I always hated Windows...

[A.O.Q.]

I am new to Knoppix but I always hated windows/internet explorer/microsoft and any of the other shit programs that came with computers. I want to install Knoppix on my hardrive and not use windows at all. I read one of the other threads about installing Knoppix but I have some hesitations about my computer skills. Who else on here has done this? Or is there another derivative of linux that is relatively easy to learn and use that i could/should try? Also I only have 64 mb of ram and programs run rather slow. Would speed increase if Knoppix was installed instead of running off the disc? Anyone, anyone, anyone...

[rrfish72]

Kanotix is a very good derivative of knoppix-debian based- that you should try. Maybe too low of RAM to try that: http://kanotix.com/files/kanotix/ . Goto a konsole and sudo knoppix-installer-latest-web to get the latest installer going but sudo knoppix-installer will work fine too. Follow through the steps and away you go. There are certain things that have to be met first, like a linux partition and a swap partition. Once these are created then all should go well.

[chris-harry]

to really speed things up... i have only got 48 Mb of ram... and knoppix runs smoothly... and there isnt thata steep learning curve... nothing you cant do...

any whom... this is what i did... i used the knoppix live Cd v. 3.3, any way.. when it came up to its boot screen i pressed F2, and then i typed in "knoppix desktop= twm", that opens a task window manager... and its very simple, a desktop and a consol... or konsol... i really dont know how to speel... and way... then i typed "sudo knoppix-installer", and because i didnt have internet connection to that computer, i couldnt add the "-latest-web"... it then opened the intstaller... and then i just clicked me way threw that... used QTpartion to partion me drive (500Mb for linux swap drive (its like ram), 3.5Mb linux file system). Then, it only took 2 hours to install everything... but once its on the hard drive... it runs smoothly on a 200MHz pentium...

so, yes it will run well on an old computer.

[OErjan]

cris-harry i have almost half of your computer, p1@100Mhz with 72Mb ram... it runs ok for me (icewm instead of twm) aswell.
this is mostly true aslong as i stay away from the huge binaries, like mozilla, konqueror, gftp, gimp... if i run anything like that... it takes time and lags.

[A.O.Q.]

to really speed things up... i have only got 48 Mb of ram... and knoppix runs smoothly... and there isnt thata steep learning curve... nothing you cant do...

any whom... this is what i did... i used the knoppix live Cd v. 3.3, any way.. when it came up to its boot screen i pressed F2, and then i typed in "knoppix desktop= twm", that opens a task window manager... and its very simple, a desktop and a consol... or konsol... i really dont know how to speel... and way... then i typed "sudo knoppix-installer", and because i didnt have internet connection to that computer, i couldnt add the "-latest-web"... it then opened the intstaller... and then i just clicked me way threw that... used QTpartion to partion me drive (500Mb for linux swap drive (its like ram), 3.5Mb linux file system). Then, it only took 2 hours to install everything... but once its on the hard drive... it runs smoothly on a 200MHz pentium...

so, yes it will run well on an old computer.

I'm also using v3.3 so that sounds like a good idea. Could i download the latest version and do the same with that?

[firebyrd10]

Yea, 3.7 should alow it.

[chris-harry]

why wouldnt it??? unless an angry monster took over the computer

[A.O.Q.]

you mean like this?





i just keep getting the little box. it's supposed to be a monster...... ha.. he....he.....

[chris-harry]

you mean like this... believe it or not, this is a picture or me sister... scary isnt she[/quote]

[A.O.Q.]

if there are monsters like that than i am outta here.