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by gdaustin
3/17/03 12:41:48 AM
3/17/03 12:43:26 AM
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New Debian / Knoppix ? Either / Or?
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
Collapse Edited by gdaustin March 17, 2003, 12:42:33 AM EST
Debian / Knoppix ? Either / Or?
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 and either Debian or Knoppix decision.

Let me know.

Thanks,

Glen Austin
Collapse Edited by gdaustin March 17, 2003, 12:43:26 AM EST
Debian / Knoppix ? Either / Or?
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
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Post #88,784
by folkert
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3/17/03 7:56:44 AM
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New 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
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New 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
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3/19/03 12:43:10 PM
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New For your system information, use...

The system-info script described at the [link|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/LinuxSystemInfoScript|LinuxSystemInfoScript] TWIT page.

\r\n\r\n

Run, save, and/or print the results.

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[link|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n
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     Mad at Red Hat and SuSe... - (gdaustin) - (16) - March 15, 2003, 09:46:31 PM EST
         So download debian instead. - (jake123) - March 15, 2003, 09:51:33 PM EST
         really sux. I have a cable modem and no FSCKING CDR!!!! -NT - (boxley) - (2) - March 15, 2003, 10:35:50 PM EST
             If you have cable but no CDR use 2 floppies - (tseliot) - (1) - March 15, 2003, 10:49:14 PM EST
                 yabbut only one boxen unwilling to de-install osx -NT - (boxley) - March 15, 2003, 11:32:14 PM EST
         Okay, Glen send me the obligatory... - (folkert) - (7) - March 15, 2003, 11:22:42 PM EST
             Let me look at the Debian woody stuff online first... - (gdaustin) - (6) - March 16, 2003, 12:29:18 AM EST
                 4 of 8 Debian Images downloaded - (gdaustin) - (5) - March 16, 2003, 09:45:30 AM EST
                     Use the nonUS CD#1 to boot from and use the bf24 option... - (folkert) - (4) - March 16, 2003, 10:10:39 AM EST
                         Debian / Knoppix ? Either / Or? - (gdaustin) - (3) - March 17, 2003, 12:43:26 AM EST
                             KNOPPIX... is - (folkert) - (2) - March 17, 2003, 07:56:44 AM EST
                                 Loaded Knoppix on my Linux box last night.... - (gdaustin) - (1) - March 19, 2003, 10:22:17 AM EST
                                     For your system information, use... - (kmself) - March 19, 2003, 12:43:10 PM EST
         Are you sure those things . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - March 15, 2003, 11:30:20 PM EST
             OK, I went to their sites and looked. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - March 16, 2003, 12:01:33 AM EST
                 Re: OK, I went to their sites and looked. - (gdaustin) - March 16, 2003, 12:34:42 AM EST
         Correct me if I am wrong - (orion) - March 18, 2003, 02:36:54 PM EST

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