[huskerlug] Re: Knoppix 5.1.1
- From: GreyGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:25:02 -0600
BibleTime is a great study tool! I love it!
I downloaded Knoppix 5.1 and while running it I noticed that if I click
on a desktop other than #1 the tool bar and system tray go away. I can
get it back by using Ctrl+Tab until it appears again. I suspect this
bug will get a quick fix. Other than that, I found Knoppix 5.1 to be
an excellent distro. It is the first Knoppix release in which I can
configure my bcm4306 wireless chip without needing to install some
software from a USB memory stick. Koppix configures eth0 as wlan0, a
common mistake for many distros, but it is an easy matter to change
/etc/networks/interfaces and then use iwconfig to reconfigure wlan0, and
ifup wlan0 to load it.
Overall, PCLinuxOS has the best organized menu structure and their
System admin control panel is the best in the business, for either Linux
or Windows, IMO. It's network utilties are top notch and it allows
connections to more wireless chips and ethx cards than about any other
distro. I have only two complaints against it: 1) it is RPM based,
but that's a nit-pick, and 2) its repository contains only a bout 5,000
apps. When its repository approaches 15K apps it will be a distro to
recon with.
Currently, I am also testing MEPIS 32 6.04 beta (because MEPIS 64 is in
the works), and it is shaping up to be the best MEPIS yet. MEPIS
developers are integrating their admin apps into the KDE control panel.
Patrick wrote:
> I find http://pclinuxos.com to be quite good, based
> upon Mandriva, and uses synaptic for updates.
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> Then Sword is one of the embedded apps.
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> Sword is a Gnome Bible study program. Worth a look.
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> Looked and Bible time and it is very good! But, only
> cursory view at this stage. Thanks for mentioning it,
> as times of Biblical facts does fascinate!
>
> --- Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I think I will update my comments on the Knoppix
>> 5.x series. I did try it out
>> on an old, and originally very expensive Dell
>> Dimension 8100 computer. While
>> Knoppix 4.0.2 locked up on it, the 5.x series booted
>> up and ran the Nvidia card
>> and the Crystal sound system. Very good! You have
>> to do less typing when
>> booting up, it starts up Unionfs and scans for a
>> home directory by itself.
>> I don't like the idea that Bibletime at the moment
>> can't be added to it. It is
>> missing a library for part of that program. I
>> suppose I'll have to look around
>> for an older version of Bibletime to run on this
>> newer version of Knoppix.
>> Knoppix still appears to be the premier liveCD
>> system. ---Jim
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