Knoppix Rules
Knoppix is one of the coolest Linux distros around, especially because of its amazing hardware recognition capabilities.
To have a full operating system running just from a CD without the need for even a hard disk was simply unimaginable to me before I learnt about Knoppix. I was simply blown away when I first used it.
Some cool stuff can be done with this kind of technology as well such as the Movix project which allows you to create eMoviX CDs which boots on your computer and automagically starts playing movies! You can use K3B to create eMoviX CDs using Linux.
Also, check out how Jeremy Zawodny has set up Knoppix on the home computer so that his parents can use it with ease.
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January 2nd, 2005 at 11:30 pm
I wish you didn’t say hardware recognition capabilities. I find Knoppix, the worst amongst all the live distros ive seen. Simply because it dosn’t like my video card (SiS6326) and both my sound cards (SiS 7012, CS46XX), nor my neighbour’s onboard vid and sound cards (MSI mobo, nuff said..) Slackware live on the other hand simply rocks. Slax is absolutely brilliant where hardware recognition is concerned. And at 185 megs, it fits on those small discs as well. You can have it copy itself to your ram, and eject the cd ! Yes, there’s K3B as well.