Well as the subject says, I'm new and need help, not with Knoppix really because I've been able to run it off the cd and I really enjoy using it, it's actually pretty easy and not that different in some ways with windows, and sometimes very different compaired to windows. What I'd like to know is if Knoppix is what Linux really is, or is Knoppix sort of like Mini-Linux? I've heard great great things about Linux and really would like to use it, if Knoppix is like a Mini-Linux is there a place I can download Linux at? I've seen so many, how do I say...suppliers, or developments, or manufactures of Linux? If that didn't make since I see things from Red Hat that is Linux and other things that is Linux, it isn't like Windows where theres only one type of it...MS Windows xx and that simple, I'm not complaining about how there are a lot of things in Linux but yeah, if possible can I dual boot Windows and Linux? That would really be awesome and I'd really want to do that (if I can get my hands on Linux in the first place). So basically what I want to know is...compaired to Linux what really is Knoppix, except a Live cd boot of Linux Kernel? (I don't even know what kernel is). Is there a way that the full Linux is downloadable? And if so can I dual boot with it??