Knoppix Version 7.0.1 released
KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection ofGNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
Klaus Knopper, creator of Knoppix officially declared the general availability of its popular Live Linux distribution Knoppix 7.0.1.
- Version 7.0.1 of Knoppix is based on the usual picks from Debian stable (squeeze) and newer Desktop packages from Debian/testing and Debian/unstable (wheezy). It uses kernel 3.3.7 and xorg 7.6 (core 1.12.1.902) for supporting current computer hardware.
- Optional 64-bit Kernel via boot option "knoppix64", supporting systems with more than 4GB of RAM and chroot to 64-bit installations for system rescue tasks (DVD version only).
- LibreOffice 3.5.3,
- Chromium 18.0.1025.168 and Firefox/Iceweasel 10.0 Web Browser,
- LXDE (Default), KDE 4.7.4 (boot option knoppix desktop=kde, DVD version only), GNOME 3.4 (boot option knoppix desktop=gnome, DVD version only).
- ADRIANE: Version 1.4 of the audio desktop for blind computer users.
- Viacam for controlling the mouse cursor by movement of head or hand using the builtin webcam.
- Wine version 1.5.4 for integration of Windows (TM) based programs.
- Virtualbox version 4.1.14 (DVD version only) and qemu-kvm 1.0 for (para-)virtualization.
- zram "RAM-Compression", especially useful for older computers with low ram: Up to 75% of main memory will be compressed if running out of ram. This way, it is possible to start large programs without needing a swap area on disk. With this feature, the system can use up to twice as much "virtual" ram (for averagely compressible data).
- New experimental autodetection of graphics cards with composite 3D extensions for the compiz windowmanager. Alternately, boot options "knoppix no3d" and "knoppix 3d" can be used for disabling and enabling compiz on slow graphics chipsets.
- Support for broadcom wifi whipsets has been moved from broadcom-sta towards kernel-supported wifi modules. More broadcom chipset models should be supported now than with the monolithic driver.
- The "Knoppix"-submenu inside the start menu is back: Knoppix-specific extensions can be fund there now instead of the "preferences" menu.
- In the flash-installer, desired overlay size and encryption can now be specified immediately.-> complete software list DVD (over 3000 software packages, total of 9GB uncompressed size, cloop-compressed to 4GB).
- A full list of changes and new features can be found in the release notes.
