What's so great about Knoppix?

I'm just wondering, because I keep hearing about it and I've read a little bit about it. From what I understand it's just an OS that runs off of a CD. A version of GNU/Linux, I guess.

So what makes it worthwhile? I mean, can you write data with it? Because it's on a CD...

Anyways, I'm a total newb when it comes to Linux and this Knoppix thing has been bugging me for a while.

WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL!?

Are you asking what makes live CDs special, or what makes Knoppix special among live CD distros?
If the former, they have tons of uses, including just giving people a taste of Linux and helping with system recovery and the like. If the latter, not sure at this point. Knoppix was the first, but nowadays other distros do it better.

Can't you see? It's the cinnamon sugar swirls in every bite!

Isn't there a way to install Knoppix, so as to ditch the disc? Also here's a good quesion; on my desktop a Live CD won't work, but on my old Dimension computer it will run just fine. Why is this, and what can I do to change it? Is the reason I can't install Linux, and the reason the Live CD won't work somehow linked?

>>4

the reason -that you're a retard- probably is a common lin to any computer related problem you have.

>>4
Find a copy of Debian

Dear OP:

man mount
Sincerely, Dr. Fucktard

go sukk a dikk

>> 5

A candid, knee-jerk reaction, that tells me nothing at all what is the problem, but does serve to inflate your already diminishing/overblown ego; thanks for showing your wide range of knowledge about how to use a computer. I'm sure you will be a valued employee at both Microsoft and Dell.


>>7

I know next to nothing about Linux, so please elaborate on what you mean. That...and I doubt there is a way to install Knoppix to the computer since I think it's one of those Live-CD only things.



As for the problem at hand, what happens on the older computer, and what happens to the newer computer is two different things. Don't ask why, but I can install Linux on the older one, but not on the newer one, and the thing is, I'm using the exact some method in both cases. Dittio with the Live-CD; it will work just fine on one machine, but not on the other. So tell me; if it works on one, but not on two, then what's wrong? Also something a little more constructive that what the troll/attention whore (>>5). Keep in mind; not everyone has been avoiding Micro$oft and been using Linux because it is the 3|_1t3 h@x045 like everyone claims it is.

Giving more information than ``it doesn't work'' would greatly improve your chances of being helped.

>>9
man mount is the command (run in Terminal) that gives you help about the mount(8) command.  The mount command will let you connect a hard drive to the filesystem and use it.

So you can write data with it, if you want.  LiveCD's usually make you do this manually for safety reasons.

The point of the Knoppix LiveCDs is to be able to boot and run Linux without needing to even touch the hard drives in the system.  This is special because you can have a fully functional OS that doesn't even touch anything currently installed on the hard drive (unless you tell it to).  Useful for:

- using computer without leaving trace of evidence
- recovering files from HD with crashed OS on it
- modifying files on HD that installed OS won't let you modify while it runs
- just trying out Linux safely with no need to undo anything

>>11

Thanks for the information. Also, I get what you mean, which is why I'm kind of desperate to get the Live-CD's working on this machine.

>>10

Fair enough. As I mentioned there is quite a bit I don't know about just yet. I have both of the DVD drives set to be the first thing the computer looks for when trying to boot up. To an extenct the discs do boot; the thing is when they do it's next to useless. Regardless of the version of Linux I install it always says that some file can not be found, and that Linux is going to be dropped to a very limited shell (command prompt).

I thought the disc was bad, but even when I burnt a new disc, I got the same error, and the burn speed was set to 2.4x, so I doubt it could be an error during the burning process. As I said; something is wrong, I just don't know what. Any advice to any sort of resolution would be appreciated. I already looked at the system settings of the computer/BIOS, and unfortunatly, I couldn't find anything worth noting that may resolve the issue.

>>12
- Are you using a 64 bit version of the LiveCD when you need to use a 32 bit version or vice versa?

- Might not be able to recognize your video hardware???

- Try another distro, like DSL.

Try to write down the file it's missing and tell us that.

If it drops you to a prompt, it's likely X just errored out because it doesn't recognise your hardware.
Try using Ubuntu instead.

Something about it coudln't find the file system. Don't ask me; as I said it only gives me this error on the newer desktop. I fail to see why there should be a problem with the file system especially when I burnt the thing directly from the ISO.

I do have a quad-core; could the processor type be what's wrong? As for Ubuntu, I tried it, and sorry, it's just not working out. Turns out I have to use an entire hard drive rather than a small partion of it. While I could always back everything up, it's just more hassel than it should be. That...and a Live-CD is good to have on hand as a last resort.

>>15
Try enabling ide emulation in your BIOS

it was good in the late 90'ties