New to Knoppix...have some questions

[quicksilver1024]

Ive read the system requirements for Knoppix already, but I dont know what "Intel compatable" means srry i am a complete noob

I am currently using a Sony Vaio (PCV-RX752)
-2A GHZ Intel Pentium 4 Process. (dont know if that means anything)

also, i want to make sure that this OS wont damage anything. Cause i heard from some ppl that after using Linux, some parts of their computer were seriously damaged.

ive been wanting to use a different OS other than windows for quite some time now, and when i read an article about linux, i wanted desperately to try it out.


please help me use this OS, ty

( i am trying out this OS, and if it works as a replacement to windows, i'll use it on my laptop that im getting as a present soon)

[quicksilver1024]

also, im wondering if running the OS will leave any traces of the OS on my computer...

like the cache when browsing with the browser provided by knoppix

and if there is any link or site that will help me answer my questions and other newbie guides to the OS, please post them

[Jameson]

My understanding of "Intel Compatabile" is a processor that is made my intel, or a processor that is made by a differnt company that can do the equivilent of an intel processor. So to answer your first question, Yes a Pentium 4 is made by Intel so there should be no problem there.

When your run Knoppix from the CD it does exactly that, "runs from the CD" and if you do save something it is stored in yoru RAM (Random Acess Memory) which is dumped when you turn your computer off, by deafult Knoppix (when running from CD) is set to prevent you from doing any damage. Everything Knoppix uses when running from the CD is removed (Unless you save it to a USB Drive or other media) so no it does not touch any other OS's and will not leave any traces.

Hope this helps,

-Jameson

[quicksilver1024]

thanx for the reply,

Ive checked my local bookstore and found the Knoppix Hacks book, that i'll buy today or tommorow...

but before i get it, can you tell me how (if possible) to change the GUI? I heard somewhere that you can change it to your liking. Is this simple to do or is it very difficult?

[eco2geek]

See "Hack #3" on page 7. To set your UI, use the "desktop=" cheatcode at the Knoppix boot prompt. For example,

desktop=fluxbox
desktop=icewm
desktop=wmaker
desktop=xfce

(Knoppix defaults to KDE)

[firebyrd10]

Does anyone reccomend the book, even if i'm already somewhat knowledgeable in knoppix?

[eco2geek]

Most of it you'll already know (especially you, firebyrd). But it does give a good presentation on how to make your own Knoppix remaster, as well as how to do some not-so-apparent stuff, like recover a borked Windows administrator password and edit the Windows registry using "chntpw".

(And in any case buying it is a good way to encourage O'Reilly to publish a second edition.)

[quicksilver1024]

hmm...so you dont recommend the book?

the main reason im buying it because i can read it for longer periods than reading things like it on the internet...

it costs quite alot too...around 47 bucks canadian...

do you think its worth buying?

[eco2geek]

If you've been dinking around with Knoppix for a while, many of the "hacks" in the first four chapters will seem familiar. But, quicksilver, if you're new to Knoppix, the book is definitely worth buying. It answers a lot of the questions that newbies tend to ask over and over. It's a thorough guide on how to use Knoppix, starting at zero.

The later chapters explain lots of, um, "advanced" (for lack of a better word) things you can do with Knoppix.

So, yes, it's worth buying. No reason you should pay retail, though. Don't Amazon and Barnes & Noble ship to Canada?

(Despite the "Hacks" title, which makes it sound like it's aimed at experts, it's really more of a book-length HOWTO, starting simple and getting more complex.)

[quicksilver1024]

k im not getting the book anymore, since my parents refuse to buy things online..and the retail price for it is ridiculous...

but i went through the remasteringhowto doc, and it says one of the requirements to customize your own knoppix is that you must have a linux system installed to your pc....

im only trying out knoppix, and i dont want to install a linux system just to customize it...

is there any other way to make my own knoppix without having linux alreqady installed?