Debian / Knoppix ? Either / Or?

Post #88,760

3/17/03 12:41:48 AM

3/17/03 12:43:26 AM

Do I chose to install either Knoppix or Debian?

I guess I'm kinda lost here. I've downloaded the 8 images, have 7 burned and will return to Staples tomorrow to get another stack of CD-R's.

My Debian Disk 1 does boot the Linux box, but I quit the install early on because I still need to harvest my ipchains firewall config from the old box and probably a few other things, too.

I'm downloading Knoppix tonight from University of Illinois.

Based on the reading, it sounded like Knoppix is an "alternative OS" to Linux. So it's an either Debian or Knoppix decision?

Let me know.

Thanks,

Glen Austin

Edited by gdaustin March 17, 2003, 12:42:33 AM EST

Edited by gdaustin March 17, 2003, 12:43:26 AM EST

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Post #88,784

by folkert

3/17/03 7:56:44 AM

KNOPPIX... is

a Debian Based Distro of Linux... except you run it from the CDROM...

You can install it to the HD as well...

Use KNOPPIX to detect your hardware...

Use Debian, and then use [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=74573|This IPTABLES SCRIPT]... it works very well... Very well indeed.

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Post #89,404

by gdaustin

3/19/03 10:22:17 AM

Loaded Knoppix on my Linux box last night....

From the CDROM.

I wrote down all the "auto-identified" devices on the back of an envelope. I was surprised how few there really were.

I was expecting layer upon layer of drivers (kind of like Windows), but it identified just enough to put on the back of an envelope.

The list appears to be almost identical to the one I originally used to install RedHat, but I can't remember how long ago that was. Was that RH 5.1? or 6.0?

At some point RH autodetected everything, and Linux installation got a lot easier.

One surprise was that Knoppix did not detect my parallel port Zip drive. But, to be fair, I dont' thing RedHat did, either. To get it to work, I usually have to insmod on a ppa module.

I guess with my "envelope" list, I'll proceed with installing Debian tonight.

Glen Austin

Post #89,446

by kmself

3/19/03 12:43:10 PM

For your system information, use...

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