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Another Debian based boot-from-CD OS that used to be quite popular is Knoppix [1]. I remember that was a big thing in the times of Win98 viruses when people use

by jonemo 12y ago

Another Debian based boot-from-CD OS that used to be quite popular is Knoppix [1]. I remember that was a big thing in the times of Win98 viruses when people used it for system recovery. In Germany they distributed it as add-on to computer magazines. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix

k-mcgrady 12y ago
Knoppix was my first introduction to Linux. The boot-from-CD aspect amazed me. At first the only thing I used it for was recovering data from a screwed up Windows install but eventually I got more into it and started installing other distress (starting with Ubuntu I think).
- AJ007 12y ago
  For some perspective, this was back in the days where it was actually quite a bit of work to get get linux configured and running correctly on your at home desktop. Knoppix was quite a miracle.
  - dfc 12y ago
    Knoppix came out in 2000, a lot of time had passed since it was "actually quite a bit of work to get get linux configured and running correctly on your at home desktop." If you were mot using a thinkpad or ibook a laptop could still cause some trouble.
    - k-mcgrady 12y ago
      I started using linux around 2004 and it still required quite a lot of technical knowledge to get working. Drivers were a big issue around sound, graphics, and network.
girvo 12y ago
Knoppix and Slax were my first foray into Linux as a teenager. The latter also introduced me to the terminal, in my quest force it to boot from a HDD... Many a partition died that week.
sixothree 12y ago
What I found most delightful about knoppix was that with zero configuration on the first boot every single one of my hardware devices was recognized correctly.
JeremyMorgan 12y ago
Knoppix was really innovative for it's time, the first live CD OS that I know of, it was great for accessing drives that were toasted or even mounting other linux volumes. All the stuff we do with USBs now, but back in the early 2000s it wasn't an easy thing for them to accomplish.

by jonemo 12y ago

k-mcgrady 12y ago

Knoppix was my first introduction to Linux. The boot-from-CD aspect amazed me. At first the only thing I used it for was recovering data from a screwed up Windows install but eventually I got more into it and started installing other distress (starting with Ubuntu I think).

AJ007 12y ago
For some perspective, this was back in the days where it was actually quite a bit of work to get get linux configured and running correctly on your at home desktop. Knoppix was quite a miracle.
- dfc 12y ago
  Knoppix came out in 2000, a lot of time had passed since it was "actually quite a bit of work to get get linux configured and running correctly on your at home desktop." If you were mot using a thinkpad or ibook a laptop could still cause some trouble.
  - k-mcgrady 12y ago
    I started using linux around 2004 and it still required quite a lot of technical knowledge to get working. Drivers were a big issue around sound, graphics, and network.

girvo 12y ago

Knoppix and Slax were my first foray into Linux as a teenager. The latter also introduced me to the terminal, in my quest force it to boot from a HDD... Many a partition died that week.

sixothree 12y ago

What I found most delightful about knoppix was that with zero configuration on the first boot every single one of my hardware devices was recognized correctly.

JeremyMorgan 12y ago

Knoppix was really innovative for it's time, the first live CD OS that I know of, it was great for accessing drives that were toasted or even mounting other linux volumes. All the stuff we do with USBs now, but back in the early 2000s it wasn't an easy thing for them to accomplish.