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    Knoppix

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    What is Knoppix?

    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly.
    Although Knoppix is primarily designed to be used as a Live CD, it can also be installed on a hard disk like a typical operating system. Computers that support booting from USB devices can load Knoppix from a live USB flash drive or memory card.
    There are two main editions of Knoppix: the traditional Compact Disc (700 megabytes) edition and the DVD (4.7 gigabytes) "Maxi" edition. Each of these main editions has two language-specific editions: English and German.
    Knoppix mostly consists of free and open source software, but also includes proprietary software
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    • English
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    Knoppix is not dedicated to rescue like SystemRescueCD; Knoppix is more general-purpose. Among its many uses it can serve well as a rescue disk.
    Positive comment • almost 6 years ago • as an alternative to  
    SystemRescue

    It's very good because it has loads of devices and live page's for windows
    Positive comment • almost 3 years ago • as an alternative to  
    Grml

    Tags

    • live-cd
    • livecd
    • linux-emulator
    • Linux Distro
    • Operating System

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    Our users have written 0 comments and reviews about Knoppix, and it has gotten 27 likes

    • Developed by Klaus Knopper
    • Open Source and Free product.
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    Knoppix was added to AlternativeTo by em4020 on Apr 18, 2011 and this page was last updated May 16, 2022.

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