Knoppix

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LTR12101B

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http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Knoppix is a "Run from CD" distribution, available as an ISO download (VERY LARGE), or as a cheap CD from various suppliers.

It apparently uses a hard disk swap if one is provided, but otherwise runs from CD/RAMDISK - apparently is CAN be installed to HD as well.

CD distributions are also VERY cheap, - If you pay more than a few pounds/dollars for a Linux CD with no added support, printed manuals or non-free content, then you're paying too much!
 
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mag046

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It was featured on TechTV the day before yesterday...runs off the CD...interesting.

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/linux/story/0,24330,3411272,00.html

They stated that this distros main point of use was the fact that it could be loaded from the cd on any PC that you use. It installs nothing to the hard disk and therefore it was used by the guy demonstrating it as the main tool to recover and repair damaged systems. All that is needed is a bootable CDROM...

I dont know if I would ever use it, but it was interesting none-the-less.:confused:

*edit*

...still getting used to the active/direct link rule change!:D
 
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LTR12101B

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I read somewhere, of somebody running it from CD-ROM, and using one of the CDRECORD based programs (FAR bigger chioce in Linux) to write CD's on the writer - MAD? - possibly
 
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mag046

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Nice, is it available publicly? I downed this version of Knoppix and it is amusing. Definitely something that could be used for system recovery.

I ran it two different ways...one on the system with a conventional setup. It ran perfectly, as far as I could tell because I do not use linux. The second way, I disconnected the hard drive's ide cable and power to see if the system could sustain itself totally from RAM...not a problem either. The system ran just as it did before without any noticeable lags. I even used OpenOffice...ran fine.

Definitely cool app...running without a harddrive...heh.

This is really good for anyone wanting to check out Linux and how it runs without the hassle of having to actually install anything. The only bad part is downing the 700Mb iso and burning it, if one would consider that bad...56k users might:confused:
 
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elpresidente

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lol...yeah that could be a prob 700 with 56kb ....would take ages ;)

SUSE 8.1 is available .... dl it some days ago from an university (mirror) but had no time to test it ....

greetz
elP
 
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mag046

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Thanks elpresidente...much appreciated. I will definitely look for this, the linux bug has me...Im tired of calling Bill to get permission to us my XP OS and Office...*sigh* The bad part about it is that mine are legit, and the phone center still gives me grief! I cant help it if I change hardware more than what Bill thinks I should...I wont get started, sorry!

Thanks again...:D
 
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sdreeper

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Hi,
I've tried the 8.0 Version and couldn't get it to work because it doesn't recognize my Ati AIW 7500.
Will 8.1 work for me?
 
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LTR12101B

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http://www.demolinux.org
DemoLinux is another "Run from CD" solution

Or feast your eyes on THIS collection
http://www.linuxiso.org

More distro's than you know what to do with!
You can also search for distributions optimized for:
386 (minimum, no optimization)
586 (Pentium - and MMX/K6)
686 (Pentium 2 and above/ Athlon)
A lower optimization should run on a higher CPU, but not vice-versa

Gentoo Linux takes it further, with SPECIFIC, per CPU versions
 
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mag046

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Thanks for the summary LTR...I figured that was the breakdown for the x86(s) in the distribution file names, but it is nice to see it in actual text!:D

I downed the SuSE live distro yesterday, I will check it out...linuxiso.org is a great one!
 
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LTR12101B

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My friend's a semi-guru - I'm just debating which one to dip a toe in with.

Any version CAN be recompiled with specified optimization, but it saves a LOT of time to have it precompiled to suit - there is also a 486 optimization (which Gentoo also delivers).

There are also some floppy kits around - the one often mentioned is "Tom's rootboot"
http://www.toms.net/rb/
A functional TEXT MODE Linux on ONE FLOPPY - used by many as an aid to recovery, standalone backup tool etc.
That shows how small the crucial core of linux is!
 
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