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| − | You can install Knoppix to a hard drive, if you wish, though installation is not required for productive use. Knoppix is designed & intended to be used as a [http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html GNU/Linux] LiveCD and not a HD installed Linux distro. A HD installed Knoppix will give you a running [http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html GNU/Linux] system but it is not easy to support or administrate and add/remove of software is complicated and is best left to GNU/Linux experts. Examples of such issues can be found in the [http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 Hdd Install / Debian / Apt forum]. If you are not a [http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux] expert & want a HD installed system then skip the LiveCDs and go directly to [http://www.debian.org Debian] and get [http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ Debian 3.1r0a (sarge)].
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| − | Once Knoppix is installed on a hard drive, it's no longer a Knoppix LiveCD but a Debian based GNU/Linux system. However Debian users & developers on the #debian IRC channel at freenode.net do not consider Knoppix installed to a hard drive to truly be Debian. They will not support Knoppix users & will tell them to go to Knoppix.net for support. See also these Debian mailing list posts about knoppix.
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| − | *[http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/02/msg01452.html Subject: Re: Knoppix is Not Debian]
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| − | *[http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/02/msg01494.html Subject: Re: Knoppix is Not Debian]
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| − | *[http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2005/02/msg00203.html Subject: knoppix-installer script]
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| − | *[http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2005/02/msg00208.html Subject: Re: knoppix-installer script]
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| − | That said, if you want to do this, you should just make sure there is some empty space on your hard drive so you can create at least 2 Linux partitions, one for the System (minimal 3 GB, 5GB recommended) and another partition for for [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory Swap] ( minimal 200MB, 500MB recommended) during the installation process. It is VERY important that the swap space partition is of type "Linux Swap space" (or equivelent"). A partitioning program, qtparted, is integrated in the knoppix-installer.
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| − | ''(NOTE: Be sure the root partition is the first partition on the drive, is formatted with ext2 or ext3, and is set to "active." The swap partition must be formatted with "linux-swap." Installation and subsequent booting will not continue otherwise.)''
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| − | There is ALWAYS some risk of losing data. Please ALWAYS make sure
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| − | that you have a working backup of your important data prior to
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| − | experimenting with ANY new software, no matter if Windows, Linux or
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| − | anything else.
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| − | You should get Knoppix version 3.4 or later, preferably the most recent Knoppix release, and type '''sudo knoppix-installer''' in the shell if you want to do this. Have a look here for more info about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo sudo]. In knoppix-installer, arrow keys move focus and space bar selects options.
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| − | Note: Do '''not''' use "knx-hdinstall" anymore. "knx-hdinstall" is no longer maintained, use "knoppix-installer" instead.
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| − | === Blind Installation ===
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| − | It's possible to install Knoppix on a PC's hd without a monitor, see [[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
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| − | === Updating HD installation ===
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| − | You can do a
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| − | for i in $(COLUMNS=240 dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}')
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| − | echo dpkg-repack --root=/KNOPPIX "$i"
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| − | done
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| − | (The following worked for me with Knoppix 3.7 2004-12-08: create a bash script and sudo sh bashscriptname)
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| − | #!/bin/bash
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| − | #
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| − | echo ""
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| − | for i in $(COLUMNS=240 dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}') ; \
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| − | do echo dpkg-repack --root=/KNOPPIX "$i" ; \
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| − | dpkg-repack --root=/KNOPPIX "$i" ; \
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| − | mv *.deb /mnt/hdxn ; \
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| − | done
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| − | # where hdxn is your destination partition
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| − | # for the packages (needs 700 MB free)
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| − | echo ""
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| − | read -p "Finished; press Enter to exit"
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| − | to create packages from a running KNOPPIX CD to a writable harddisk
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| − | partition, and install/update these packages with dpkg -i.
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| − | See:
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| − | * http://freshmeat.net/projects/dpkg/
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| − | * http://www.tldp.org/LDP/linuxcookbook/html/cookbook_4.html#SEC42
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| − | * http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/dpkg-internals/
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| − | * http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
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| − | Using the Knoppix repository at http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/
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| − | plus the standard debian mirrors is easier, though.
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| − | See also : http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
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| − | === Installing Gnome ===
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| − | To install [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome Gnome], you have to type '''apt-get install gnome-bin gdm'''.<br>
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| − | Then execute '''update-alternatives --config x-window-manager''' and select '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdm gdm]'''.
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| − | See also : http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianGnome
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