By Kyle Rankin
First Edition
June 2005
Pages: 92
Series: Pocket References
ISBN 10: 0-596-10075-2 |
ISBN 13: 9780596100759
Knoppix is a portable Linux distribution replete with hundreds of valuable programs and utilities --a veritable Swiss Army knife in bootable CD form. It includes Linux software and desktop environments, automatic hardware detection and hundreds of other quality open source programs. If you want more information than the average Knoppix user, Knoppix Pocket Reference is an absolutely essential addition to your personal library.
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Whether you're a system administrator or power user, you can use Knoppix for many different purposes. Knoppix boots and runs completely from a single CD so you don't need to install anything to your hard drive. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.
What you do need, however, is a comprehensive reference guide so you can benefit from all that Knoppix has to offer. The Knoppix Pocket Reference from O'Reilly fits the bill. This handy book shows you how to use Knoppix to troubleshoot and repair your computer, how to customize the Knoppix CD, running RAM memory checks, recovering data from a damaged hard drive, cloning hard drives, using Knoppix as a Terminal Server, using Knoppix as a kiosk OS, scanning for viruses on a Windows system, editing the Registry of a Windows system, and much more.
If you want more information than the average Knoppix user, Knoppix Pocket Reference is an absolutely essential addition to your personal library.
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"Despite being a trim 75 pages of text this is a tremendously useful book if you're just getting to know Knoppix. It starts with a discussion of all of the "cheat codes" -- startup the command line arguments that can be used to configure various system attributes and then moves on tools, how to install on a hard drive, security, using Knoppix to repair Linux and Windows systems, remastering Knoppix and finally a discussion of UnionFS. Recommendation: If you're looking for a nuts and bolts book on Knoppix that gets reasonably deep into the subject, this is it. "
-- Mark Gibbs, Network World
"O'Reilly's Knoppix: Pocket Reference brings the many options and tools that comes with Knoppix and puts it a small book. It's well-written, concise, and complete...This reference is essential for any beginners to Knoppix or for advanced users who are looking for the right set of options to get what they want out of the system. It's an invaluable desk-side companion."
-- John Bambenek, BlogCritics.org
"Every 'software mechanic' who attends Linux or Windows emergencies should have this invaluable reference with the Knoppix CD. Ordinary users who want to develop their understanding of Linux, and be able to deal with problems (Windows or Linux), should add the Pocket Reference to their respective libraries."
-- Major Keary, PC Update
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"If you're looking for a nuts and bolts book on Knoppix that gets reasonably deep into the subject, this is it."
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