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knoppix Linux News

Review of KNOPPIX 6.7 and the ADRIANE Audio Desktop Reference Implementation

Linux, BSD, and everything else: "As a heavily KDE leaning distribution Knoppix was also one of the first to ship with KDE 4 when it debuted, where it allowed for an early view of things to come."

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.7.1

Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 6.7.1, an updated version of the popular Debian-based live CD and DVD featuring the LXDE desktop. Despite the minor version bump, this release contains a rather large number of updates: "Version 6.7.1 has been updated from Debian 'Squeeze' with the....

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.7

Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 6.7, a new version of the Debian-based live CD and DVD with LXDE as the default desktop, accompanied by a special edition for visually impaired users: "During the past days, version 6.7 of KNOPPIX has found its way to the....

Knoppix 6.4: can you spot the difference?

Linux notes from DarkDuck: "Some distributions tend to simplify the interface. Others try to do their best to get users out of their way. Only few try to find golden middle. Do you want examples? I have them."

Knoppix 2011 6.4 Review

Linux Library: "Knoppix is a top choice for developers, administrators, or anyone on the move."

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.4.3

Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 6.4.3, a popular Debian-based live CD/DVD (featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop) which has recently celebrated its 10th birthday: "The anniversary edition of KNOPPIX is now available as a DVD and CD image." New features in this release: "The current version....

Knoppix founder Klaus Knopper interview

Linux User & Developer: "As well as all of this he started the Knoppix GNU/Linux distribution. Knoppix is something of a legend as far as system administrators and computer repair technicians are concerned."

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.2

Klaus Knopper has released KNOPPIX 6.2, a new version of the popular Debian-based live CD/DVD with LXDE as the default desktop: "The current version 6.2 has been completely updated from Debian 'Lenny', 'Testing' and 'Unstable', and uses kernel 2.6.31.6 and X.Org 7.4. Microknoppix is a complete rewrite of....

Knoppix Hacks

If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again. This book includes a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers-not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing. Discover how to use Knoppix to its full potential as your desktop, rescue CD, or as a launching point for your own live CD.

Knoppix 6.0 on Netbooks Redux

Linux Magazine: "Although Knoppix detected all key hardware components such as the webcam, the wireless cards, and the microphone, there were a few things that needed tweaking to make this distro run smoothly on the netbook. So here are a few simple tricks that can help you to get the most out of Knoppix on your Eee PC."

Instant Pictoguide to Knoppix 6.0

Linux Beacon: "The latest version of Knoppix represents a radical remake of the venerable Live CD Linux distribution. Knoppix 6.0 is leaner, faster, and more versatile than ever. In addition to that, the new version brings another significant improvement: the amazingly fast boot process. Even when Knoppix runs from a CD, it takes less than a minute to boot to the graphical desktop"

Knoppix 6.0: Perfect Distro (also for Netbooks)

Linux Magazine: "Thanks to its excellent hardware detection, blazingly fast boot process, and the lightweight LXDE desktop environment, Knoppix 6.0 makes a perfect distro for netbooks. In fact, it supports all hardware on ASUS Eee PC 701 and 900 as well as Acer Aspire One right out of the box, including the wireless card."

Knoppix - Linux 6.0 review

IT Reviews: "The process of getting hold of Knoppix Linux isn't quite as hand-holding as you might expect from your average Ubuntu distribution, but it's certainly got a few tricks of its own up its sleeve."

Knoppix: live CD par excellence

IT Wire: "While the bigger and better-known Linux distributions tend to get more than their fair share of publicity, there are other bright stars that light up the FOSS firmament and rarely get a mention."

Knoppix 6.0 released

Heise Online: "Knoppix 6.0 has now been released with several new features and updates. The last update to Knoppix was in March of 2008 with version 5.3.1."

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.0

Klaus Knopper has released KNOPPIX 6.0, a brand new version of the popular Debian-based live CD, now with LXDE as the default desktop and ADRIANE, an audio desktop for the visually impaired. From the changelog: "KNOPPIX 6.0.0 / ADRIANE 1.1. Complete rebuild from scratch, based on Debian 'Lenny'....

Distribution Release: VMKnoppix 20080519

VMKnoppix (formerly Xenoppix) is a specialist Debian and KNOPPIX-based Linux live medium featuring a collection of Virtual Machine (VM) software, such as Xen, KVM, VirtualBox, QEMU, KQEMU (QEMU with accelerator) and UserMode Linux. A new version, based on KNOPPIX 5.3.1, was released yesterday: "VMKnoppix 5.3.1 CD with Xen....

Knoppix 5.3.1 [Review]

Linux Gazette.net: "At the recent CeBIT computer fair, Klaus Knopper finally released a new version of his popular Knoppix live-CD/DVD variety of GNU/Linux..."

First Look: KNOPPIX 5.3.0

Softpedia: "Knoppix 5.3, after pausing for a year, was presented at CeBIT, in Hannover, Germany..."

ParallelKnoppix 64 v2.8-rc1

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 629.35 MB Status: 1 seeders and 5 leechers Added: 2007-11-15 12:05:19

ParallelKnoppix 2.7.1 (64 bit version)

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 673.65 MB Status: 2 seeders and no leecher Added: 2007-09-07 12:43:16

ParallelKnoppix 2.7.1 (32 bit version)

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 669.73 MB Status: 3 seeders and no leecher Added: 2007-09-07 12:41:57

ParallelKnoppix v2.7

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 650.19 MB Status: 4 seeders and 2 leechers Added: 2007-07-11 10:39:23

ParallelKnoppix64 v2.7

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 677.05 MB Status: 1 seeders and 2 leechers Added: 2007-07-11 09:50:49

ParallelKnoppix 64 v2.6

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 649.32 MB Status: 2 seeders and 1 leechers Added: 2007-05-22 10:51:30

Kaella Knoppix Linux Azur 3.1 (FR)

Category: Kaella Size: 699.74 MB Status: 12 seeders and 3 leechers Added: 2007-05-14 18:55:30

ParallelKnoppix64 v2.6 rc1

Category: ParallelKnoppix Size: 643.59 MB Status: 5 seeders and 1 leechers Added: 2007-05-10 13:04:57

Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 5.3.1

Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 5.3.1. From the changelog: "Dist-upgrade to Debian 'Lenny' (testing + unstable); changes initial boot system from initrd to initramfs for easier customisation; kernel 2.6.24.4 with custom modules - GSPCA, QEMU, KVM, VirtualBox, NDISwrapper, AVM; updated WiFi drivers and firmware....

Distribution Release: ParallelKnoppix 2.8

Michael Creel has announced the release of ParallelKnoppix 2.8, a KNOPPIX-based live CD that allows setting up a cluster of machines for parallel processing using the LAM-MPI and/or MPICH implementations of MPI: "ParallelKnoppix v2.8 released." What's new? "v2.8 (64-bit only, use v2.7.1 for 32 -it CPUs); /home and....