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Knoppix, stylized KNOPPIX ( ), is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD or DVD (Live CD) or a USB flash drive (Live USB). It was first released in 2000 by German Linux consultant Klaus Knopper, and was one of the first popular live distributions. Knoppix is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly.

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Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian that runs directly from a CD, DVD, or USB drive without needing to be installed on your computer. Released in 2000 by Klaus Knopper, it was one of the first popular "live" operating systems, meaning it loads into your computer's memory and lets you use a full Linux system temporarily without altering your hard drive.

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OS.working_state
Current
OS.logo
Knoppix logo.svg
OS.logo size
150px
OS.screenshot
VirtualBox KNOPPIX Desktop GER 26 01 2021 20 20 47.png
OS.caption
KNOPPIX 8.6
OS.developer
Klaus Knopper
OS.family
Linux (Unix-like)
OS.source_model
Open source
OS.language
German and English
OS.kernel_type
Monolithic (Linux)
OS.userland
GNU
OS.ui
LXDE
OS.updatemodel
LTS
OS.package_manager
APT (frontend); dpkg (maintenance)
OS.license
Free software licenses(mainly GPL)

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Official website
www.knoppix.org
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Knoppix 9.1 screenshot.png
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Commons category
Knoppix
software version identifier
9.3
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Knoppix
inception
2000-09-30
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20 sections
Contents
  • Contents
  • Hardware requirements
  • Saving changes in the environment
  • Boot options
  • Versions
  • Knoppix 4.x–5.x
  • Knoppix 6.x
  • Knoppix 7.x
  • Knoppix 8.x
  • Knoppix 9.x
  • Derivatives
  • Adriane Knoppix
  • Other variations
  • Unmaintained projects
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Books
  • News article
  • References
  • External links

Knoppix, stylized KNOPPIX ( ), is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD or DVD (Live CD) or a USB flash drive (Live USB). It was first released in 2000 by German Linux consultant Klaus Knopper, and was one of the first popular live distributions. Knoppix is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly.

There are two main editions, available in both English and German: the traditional compact-disc (700 megabytes) edition and the DVD (4.7 gigabytes) "Maxi" edition.

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