I have installed Knoppix to my HD. However, after running apt-get upgrade, the mouse no longer responds after rebooting. From another forum, I learned that the problem is related to gpm and can be addressed by the command "killall gpm". Also, in the past, I have experienced other problems after running apt-get upgrade and had to reinstall from the disk to get things working again.

I have seen some comments that using apt-get upgrade will go more smoothly if I install Debian directly rather than installing from Knoppix. If this is true, then it would be worthwhile to go to the extra trouble required to use the Debian installer. Can anyone tell me if the problems encountered with running apt-get upgrade are significantly different with a Debian installer or a Knoppix installer?

Thanks for your help!