Hacking Knoppix (ExtremeTech)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages
• Published by: Wiley January 4, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764597841
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764597848
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Description

• Knoppix is an innovative Linux distribution that does not require installation, making it ideal to use for a rescue system, demonstration purposes, or many other applications
• Shows hack-hungry fans how to fully customize Knoppix and Knoppix-based distributions
• Readers will learn to create two different Knoppix-based live CDs, one for children and one for Windows recovery
• Teaches readers to use Knoppix to work from a strange computer, rescue a Windows computer that will not boot, repair and recover data from other machines, and more
• Includes Knoppix Light 4.0 on a ready-to-use, bootable live CD

Back Cover Copy
Knoppix is so cool. It's easy to use, ultra-portable, and doesn't care what platform you're using. It camps on your system without canceling out your regular installation or messing with your files. And it's really fun to play with. Here are all kinds of ways to customize Knoppix for your particular needs, plus the scoop on various Knoppix distros. Learn to build a Knoppix first-aid kit for repairing cranky Windows and rescuing precious data, or create your own Live CD. Sweet!

What can you do with it?

Hundreds of things including these:

• Surf the Web
• Listen to music
• Fix Linux®
• Fix Windows®
• Test system security
• Create diskless clients
• Build a Knoppix distro for kids
• Personalize your own distro

Reader Reviews
I was very disappointed in this book. In each case, there is just enough information, some of which applies to a later version of Knoppix, to turn the package on and then there are references to internet sites which requires hours of searching to find the answers to questions. The author would have done well to explain the function of the commands that he uses. There is an attempt to cover much more material than is possible in a book of this length. The writing style is geared towards an eight grade level with the use of slang and cryptic names. I expect a book to educate the reader, not simply provide a semi-accurate road map to information.