Knoppix 5.1.1

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 most important features in this version are Kernel 2.6.19, ntfs-3g and beryl, is now available.

• 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)

Homepage: www.knopper.net
Download: Knoppix 5.1.0 CD (688 MB)
Download: Knoppix 5.1.1 DVD (4.11 GB)