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Knoppix is a Linux distribution designed to be run directly from a live CD, DVD or USB flash drive (however, it can also be installed on a hard drive.)

Knoppix is a Linux distribution designed to be run directly from a live CD, DVD or USB flash drive, however it can also be installed on a hard drive. The Knoppix Live System starts and runs about 5 times faster from a USB flash drive than from a CD or DVD.

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Can I upload Knoppix kernel source to github?

I'd like to be able to browse the Knoppix source code for my learning reference without having to copy it to every machine I use.I'd also like to discuss it with classmates. As you know, pre-github source code access was inconvenient to say the…
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The pool cannot be imported, because is formatted using an incompatible version

I can't access my zfs pool on Debian as it's saying that my version is too old: root@Microknoppix:~# zpool import pool: WD_4TB id: 12726205736285302822 state: UNAVAIL status: The pool is formatted using an incompatible version. action: The…
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Does the presence of cleartext sha1 sums in knoppix-data.aes indicate corruption?

This question is about the optional encryption of user data with the live Linux distribution KNOPPIX v6.2 (2009-11-18), which as I understand is based on Debian. I do not use this old version anymore, but I am trying to retrieve years-old data from…
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Installing python gives dpkg error

Installing python gives a dpkg error. I have done these commands, output below $ sudo apt-get install python3.4 $ sudo dpkg -C $ sudo apt-get check $ apt-cache policy libglib2.0-dev $ sudo dpkg --configure libglib2.0-dev $ sudo dpkg…
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Odd input/output error running the latest version of Knoppix

I have this error when I try to do most things.. bash: /usr/bin/program: Input/output error This is a fresh install of the latest Knoppix, running off of a USB. The hash is correct, so I don't know what it really could be. Some dmesg output: […
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Accessing file on a Knoppix Live CD without booting it

I have an old Knoppix CD V4.0.2 Kernel 2.6 dated 2005-09-23. It is too old to boot on any machine I have (I think because it does not have SATA support). It says Can't find knoppix filesystem, sorry. I would like to find a way to access the files…
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SD card img created with dd is all zeros

A computer illiterate family member asked me to recover photos from an SD card she used in her camera. She went to fetch them from her computer when it informed her that the device needed to be formatted. She swears that she didnt proceed with the…
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How to remove a fire from the screen?

I've booted Knoppix with Compiz window manager on my MacBook and I've accidentally added a fire effect on the screen by holding ⌘-Shift and clicking on the screen. Now I see a fire burning effect on my screen. Changing desktop doesn't help. How to…
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Booting KNOPPIX DVD to ram from grub prompt

I'm trying to boot KNOPPIX to RAM from the grub prompt. Booting using grub> set root=(cd1) grub> linux /boot/isolinux/linux lang=en grub> initrd /boot/isolinux/minirt.gz grub> boot works just fine, but adding the toram parameter causes it to get…
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Why does my laptop get very hot when using live Knoppix DVD?

Summary: I want to use the live knoppix DVD (KNOPPIX_V7.0.2DVD-2012-05-30-EN.iso) to do a virus check on my laptop and then to do some repartitioning. After booting the live DVD, at the moment I'm just leaving the laptop sat doing nothing, while I…
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Changing the default resolution with a virtual machine?

I'm using VMware on windows to run Knoppix but the default resolution is too small and changing the resolution each time I load it with su xrandr is annoying. Is there a way to change the default resolution permanently?
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How to remove painted red marks/lines on the screen?

There is some weird feature of either Compiz or KDE which allows to paint on the screen with the shortcut Win+Alt+left mouse clicks. How do I undo, erase or remove these markings?
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Is there a way to compile KNOPPIX from source?

Instead of downloading the ISO, is there a way to download all the source packages and compile it locally? I came across the following URL https://knopper.net/knoppix-sources/ and would like to know whether it is possible to somehow download…
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How to read full disk once and monitor progress/speed on old Linux?

I have an old PC here and I want to check the HDD. I want to read it once completely into /dev/null. While doing this I want to see the speed. Because the PC is old I couldn't boot a recent Debian version. But I got Knoppix running. There is a lot…
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Unable to find user data from a windows 10 (home) disk using Knoppix

Wife's laptop no longer boots after a failed windows (home x64) 10 update--bluescreen. I'm able to boot it with a Knoppix live USB thumbdrive. However when I mount the ntfs filesystem holding C:, I only see Default, Public, and desktop.ini in…
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