KNOPPIX The Easiest Way To Get Started With GNULinux

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KNOPPIX - The Easiest Way To Get Started With
GNU/Linux

• KARTHIK.B.G.
• A.P.S.C.E, BANGALORE.

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INTRODUCTION

• What is Knoppix?
• Who created it?
• How did it start?

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FEATURES

• Automatic hardware detection
• No hard disk required
• No installation required (Live-CD)
• On-the-fly decompression
• 2GB of software on 700MB CD ready-to-run

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BUNDLED SOFTWARE

• Desktop KDE, GNOME
• Internet Browsers, E-mail Client
• Office Tools - OpenOffice, KOffice
• Audio CD Player, MP3 Player - xmms
• Graphics - GIMP
• and lots of other tools

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Intel-compatible CPU (i486 or later)
• 20/96/128 MB RAM
• Standard CD-ROM drive
• Standard SVGA-compatible graphics card
• Serial or PS/2 or USB mouse keyboard

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USES

• Educational environment
• System recovery
• Games and application testing environment

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GUIDELINES TO RUN KNOPPIX

• Insert Knoppix CD-ROM into the drive
• Reboot the system
• Change the BIOS settings
• Save the BIOS settings and exit
• Knoppix boots-up

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• DEMO

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• QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU

• References
• http//www.knoppix.net/
• http//www.knoppix.net/docs/
• Contact info
• kkbg_at_SoftHome.net