Knoppix For Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 350 pages
• Published by: For Dummies; Pap/Dvdr edition November 11, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764597795
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764597794
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Book Description
DVD lets you test-drive Knoppix in just minutes!

Surf with Firefox®, build secure Web servers, create network clients, and more

An adventure awaits you! With this book as your guide, you can start exploring Knoppix in just minutes. You'll be able to use the cool Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail, work with network clients and servers, play with Linux multimedia and games, use Knoppix to troubleshoot and repair Windows®, and even build a Web server and firewall.

Discover how to

• Use Linux® without installing
• Install Knoppix without removing Windows
• Connect to a wired or wireless network
• Create diskless clients
• Rescue and repair malfunctioning systems

About The Author
Paul G. Sery is a systems administrator employed by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He manages and troubleshoots Unix and Linux systems.
When he’s not beating his head against stubborn computers, Paul and his wife, Lidia, enjoy riding their tandem bicycle through the Rio Grande valley. They also enjoy traveling throughout Mexico. Paul is the author of Linux Network Toolkit and the coauthor of several other books. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico.

Reader Reviews
Linux is linux, right? Why then this variant, which calls itself Knoppix, after its creator? Sery explains that Knoppix has one main reason for being. It can be run from a bootable DVD, without having to install it on your machine. And, no surprise, just such a DVD is included with the book. So if you have a Microsoft Windows machine, you can plug in this DVD, boot off it, without having to disturb your disk containing the Microsoft operating system. Sery shows the advantages of this. For one, you can "test drive" linux on your own machine, without having to overwrite the disk. No commitment. So if you have never used linux, and want to see what all the hoopla is about, this is a very simple way to get acquainted. The book also shows, once you've booted into Knoppix, how to do common tasks in it. The KDE desktop is used. Different from what you might be used to under Microsoft, but the overall ideas are the same. Sery also explains another major reason for Knoppix. It can be a valuable emergency boot, if your Microsoft or linux disk crashes. Or gets corrupted due to malware. The read-only nature of the Knoppix DVD means that you have a clean operating system you can boot from, without having to redo your disk, which undoubtedly has data that you want to preserve. Comment | | (Report this)