You boot KNOPPIX instead (notice that
Microsoft Windows is not running at all). Suddenly your hard disk is just a place that
holds a lot of files. You can now use applications that come with KNOPPIX to open the
files on your hard disk to play the music, view or manipulate images, and display or
change Web pages.
A testament to how well KNOPPIX is respected is how many other bootable Linux distributions are
based on it. The KNOPPIX project even provides a KNOPPIX-customize package that lets anyone
make his or her own customized KNOPPIX. There are specialized KNOPPIX derivatives that can be
used to rescue a broken computer, play a range of multimedia content, or run a specific application.
See Chapter 18 for information on using a bootable Linux as a firewall/router and
Chapter 19 for descriptions of many other bootable Linux distributions.
Examining Challenges with KNOPPIX
For most people, KNOPPIX is a special-use Linux system. It??™s a great way to try Linux or to access
a computer that isn??™t set up the way you like. However, there are a few challenges with using
KNOPPIX that you should keep in mind:
Reboot clears out KNOPPIX??”Unless you save your data to some other media (which
you can do, as I describe later in this chapter), the entire KNOPPIX system goes away
when you reboot.
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