On Friday 06 June 2003 16:01, MJ Ray wrote:
I want to know what you can't do with Knoppix that I could by doing a full install. [snip]
Speed is the main one, and saving core settings can only be done to a floppy disk, I think. Upgrading is also rather difficult for a CD.
Erm, when I read this I assumed he meant Knoppix (installed after running the hdinstall script) compared to say actually installing a system from a set of installation CD's (say Redhat)
Me too. I'd also like to know myself what the major differences are between a Knoppix HDD install and an average Debian install. I'm told that Knoppix IS debian once it is installed on the Hard Disk and the debian wallpaper that keeps popping up suggests this is correct. But you need to a dist-upgrade to make it "proper" debian. In another thread MJR mentioned that some parts of Knoppix have dodgy licensing. We now have about three machines with Knoppix on at school and one failed Debian install from this afternoon, but I got distracted by a DVD. (thanks for the deb discs adam!)