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[linrad] Knooppix DVD



For those who are interested in playing with the new Knoppix, the Knoppix 4.01 DVD is finally available at some of the standard Knoppix mirror sites. I have downloaded it and played with it briefly to verify that it recognizes hardware OK, boots up, etc. I haven't extensively tested it yet though.

It is a tad more than 3.2 GB in size and is NOT the vehicle for general Linrad use due to its size. The mini version of it [CD sized] might be, though. That was not yet available when I last looked, but is promised within a few days. I will try to make a Linrad CD remaster from it after it is available.

The mirror sites vary widely in speed. I finally found one through which I could download at more than 500Kbps, which did shorten the download time considerably.

The list of mirror sites is at:

http://knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html

ftp://ftp.cs.uni-frankfurt.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/ allows a download here at more than 500 Kbps. This permitted download in just a few hours.

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20548 has an 'unofficial' list of sites with the new DVD iso file.

The Knopper.net home page is at:
http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Bit Torrent proved to be an unacceptable way to download the DVD here: 5 day download time with multiple 'crashes' midway thru the downloads requiring restarts [particularly annoying when several days into the download] and a corrupted file when complete. BAD news all around. It should be named Bit Dribble. So I'd suggest avoiding it in favor of the ftp or http sites listed at the above sources.

Have a great day,

ROger
W3SZ

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Roger Rehr
W3SZ
http://www.qsl.net/w3sz

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