How to install live Knoppix on your HDD ?

How to install live Knoppix on your HDD:

System Requirements

To install and run Knoppix on your PC, you'll need:

• Pentium-class processor, preferably 300MHz+
• 64MB RAM
• A spare partition on your disk, min 3GB
• (of course) a Knoppix CD

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Installation Procedure

To get Knoppix installed onto your hard drive:

1. Boot the Knoppix CD.


2. When the boot prompt comes up, choose your language.
   Most of us speak English, so we'll type:

   boot: knoppix lang=en

   then press ENTER (you don't type the 'boot:' part, of course)


3. Wait till the system is fully launched, including the KDE desktop


4. Press CTRL-ALT-F1, to get a root console. You should see a shell prompt


5. Type: knx-hdinstall


6. Follow the guided installation menus. This will include:
   
   
   • Creating a Linux partition (at least 2.5GB
   • Creating a Linux Swap partition (at least 256MB)
   • 'Mounting' the Linux partition as root
   • Initialising the swap partition
   • Copying all the required files (automatically)
   • Setting up networking
   • Setting passwords
   • Setting up the bootloader (Note: take care with this stage - it could render your system incapable of booting into Windows. If you really need Windows, then it might be a good idea to set up GRUB Bootloader with a 'chainloader' entry, so that you can dual boot. Working this out is an exercise left to the reader - there are too many possible scenarios for me to cover in this short guide. Also see man grub and the files in /usr/share/doc/grub)
   • Rebooting (without the CD)


7. When you've rebooted Knoppix from your hard disk, click on the KDE Control Centre icon in the launcher at the bottom of the screen (icon of a colour monitor with a card in front of it)


8. Within the Control Center, click on Personliche Einstellungen


9. Click on Land und Sprache


10. Choose the locale and language of your choice


11. Click on Andwenden at bottom of that window


12. Close and restart the Control Center


13. Click on Peripherals, then Keyboard, and choose your preferred keyboard layout (which will probably be US.English. Click OK and close the window


14. Press CTRL-ALT-F2 to get to the root console, and log in as root (using the password you chose when you ran the installer)


15. (Optional) - type apt-get update (followed by ENTER). This will update your list of available packages, and takes about 5-10 minutes.


16. Hey, presto, you've got a fully installed GNU/Linux desktop
17. Enjoy !