Noob wants to Remaster Knoppix

**Drezliok** · 03-31-2004, 02:50 PM

I'm a newbie, I've played with linux for about a year useing Mandrake 9.2 and MandrakeMove. I tried Knoppix and like it more than the MandrakeMove. But I want to make alterations.

So my goals are:
Learn the ins and outs of Linux by Remastering Knoppix with such changes as, Replaceing Mozilla with Mozilla FireFox, if possable install Mnadrake's Disk partitian utility, I think it's call DiskDrak. Then to do something about the slowdown of remastered disks because they aren't optimized. [I did some research, I'm not a total noob]

Any Tips and tricks, or basic information would be nice.
Thankyou for your time.

[EDIT]
I'd also like it to auto scan for home, if able.

[Another EDIT]
What does knoppix use for compression? I notice it's been said to be totally differnt than the How To's

**Drezliok** · 03-31-2004, 07:36 PM

Are the Remastering programs any good?

**cesman** · 03-31-2004, 09:38 PM

Follow the directions in the HowTo(that's how I started KnoppMyth). Cloop is the compression used.

**Drezliok** · 03-31-2004, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by cesman

Follow the directions in the HowTo(that's how I started KnoppMyth). Cloop is the compression used.

How would I compress with cloop so I can get the same compression, I've noticed that people aren't useing cloop to do it.

**mazaal** · 04-01-2004, 02:43 PM

How would I compress with cloop so I can get the same compression, I've noticed that people aren't useing cloop to do it.

in fact the command is create_compressed_fs, it converts a filesystem to a cloop volume

create_compressed_fs compresses a filesystem image to a compressed image suitable for mounting with the cloop driver