Posted by MassiveProng on 01/24/07 03:28

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:08:59 -0500, "AnthonyR" <nospam@nospam.com>
Gave us:

>
>"MassiveProng" <MassiveProng@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote in
>message news:ksnbr2dkutsjudto87kpjap3lgeogmrcj7@4ax.com...
>>
>> Ever since the auto detection routines used by Knoppix got so good I
>> have since quit installing Linux onto hard drives. The Knoppix
>> 5.1.1-DVD release is the greatest Linux as it is a "Live CD" as they
>> are called, and the DVD is LOADED with hundreds of apps and games!
>>
>> Quite a few news clients are on the disc, IIRC. One must save a
>> small "home file" or "myconfig" on their windows, or other HD to
>> retain setting, and set a new root password so that you can add users
>> and log in as other than root.
>>
>> I am impressed with what that guy has done for the Linux community.
>> Best damned LiveCD out there.
>
>Yes, it is amazing! That's what I need to do make a small folder for config
>files.
>OK Will try IIRC, Thanks.
>I also put in an older hard drive just to load and test a few different
>version of Linux to see difference.
>It's keeping me busy. People complain how hard it is to figure out
>installations, to me that's the fun part.
>It's like a puzzle you need to read about on Google till you figure out what
>you need to do.


It will make you a more informed, more knowledgeable computer user
at the very least.

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