> - 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. > Its possible to upgrade the hard disk installed image as mentioned earlier in 5.3.1. (http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Installer). Upgrading is synced with debian lenny/sid So update and getting new packages can be done with debian repos. (In my experience doing update with debian testing is preferrable). Knopper's customisations may get lost due to package update though. Upgrading option is also similar. I mentioned it in context of a person who need not upgrade like they do with a certain distro only getting occassional "dis-service" packs. I am basically recommending it for non-techies who want things working out of the box, no headache of synaptic manager since so many softwares including those for development + special purposes available by default.
For those inclined there is nothing better than a vanilla debian/slackware distro of course. Regards Gajendra _______________________________________________ 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/
