News- Knoppix 5.0

**nvgringo** · 03-07-2006, 07:26 PM

Knoppix 5.0 is going to be turned loose at CeBit. Then to the public 2 weeks to a month after that. I was able to purchace Knoppix 3.5 left over from CeBit for about $15 us.

Introducing KNOPPIX version 5.0

The KNOPPIX 5.0 Live DVD contains some major changes in the unionfs-based file system, new hardware detection and autoconfiguration, and a more "genuine Debian" oriented selection of packages. Apart from this, the harddisk install option ("knoppix-installer") has been extended by Martin Öhler, based on the work of Fabian Franz, featuring a "live update" of specific packages from a new version of the live DVD or CD.

The first release of Knoppix 5.0 is exclusively available as a free pressed DVD on CeBIT, at the KNOPPER.NET booth (University of applied sciences Zweibrücken, Hall 9, booth C39/31) and at the Heise booth (Hall 5, E3

. The pressing of the CeBIT KNOPPIX DVDs has been sponsored, like in the past years, by the Heise publishing company.

You can find more information about "KNOPPIX @ CeBIT" at the Heise Newsticker (german text) .

What's new:

* Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4
* Debian (testing/unstable)
* Xorg Version 6.9
* udev+hwsetup for automatic hardware detection
* KDE 3.5.1, GNOME 2.12 from Debian/unstable
* OpenOffice 2.0.1 (german+english)
* transparent write access for NTFS partitions (libntfs+fuse)
* new knoppix-installer now also with the possibility to update existing installations of Knoppix
* Many Updates...

Roadmap: Earliest date 2 weeks after CeBIT, the CD edition of KNOPPIX 5.0 should be ready and will be available for download, together wih the DVD version, from the usual mirrors.

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

**nvgringo** · 03-08-2006, 06:38 PM

Wow, Is this thing on? a shiny new version of Knoppix has been anounced and it's not news? you can buy a copy now for 6 euors plus shipping

**quoosx** · 03-10-2006, 06:21 AM

No one having attended the CeBIT to comment on this?

Is there a torrent from anyone who got one of the DVDs at the CeBIT?

**MethodOne** · 03-10-2006, 03:29 PM

Is the CeBIT disc in English? I can't wait to get this! I just hope it displays correctly on my laptop.

**mulder170** · 03-10-2006, 04:06 PM

I found this torrent:

http://torrent.kurz.net/KNOPPIX_V5.0...DE.iso.torrent

**sakiZ** · 03-10-2006, 06:27 PM

I assume a CD version will quickly follow. ???

sakiZ

**quoosx** · 03-10-2006, 06:49 PM

Roadmap: Earliest date 2 weeks after CeBIT, the CD edition of KNOPPIX 5.0 should be ready and will be available for download, together wih the DVD version, from the usual mirrors.

(http://www.knopper.net/cebit/index-en.html)

**nvgringo** · 03-11-2006, 01:13 AM

MethodOne,
The CeBit version will be in German. You will need to use cheat code knoppix lang=us on the German keyboard the = is ). If you are having display problems on your laptop you might try knoppix lang=us xmodule=fbdev.

**Tom Tiger** · 03-11-2006, 01:14 PM

Moah.... I think that's pretty quick

And I don't mind waiting a bit for it.

Odd thing though, I've tried loads of distros (and I mean Loads!) and I allways end up with Debian in one form or another.

Originally Posted by quoosx

Roadmap: Earliest date 2 weeks after CeBIT, the CD edition of KNOPPIX 5.0 should be ready and will be available for download, together wih the DVD version, from the usual mirrors.

(http://www.knopper.net/cebit/index-en.html)

**MethodOne** · 03-11-2006, 03:46 PM

I'll wait until the official release. I'm just having a resolution problem with 4.0.1. I know that xorg 6.9 in 5.0 supports 1680x1050 wth my Mobility Radeon X600 ("ati" drivers).