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knoppix live cd

  • 20-08-2010 3:56pm
    #1
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭


    hello ,

    anyone ever use linux knoppix ??

    The live cd version that you don't have to install!!

    thanks


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  • #2
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Blink182rock wrote: »
    hello ,

    anyone ever use linux knoppix ??

    The live cd version that you don't have to install!!

    thanks

    Yes I have. Handy little Distro. Have it on a USB stick.


  • #3
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    ya i did it there today !!

    grand job alright!!

    do you use linux as prefered OS ?


  • #4
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    Do people use Knoppix as a main distro or is it mainly for temporary/recovery purposes?

    I used to have Puppy on a USB to repair my system if things went wrong (as I recall, trying to update KDE kept deleting Grub).


  • #5
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    i see , i see!!

    But on your computer do you use linux or have you couple comp's ?

    i was thinkning a dual booting windows 7 and linux mint 9 if thats possible :)


  • #6
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    It's very possible. I don't have Windows 7 or Linux Mint but I dual boot Windows Vista and Ubuntu 10.04.


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  • #7
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    just as you sent that message im half way throught downloading Ubuntu 10.04 ?
    Whats the difference between that and other linux versions ?

    Im 100% new to linux and all that !!

    hows that working for you ?


  • #8
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Blink182rock wrote: »
    ya i did it there today !!

    grand job alright!!

    do you use linux as prefered OS ?

    Solaris is my preferred OS as Im so used to it. I run Windows and Linux in Virtuallbox.


  • #9
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Blink182rock wrote: »
    just as you sent that message im half way throught downloading Ubuntu 10.04 ?
    Whats the difference between that and other linux versions ?

    Im 100% new to linux and all that !!

    hows that working for you ?

    Have Linux Mint running as a VM and well, I'm really impressed. !


  • #10
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    why do youi find them bettr than windows or if not better why are you impressed with them ?

    Which do you recommend ?


  • #11
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    evercloserunion wrote: »
    Do people use Knoppix as a main distro or is it mainly for temporary/recovery purposes?

    I used to have Puppy on a USB to repair my system if things went wrong (as I recall, trying to update KDE kept deleting Grub).

    Recovery mostly. Friends Windows PC's constantly crashing because they dont really know how to protect their computer.


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  • #12
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Blink182rock wrote: »
    why do youi find them bettr than windows or if not better why are you impressed with them ?

    Which do you recommend ?

    Id always recommend Unix ( Solaris 10 ), but you really need to know what you are doing. Linuxs' UI is faar more user friendly and the best place to start. ubuntu or Mint Id recommend.

    And, yes I find them MUCH better than Windows. Windows really needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

    That and the fact Linux / Solaris is free, whereas Windows is... ??


  • #13
    Blink182rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Blink182rock


    Saganist wrote: »
    Id always recommend Unix ( Solaris 10 ), but you really need to know what you are doing. Linuxs' UI is faar more user friendly and the best place to start. ubuntu or Mint Id recommend.

    And, yes I find them MUCH better than Windows. Windows really needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

    That and the fact Linux / Solaris is free, whereas Windows is... ??


    do programs that run on windows work easily on linux versions ?
    yeah windows could do with a redo alright!!

    Ill prob install ubuntu onto another comp to test it out etc...


  • #14
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Blink182rock wrote: »
    do programs that run on windows work easily on linux versions ?
    yeah windows could do with a redo alright!!

    Ill prob install ubuntu onto another comp to test it out etc...

    You can run certain Windows programs with Wine. However, it can take some fiddling to get some programs to run !

    And if all else fails. Just install Virtualbox and run Windows + your app in there !
    :D


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