Knoppix

by Rankin, Kyle

• ISBN13: 9780596100759
• ISBN10: 0596100752
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

With Knoppix Linux, system administrators and power users can get the benefits of Linux without actually installing the operating system. This hands-on pocket guide shows them how to use Knoppix as a portable Linux desktop, and as a tool to troubleshoot, repair and get the most out of a computer. Knoppix is radically changing the face of Linux. Knoppix users can get all the features of the operating system without installing it--including a Linux desktop and many useful applications. Knoppix Pocket Guide shows system administers and power users how to use the utilities of Knoppix to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, disinfect, and generally get the most out of a PC or server-without the difficulty of installing Linux itself. They'll learn how to use Knoppix as a portable Linux server or desktop, and how to customize Knoppix to suit their needs.

Author Biography

Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for The Green Sheet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of Knoppix Hacks. Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998. In his free time he does pretty much the same thing he does at work--works with Linux.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 2
How to Contact Us	p. 3
Cheat Codes	p. 4
Kernel Modes	p. 5
Check RAM for Errors with Memtest86+	p. 6
X Settings	p. 10
Kiosk Mode	p. 11
Hardware Codes	p. 12
Framebuffer Support	p. 14
Free Up the CD-ROM	p. 15
Special Knoppix Tools	p. 17
Persistent Settings	p. 18
Window Manager Memory Requirements	p. 21
Swap File Configuration	p. 21
Network Configuration	p. 22
Knoppix Terminal Server	p. 23
Samba Server	p. 24
Live Software Installer	p. 25
Create Boot Floppies	p. 26
Run Programs as Root	p. 27
Install Knoppix to the Hard Drive	p. 27
Image or Erase a Drive	p. 29
Image a Damaged Drive	p. 30
Securely Erase Drives	p. 33
Linux Security Response	p. 34
Check for rootkits	p. 34
Collect Forensics Data	p. 35
Linux System Repair	p. 37
Repair lilo and grub	p. 37
The grub Command Line	p. 40
Repair Filesystem Errors	p. 44
Restore a Partition Table	p. 46
Chroot into Systems	p. 48
General Hardware Probing	p. 49
Windows System Repair	p. 52
Back Up Important Files	p. 52
Write to FAT and FAT32	p. 53
Write to NTFS	p. 54
Scan for Viruses	p. 55
Edit the Windows Registry	p. 56
Remaster Knoppix	p. 59
Prepare the Source Filesystem	p. 60
Package Management	p. 61
Interesting Configuration Files	p. 63
Make the Master CD Filesystem	p. 66
Experimental Features	p. 72
UnionFS	p. 73
UnionFS Persistence	p. 74
Final Words	p. 74
Acknowledgments	p. 75
Index	p. 77
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