Is the NordisKnoppix dead or too old ?

**sybariten** · 03-09-2005, 05:01 PM

Theres a page that talks about a nordic version of knoppix:
http://home.broadpark.no/~aklepp/new...isknoppix.html
which sounds great for me as i want swedish language support ... but is this an outdated version?
I am downloading it now from funet.fi, and the only ISO i could see says 2003-09-24

Can i get swedish characters (öäå ÖÄÅ) in the normal and newest version of the normal knoppix ?

If there is a syntax to enter at startup, thats fine with me, it doesnt need to be automatic.

Also, i've read about the methods of making nordisknoppix boot with a specific language as default, using a boot image. (check http://files.akl.lt/knoppix/boot-flo...ative-language)
Could i do this with a normal knoppix too? are the boot images the same, i.e. could i take the boot-se.img file from http://files.akl.lt/knoppix/boot-floppies/, and copy it into the present knoppix version and then burn it?

peace

**eon** · 03-09-2005, 05:50 PM

Hi, I have the knoppix hacks book and from my read of language support you should be able to get swedish characters in knoppix.
I might be wrong these are the language options with version 3.4 (cheat code) " knoppix lang=cn| de | da | es | fr | it | nl | pl | ru | sk |
tr | tw | us

I also checked in kde and under region it gave the option to change to swedish language. I don't know if you would need to install
different fonts, you might need to, but given that this is debain based i.e international I believe that using dselect you could get those
if you needed them.

Hope this helps and good luck

**OErjan** · 03-09-2005, 06:14 PM

the fonts work great in Swedisj. no need to install anything. and you can get Swedish in the console by typing

Code:

loadkeys se.latin1.kmap

and in KDE you can use kontrolcenter to change kbdlayout.

**sybariten** · 03-10-2005, 12:14 AM

Great! Thanks for your information!

I must ask then, what is the general idea of the nordiknoppix according to you?
On the webpage they say something that i dont completely understand:

supported languages include
[bla bla bla]
to the extent that Debian packages for these languages are available, and that they fit on the CD.
Aside from the Nordic/Baltic language components, NordisKnoppix is the same as standard Knoppix.

What does this mean? Is there such a thing as nordic debian packages ? If i want to install, for instance, Centericq on a normal debian machine, i do an apt-get install centericq, but there is no choice of swedish package there....

**OErjan** · 03-10-2005, 07:03 PM

i use centericq every day, works great, no need to look fo a Nordic version, by the way, i am Swedish so i use that language.
sadly not all languages are translated yet. but the caracters/fonts should work as usuall. just that menues... wil be english in some programs.