Now that you have some idea of what to do with KNOPPIX, let??™s get started.
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Starting KNOPPIX
In most cases, it??™s very easy to start KNOPPIX. With KNOPPIX in hand, all you really need is a PC
that meets the minimum specifications.
Getting a Computer
If you are ready to start KNOPPIX, I recommend the following:
A PC??”You need a PC that meets the minimal processor and memory requirements
described a bit later. There are no hard disk space requirements because you don??™t need
to touch the hard disk. To get better performance on low-RAM systems, however, you
might want to create a swap partition, or swap file, on hard disk to enable you to run
more processes (as described later).
Permission to reboot??”KNOPPIX is going to take over operation of the PC, so you
need to be sure that it??™s okay to reboot it. Make sure that nobody else is currently using
the computer or relying on it to be accessible over a network. (It is possible to run
KNOPPIX on a running Windows or Linux system, using virtualization tools such as
Qemu or VMWare. To run KNOPPIX, however, you will need a computer that has a
lot of available RAM. Otherwise, you will get poor performance.)
Internet connection (optional)??”It isn??™t necessary, but if your computer has an Ethernet
card and a connection to the Internet, you can immediately start using KNOPPIX to
browse the Web and otherwise take advantage of its communications tools.
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