Welcome to the mirror for Knoppix Linux

KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).

The following "Highlights" are available on the download version of this Debian-based (www.debian.org) CD or DVD:

• Linux-Kernel 2.6.x
  
• KDE V3.x as the standard desktop with K Office and the Konqueror WWW-browser konqueror
  
• X Multimedia System (xmms) an MPEG-video, MP3, Ogg Vorbis Audio player and xine
  
• Internet connection software kppp,pppoeconf (DSL) and isdn-config
  
• Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) Version 2.x
  
• Utilities for data recovery and system repairs, even for other operating systems
  
• Network and security analysis tools for network administrators
  
• OpenOffice.org, the GPL-developed version of the well-known StarOffice(TM) office suite
  
• Many programming languages, development tools and libraries for developers
  
• In total more than 900 installed software packages with over 2000 executable user programs, utilities, and games

Click here to go to their official website.

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