About KNOPPIX

What is KNOPPIX?

KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.

What software is installed on the KNOPPIX-CD?

The following Highlights are available in this Debian-based (www.debian.org) CD:

• Linux-Kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x
• KDE as the standard desktop with K Office and the Konqueror WWW-browser konqueror
• X Multimedia System (xmms) an MPEG-video, MP3, Ogg Vorbis Audio player and xine
• Internet connection software kppp,pppoeconf (DSL) and isdn-config
• Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
• utilities for data recovery and system repairs, even for other operating systems
• network and security analysis tools for network administrators
• OpenOffice^(TM), the GPL-developed version of the well-known StarOffice^(TM) office suite
• many programming languages, development tools (including kdevelop) and libraries for developers
• in total more than 900 installed software packages with over 2000 executable user programs, utilities, and games

For more information, see Klaus Knopper's Knoppix Page, and the Knoppix page at DistroWatch.com.

About this site

Knoppix.net is a website about Knoppix created to discuss knoppix in english, and share information about Knoppix. It has grown into a community of Knoppix Linux users. It was created by Eadz Consulting, now Webforce Ltd.