Knoppix 5.1.0 released
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:57 pm
http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix51-en.html
always a fantastic tool to have.
just some of the changes:
* Update to Debian etch/testing as base distribution
* Linux Kernel 2.6.19(.1) + fuse 2.6.1
* cloop 2.05 Realtime Decompression with extended block-buffering for reduction of CD/DVD access latency
* Replacing unionfs by aufs for better stability & performance
* KDE 3.5.5
* OpenOffice 2.1
* ntfs-3g (12.12.2006) for full transparent NTFS write support, also tested with boot options knoppix tohd= and knoppix fromhd=. Please note the hints about ntfs-3g below.
* ntfsprogs-Update (ntfsresize, ntfsmount, ntfsfix)
* integration of 3D desktop beryl+emerald as add-on for KDE (manual start with gnome is also possible), via boot option knoppix desktop=beryl. Please note the hints given below.
* Experimental script for creating a bootable flash-pendrive from a running KNOPPIX live session (mkbootdev by Martin Öhler)
always a fantastic tool to have.
just some of the changes:
* Update to Debian etch/testing as base distribution
* Linux Kernel 2.6.19(.1) + fuse 2.6.1
* cloop 2.05 Realtime Decompression with extended block-buffering for reduction of CD/DVD access latency
* Replacing unionfs by aufs for better stability & performance
* KDE 3.5.5
* OpenOffice 2.1
* ntfs-3g (12.12.2006) for full transparent NTFS write support, also tested with boot options knoppix tohd= and knoppix fromhd=. Please note the hints about ntfs-3g below.
* ntfsprogs-Update (ntfsresize, ntfsmount, ntfsfix)
* integration of 3D desktop beryl+emerald as add-on for KDE (manual start with gnome is also possible), via boot option knoppix desktop=beryl. Please note the hints given below.
* Experimental script for creating a bootable flash-pendrive from a running KNOPPIX live session (mkbootdev by Martin Öhler)