Some of the applications in Knoppix can open any file. Others can only open so called "local" ones and reject "remote" ones.

In some instances I can cheat the aplication by copying the remote file to the desktop, thus converting it to local.

But for K3b, that I want to use to burn my Knoppix DVD, the desktop can't hold the 3.1 GB. Is there a way to change some attribute in this file for it to be regarded as "local"?

I fail to see why a file, downloaded and saved by Knoppix, is subsequently branded as "remote".

What is the exact meaning of local/remote in this context?