Hi! I was introduced effectively to Linux through ubuntu, since I had to install it in the pc at home and the owner was careless/naive enough to completely ruin the Window$ OEM install (no problem...it was an useless 'Starter Edition' one). So, as many people nowadays, I wasn't forced to learn bash to be able to have a more than usable o.s.. I've tried several distros (I even put an old hd in the pc in which I installed AntixM-8 for me to use) and in the process also downloaded Knoppix 6.0 when it was launched. My image of Knoppix up to then (of hearing about) was that it was a basic distro much used as a recovery tool. Now that I read these testimonies I figure out that maybe although it was rather for the technically savvy, it also was a fairly embracing package. But it's quite clear that some people were not viewing this release by it's own merits.
Of all the distros I tried, this is certainly the most impressive live-cd. I have no 'technical' arguments for that but: the A.D.R.I.A.N.E. is worth praising, it boots in graphical mode in no-time, its LXDE is beautiful, snappy and integrated and it has a sleek but 'high-profile' software selection. It's a pity I've got no thumbdrive, but as soon as I get one Knoppix6 would be my portable o.s. option (specially if the 'persistent' option works well).
It's quite unique too the way this forum work, or don't work, since most questions are completely ignored.
I managed to skip the 'adriane' option by choosing #9 'shell' and typing 'startx'.
Also, we have ADSL PPPoE connection here and it was a no-brainer to connect at first but recently I routed my modem and Knoppix' auto-DHCP just doesn't work. Al other distros I tried work fine but, if anybody 's interested, I think it has something to do with Knoppix' user and super-user handling. In Antix (also Debian Lenny based) auto-DHCP connects fine but after the 'slim' login screen it somehow loses the connection and regains again the first time any operation as 'root' is performed. Has anyone had a similar issue with auto-DHCP not connecting (the network tool in 'System Tools', when run, states something like 'there was no DHCP response/answer')? I see that it seems an update was released...maybe this was fixed.
Knoppix is special!