Starting from Hard Disk

[OCTOGEN]

Assuming I would install to hard disk, how do I then start Knoppix? Does it "run" as an application under my Win XP. or do I boot into it at startup, or is it a dual boot situation? What?

How much room (approx.) does it take on the hard disk?

[sn0wflake]

To install Knoppix you simply need to boot the CD. After Knoppix and KDE has started simply type "knx-hdinstall" in a console. You can get a console by clicking the shell/screen icon in KDE or press Ctrl-Alt-F2. Type "su" to change to root user if applicable.

::WARNING::
You should install LILO to enable dual boot. I havn't tried this so I don't really know!

Knoppix takes approximately 2 GB of space including swap space and "apt-get update" + "apt-get dist-upgrade". I'm really missing a selective package approach to installing Knoppix :cry:

[OCTOGEN]

Thanks for the comeback.

I found the info at http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/HdBasedHowTo

and I have done the "poor man's install" to see how I like it.

My original question may now be ignored.