Wow, dude -- you've hit the big time! Congratulations.
(Damn! Not out until October.)
See: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/knoppixhks/index.html
Whats different about this book compared to others is, that many great Hackers of knoppix fame have contributed to that book. (including me, but I don't know if I am that great)
Have fun.
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Fabian
Wow, dude -- you've hit the big time! Congratulations.
(Damn! Not out until October.)
imho u're great without you there whoulnt be such a nice installer script...Originally Posted by Fabianx
Hi. I'm Kyle Rankin, the author of the book. Like Fabian said, this book is in many ways a product of the Knoppix community, and many of the members of major Knoppix and Knoppix-based projects have discussed their projects in their own words, so you get the info from the horse's mouth so to speak
I hope everyone enjoys the book when it comes out, and that you find it useful. I lurk here from time to time, so feel free to ask here or on #knoppix (I'm greenfly in there as well) if you have any questions about the book.
Hi,
This is looking good... Any Table of contents coming up soon?
- Jostein
I imagine O'Reilly will post some sample hacks and such in the days to come, but I can give you a general overview.Originally Posted by jostber
Chapter 1: Booting Knoppix -- A lot of different hacks using cheat codes to get Knoppix booted on a system
Chapter 2: Use Knoppix As Your Desktop OS -- Introduces a new Linux user to the Knoppix desktop and the primary desktop apps it has
Chapter 3: Tweak Your Desktop -- This covers live software installation, creating persistent settings, and other desktop tweaks
Chapter 4: Install Debian with Knoppix -- Like the title says, this chapter has different hacks that cover the Knoppix installer in different scenarios (single-boot, dual-boot) including how to turn the Knoppix install into pure Debian "unstable" afterwards.
Chapter 5: Put Knoppix in Your Toolbox -- This covers a wide range of hacks for a sysadmin, such as using Knoppix for an emergency router, webserver, and using Knoppix to image and audit systems for security.
Chapter 6: Repair Linux -- This chapter covers Linux-specific repairs you can do with Knoppix such as step-by-step through restoring lilo and grub, fixing lost or corrupted MBRs and partition tables, and how to install packages on an underlying Linux system
Chapter 7: Recover Windows -- This chapter is like the previous, only with a focus on fixing Windows. It goes over things like fixing boot.ini, scanning for viruses, blanking Admin passwords, and even editing the registry--all with Knoppix
Chapter 8: Knoppix Reloaded -- This chapter goes over many of the popular live CDs including Morphix, ClusterKnoppix, Quantian, Knoppix-STD, and a lot of others. When possible these hacks are actually written by the creators of the project.
Chapter 9: Knoppix Remastered -- This chapter goes step-by-step through the Knoppix remastering process, including tips to keep the file size down, and how to use Klaus's scripts to automate the process.
Hope this helps
Congrats.
On top of it. Already have my copy pre-ordered!
I have to make a knoppix remaster at the moment. If I would buy your book it would because of chapter 9. Are there many new tipps about it? Or could we found all we need in the internet, too?Chapter 9: Knoppix Remastered -- This chapter goes step-by-step through the Knoppix remastering process, including tips to keep the file size down, and how to use Klaus's scripts to automate the process.
Chapter 7 looks very intriguing.
Moustache
The first hack is somewhat similar to what you would find in the Knoppix.net howto, however it's reorganized to provide better separation between the source and master directories, and it's (I think) easier to follow. Other hacks involve how to shrink down file size, which is something you could find a bit here on this forum, and a bit if you read through all the Debian documentation I suppose, but the hack that covers Klaus's scripts is as-of-yet undocumented in any other book or on the Internet. Also there are hacks for remastering Morphix in the chapter.Originally Posted by Zeaq
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