On Sunday 12 Oct 2008, narendra sisodiya wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: gajendra khanna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi All > I have been looking for a truly user friendly distro to suggest to > those who want to install Linux on their disks minus the gyan. > And I think I have found it - Knoppix 5.3.1! > Knoppix is the best live distro seen by me till date. The quality put > together by one man is really amazing.
I agree that Knoppix is a wonderful live OS; however I'd be pretty reluctant to use it as an installed OS for a number of reasons: - Updates and upgrades used to be a major issue, at least till some time back. Upgrading a Knoppix installation was next to impossible (as some people on this list can testify). Considering the daily increasing need for security, having an OS that can't be upgraded is not option. Of course, things may have changed since the last time I looked at Knoppix, in which case this becomes a non-issue. Similarly, installing a package that is not available on the base Knoppix DVD image could become a major problem. - Knoppix doesn't give an end user much control over what drivers get installed and what devices get enabled. You normally want your hardware to work out of the box; however > > It has an installer script called knoppix-installer which is to be > run from root console. Other than the default option of type > there is an option called Knoppix Cd-like (or similar). (You should > have made + formatted your root- recommended 15 GB size- and swap > partitions earlier with partition > editor or QtParted ). Rest of the options are very easy (choose > correct partition, choose to install to mbr and wait for it to copy. > Say no to floppy boot if you don't want it) > The installer installs the system to hard disk to work like from DVD. > (No CD for 5.3.1 - Its DVD only.). Shows initially 75% till all the > data gets copied (9 GB of wonderful software). > (Best part is that while its installing you can listen to songs on > other partitions or play other games including sudoku! Also you can > check that the hardware will work > before you actually install it including Compiz, audio, ethernet, > wireless etc). Once its completed reboot and remove DVD. > You will get a DVD like system (ignore the "errors" during initial > bootup) booting directly into the system (no passwords to enter for > user and even root) as you > go into the default knoppix user with wonderful effects from compiz > and More software than you will need of all kinds. (mp3 works out of > the box. Non-free codecs can be > installed separately if you want). (Don't update - upgrade with > debian though if you don't want to remove the customisations knopper > did. All softwares are already there in much usable state. No repos > etc needed for those without net as well since what you need is > likely already there). > > So to sum up advantages:- > 1. No passwords to enter anywhere. > 2. Easy configuration of hardware. > 3. Wonderful looks with Compiz out of the box. > 4. Over 6000 packages (more than commonly needed) in much usable > state - so no need to use Synaptic. > 5. Fast bootup > 6. All disks recognised out of the box. (Made read only by default. > Making writable is just unticking it in the properties. Just double > click to mount). > 7. Pen drives work directly without headache. > 8. You can check the hardware before installing to disk. > 9. Almost No need to go back for support after installing due to its > intuitive interface. > > There are very user friendly scripts available for configuring the > network, sound, printers also. (Set keyboard to US to avoid seeing > German!). This version even has facility of > audio desktop for the visually challenged! (Adrianne, named after > Knopper's wife). > Some supported tv tuner cards can also be configured. > > Thats it. A wonderful looking system with almost no headaches. > > It should work on big USB drives also (although the swap on it may > really kill its life). > > It also has a persistent-image mode where you can make your USB > persistent - a file made to store your "home" on pendrive. Just enter > it in boot options to use the pendrive as > home. Take the DVD and pendrive to any system - It becomes your > system! (No copying/NO syncing required). (Carrying the DVD is not > practically a hassle even though many people try to make it out to be > one). > > Regards > Gajendra > > Note: I am not endorsing it. Just telling the capabilities you can > offer to non-techie friends which one doesn't get with other distros > to this extent. Try it yourself to see if it suits you/them. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
