[TriLUG] custom knoppix

[Mark Freeze]

Have you looked at the Mandrake Move CD?  It is a complete Linux
system that runs from the CD only.  It doesn't matter what operating
system you have, pop in the CD, reboot (using the cd for boot), and
voila! you have a full functioning Linux system running on your PC. 
You can even access files from your system.  It also comes with
openoffice, k3b, the gimp, konqueror, etc... If you use a USB key with
the CD you can save settings from seesion to session.  I'm not sure if
you can download it without joining the Mandrakeclub at the Silver
level or above.  If you don't want to go to that trouble I may can
burn you a copy.  I'm pretty sure I get it as a freebie.

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/move

Regards,
Mark.



On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:50:06 -0500 (EST), Matt Pusateri
<mpusateri at wickedtrails.com> wrote:
> On Thu, March 3, 2005 10:24 am, gregbrown at mindspring.com said:
> > Has anyone created a custom knoppix ISO?  I read the how-to webpage
> > some time ago, but I am curious what anyone's actual experiences were.
> >  I would like to create a Knoppix that boots and automatically
> > launches Firefox (already configured with as many plug-ins as
> > possible) and that's ALL I want on the ISO.
> >
> > The idea is I can send a CD to my parents (maybe even a mini-cd?) that
> > they can pop into their home PC, boot up, and proceed to join the
> > world of on-line eCommerce.  They use M$, and steadfastly refuse to
> > move off that platform for their daily use, but I have finally
> > installed enough fear into them that they want an alternative when
> > purchasing items on-line.  Other then a Linux laptop, which is too
> > expensive, the only other alternative I could come up with was
> > Knoppix, which is too technically complicated for them in it's stock
> > form (if it's not simple and doesn't work easily the first time they
> > won't use it).
> >
> > So, in the end, absolute nirvana would be the following:
> >
> > 1. boot knoppix with iptables running and blocking ALL inbound traffic
> > with SYN flag
> > 2. knoppix boots and brings up Knoppix -> the home page has a big
> > button that says "REBOOT"
> > 3. parents could merrily surf away and, when done, click the "home"
> > icon
> > 4. start page comes back up with the "REBOOT" button
> > 5. parents click REBOOT button which runs "init 6" in the background
> > 6. PC barfs out the Knoppix CD, parents rejoin the M$ world
> >
> > Is the "REBOOT" button possible?  Does something like this already
> > exist?
> >
> > Greg
> 
> Haven't remastered yet, it's on my todo list.  My boss bought a copy
> of Knoppix Hacks, I could probably lend it to you, if you want.
> 
> As for the Reboot from the browser, one way would be to have the
> reboot button submit to a cgi app that did that, but I would think
> that you would need to install apache and relax all permissions, which
> wouldn't be a big deal in this case.   Also you could just put a
> reboot icon on the desktop, they could close the browser and click
> reboot.  In either case you could use sudo to launch the init 6, but
> you would either have to script resetting the root password or keep
> knoppix from settting it to something random to begin with. Unless I
> am wrong and it doesn't set a root pw, which I believe it does.
> 
> Matt
> 
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