost some of its Knoppixness and let its Debian origins show. I did not have much luck installing a Debian distro but then I am a newbie and luck is a significant factor. It does seem to be a remarkably versatile product: live CD, hard disk install, can be reduced to fit a credit card, and can be enhanced to run on a 64bit AMD. |
Re: What is Knoppix?
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Well, ask a Debian developer and they are going to tell you that ... well, we'll leave that.
Anyways, Knoppix is a mixture of Debian stable, unstable, testing and self made (I guess by Klaus Knopper) packages. Which in actuality break the whole apt repositry. So, as long as you only install Knoppix and do not add any further packages with apt, you are fine. Knoppix is Knoppix, and it is based on Debian but not compatible (anymore). HTH Klaus |
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I did not say that Knoppix was a bad idea. All I said is that it contains stable, unstable and testing packages as well as custom build ones (which you also admit). So...Knoppix is therefore not Debian, the apt repository is broken. Nothing more, nothing less. Knoppix is a great tool. Don't get me wrong. I use it often to boot and fix broken PCs. I can not imagine a world without Knoppix. But Knoppix is not Debian! regards Klaus |
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