KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.
What software is installed on the KNOPPIX-CD?
The following Highlights are available in version 3.2 of this Debian-based (www.debian.org) CD:
* Linux-Kernel 2.4.x * KDE V3.1 as the standard desktop with K Office and the Konqueror WWW-browser konqueror * X Multimedia System (xmms) an MPEG-video, MP3, Ogg Vorbis Audio player and xine * Internet connection software kppp,pppoeconf (DSL) and isdn-config * Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) Version 1.2 * utilities for data recovery and system repairs, even for other operating systems * network and security analysis tools for network administrators * OpenOffice(TM), the GPL-developed version of the well-known StarOffice(TM) office suite * many programming languages, development tools (including kdevelop) and libraries for developers * in total more than 900 installed software packages with over 2000 executable user programs, utilities, and games.
What are the minimum system requirements?
* Intel-compatible CPU (i486 or later), * 20 MB of RAM for text mode, at least 96 MB for graphics mode with KDE (at least 128 MB of RAM is recommended to use the various office products), * bootable CD-ROM drive, or a boot floppy and standard CD-ROM (IDE/ATAPI or SCSI), * standard SVGA-compatible graphics card, * serial or PS/2 standard mouse or IMPS/2-compatible USB-mouse.
How is KNOPPIX started? To start the CD, set up the BIOS of your computer to boot off the CD, put the CD in the drive, and power up the computer. If your computer doesn't support this option, you have to use a boot disk. You can create this disk from the image in KNOPPIX/boot.img on the CD.