[Gllug] Knoppix and similar

[Jason]

I used Knoppix as an easy way of installing a debian system then used
apt-upgrade/apt-update tio get everything else.  I found knoppix-install easier
to use than the debian installer.

OK, I'm no Linux GURU, got into Linux through SUSE 7.2 and stuck to SUSE (of
course I did try others, but always came back to SUSE   -----  gonna have to
try installing YAST on the knoppix/Debian install   ----  gulp, maybees later)






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Quoting Chris Bell <chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk>:

> On Fri 17 Sep, John Hearns wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 16:03, Jack Bertram wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Anyway, there's nothing to stop you installing the CD image to the hard
> > > disk (where it will take up 700MB of space, leaving room for swap etc)
> and
> > > running it from there just as from the original CD.  This would be faster
> > > than running it from the CD.
> > >
> > Is this an option in Knoppix?
> > I can see how you would mount the ISO image as a loopback,
> > but how would you get the thing to boot in the first place?
> > I guess there will be some Syslinux magic.
> >
>    Look at the options before the normal boot from CD, even including
> Memtest. There is also a reference from F2/F3 to cheatcodes.
>
>    The Debian Woody installer is not easy to use unless you really know what
> you are doing or are prepared to spend a lot of time struggling. Try the new
> installer, there are a few bugs remaining but it can almost do a hands-off
> installation on its own now, or you can select expert mode for more control.
> Index of /pub/cdimage-testing/daily:
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/
>
>    I have tried downloading the Gnoppix ISO from 2 sites this week, but both
> failed with a series of errors. Will look again soon.
>
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