Knoppix 5.3

[maybeway36]

On the old KNOPPIX 5.1, the KNOPPIX file was ~700MB so it would fit on a CD, and KNOPPIX2 took up the rest of the space on the DVD. I think that was why there were two files.

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
I created a Knoppix 5.3.1 report page:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Bugs/5.3.1DVD
Best Regards,
Gilles

PS: it would be good to know how we could help Klaus in proposing bug fixes and/or testing new betas...

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
Please accept my apologies, the Knoppix 5.3.1 Terminal Server does work.
(as suggested by others I had a setup problem)
Thanks,
Gilles

[johnrw]

Still I am glad to have the new bug page. And........ I'm glad to hear that it is working.

[GUI_Hopper]

I like KNOPPIX 5.3.1 on DVD but updating or adding software was a problem.

I updated the "BUG Page" at http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Bugs/5.3.1DVD with my awkward solution.

What is the best way to keep software updated? Do I need to burn DVD every few days?

[Harry Kuhman]

It's now over a month since the DVD of Knoppix 5.3.1 came out and there is still no CD version available. Does anyone know if Klaus has officially announced that there will be no more CD versions, announced the intention to make a CD version eventually, or has said nothing on the subject? I guess there are Live Linux distros that are better in some ways than Knoppix for Live CD and USB key work, but if it's gone I'll still miss the Knoppx CD. It was a great disc to carry around in my "emergency kit", and CD is still a better choice than DVD for being able to boot on almost any system.

[tikitikitimbo]

I'm also one of these people checking back every week or so to see when the CD version shows up. But I'm wondering if there is a way to make the CD version from the DVD version. Obviously there is a way to do anything since it's all FOSS but I mean a fairly simple way that was intentionally put into the DVD version for such a purpose. Earlier in this 5.3 news thread there was something about the size of files being broken down into smaller units. Is it possible that there is a CD version bundled within the DVD version that could be extracted fairly easily?

Or has anybody else remastered a CD version off of the 5.3 DVD? I noticed that Kanotix actually did have a fairly recent upgrade which was interesting because it sounded like there wasn't going to be anything else coming out of that project after one of the devs split a few years ago.

Oh yeah, and since I'm here posting on 5.3, let me pose a question to anbody who has played with it. The question is this: In the move from 5.01 to 5.11 there were bunch of changes in the locations of some important files from /usr/init.d/ to /usr/sbin. Does that remain the case in 5.3? Personally I've found FTPing into a 5.11 maching problematic. It works sometimes but not others and if I boot the same machine with 5.01 or earlier I have no problems so it seems like something is buggy about this relocation. Any input on that?

[cbagger01]

Last week I read a post on the mailing list archives. The poster suggested that Klaus was looking for some suggestions to list the software that should be included on the CD version as opposed to the DVD version.

So it looks hopeful that some kind of KNOPPIX 5.3.X live CD will arrive soon.

I hope so because the CD version is more universal because there are many computers that do not have DVD drives and also 1GB USB thumb drives are much cheaper than 4GB drives.

[hat_monkey]

I'd be happy with a cd that could just boot the dvd.iso. surely that isnt a big ask to those in the know..

[ruymbeke]

I'd be happy with a cd that could just boot the dvd.iso. surely that isnt a big ask to those in the know..

You may want to try booting from the iso using grub 4 dos (non invasive boot loader allowing for multi boot) + kernel + customized initrt, cf:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=117224#117224
I used it every day for the very same reason: I do not have a DVD/CD on my machines and iso boot is much faster as well...
Hope this helps,
Gilles