In most cases, you can just
insert your DVD into your PC, reboot the computer, and start using KNOPPIX. If you have the
time, however, read on a bit more.
KNOPPIX is a bootable Linux that includes a nice selection of open source software. Originally,
there was a CD version of KNOPPIX (about 700MB image). Now, there is also a DVD version
(about 4GB image). It is the KNOPPIX CD image that is included on the DVD that comes with
this book.
KNOPPIX is considered to be the best bootable Linux available. In fact, KNOPPIX is used as the
basis for many specialized Linux live CDs, including Gnoppix (featuring GNOME instead of KDE),
KNOPPIX STD (security), KnoppMyth (MythTV media player), and KnoppiXMAME (console game
player), to name a few. To try out the latest features, however, you should start with the most recent
version of KNOPPIX, as described in the rest of this chapter.
KNOPPIX News
With release 5.0.1 in June 2006, KNOPPIX became more like a complete operating system.
Extensions were added to make it easier to install KNOPPIX to hard disk. The ability to update
certain critical packages was added in the Live Update feature. Packaging, in general, is now more
focused on staying closer to the Debian packages on which KNOPPIX is based. Release 5.1.
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