One thing I found out yesterday was that the Knoppix 4.02 CD version does not have DVD-RW tools, so K3B cannot burn DVD's because growisofs is missing. Of course I could install it on the running system, but that's a pain every time you need to use Knoppix to burn a DVD. Of course they included K-Pilot, yeah I want to sync my PDA to a read only live CD (yes I know you can now save your settings in Knoppix). Don't get me wrong, Knoppix rocks but there's alot of stuff I'd rather not have, or at least I would trade for DVD burning capabilities. Looks like it's time to learn to remster Knoppix.
Matt P. On Wed, February 22, 2006 10:06 am, Carl Crider wrote: > If you want a Linux Toolbox for Windows, start with knoppix for sure. > You > can get under the hood > of a Windows machine quite well with knoppix. You can recover data, > remove > unwanted files, fix > Windows boot issues, etc. It's also very easy to use if your used to a > Windows world. > > Personally, I use knoppix-std, which is a security distribution > [bootable] > and I have a diskless PHLAK [bootable]box running that constantly > monitors > my network traffic. > > http://www.knoppix.org/ > http://www.knoppix-std.org/ > http://www.phlak.org/modules/news/ > > As far as a toolbox FOR linux goes, well, Linux IS the toolbox. Ryan > hit the > nail on the head in his reply. > > > On 2/22/06, Ryan Leathers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I don't know if you'll find the same sort of "toolbox" for Linux >> that >> you keep around for Windows - and that's good. With Windows, there >> are >> lots of things that go on "under the hood" which few of us ever get >> to >> really see and understand. I think this is a big reason why people >> like >> to collect the kinds of tools you have collected for Windows. Now >> before you discount this as anti-Microsoft rhetoric, let me just >> assure >> you that I've spent my time as an MCSE in MS-centric IT shops. I >> was >> even born and raised in Redmond -- really -- and its a beautiful >> place, >> but none of this changes the fact that you don't get to, and don't >> really need to, understand exactly what is happening in the bowels >> of >> Windows, because by and large you can't see or modify its behavior >> anyway, short of manipulating the user interface MS has decided to >> provide to you. >> >> With Linux, you have the benefit of being able to see, understand, >> and >> manipulate anything and everything. Best of all, even if you don't >> want >> to change a thing, you get to see what is happening - exactly - when >> things go wrong. >> >> Your Linux toolkit then might consist of these: >> >> 1. A boot CD - there are lots to choose from with all the things >> you'd >> probably consider "the tools" >> >> 2. knowledge and comfort with ssh and netcat - these get you where >> you >> need to be >> >> 3. knowledge and comfort reading man pages and log files - these >> tell >> you what you need to know - really >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 09:01 -0500, Chad Thomsen wrote: >> > I work as a net admin and over the years I have accumulated quite >> a few >> free >> > Windows based tools I have burned to a CD and call it my "Windows >> Tool >> > Box". It contains all sorts of utilties for troubleshooting, >> recovering >> and >> > fixing windows based issues. >> > >> > That being said I was wanting to put togather a Linux tool box. >> Thing >> is my >> > knowledge and experience is much less then windows so I am not >> sure what >> > cool tools are available for this sort of thing. >> > >> > Any suggestions much appreciated. >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Chad >> >> -- >> TriLUG mailing list : >> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ >> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >> > > > > -- > Carl Crider > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
