No to Ubuntoo Yes To Knoppix
In my prevoius post Ubuntu or Knopix I had mentiond 2 live Linux CDs. One is Ubuntu and second is Knoppix. I tried both and found some thing very interesting. Ubuntu can be ordered freely from its website and they will ship you n number of live and install CDs of 32 bit and 64 bit architecture.
Knoppix is not like that. You need to Purchase a CD or download it from some mirror. I downloaded. Burned the CD and used it. My Opionion.
Ubuntu is good. B’coz
- Its free.
- Free means they ship the CD for free. Knoppix is not shipped freely.
- Free means you copy the CD and distribute it
- You get Live and Install CDs. No install CD for Knoppix but the Knoppix forum can help you with install.
- You can have 32 bit and 64 bit versions. I was not able to loacte 64 bit version of Knoppix.
- It has got a GUI. The GUI is Gnome based.
- Like all other Live Linus CDs it will detect your hardware.
Knoppix is BEST. B’coz
- Its free.
- Free means you copy the CD and distribute it
- It has got a GUI. The GUI is KDE based.
- Like all other Live Linus CDs it will detect and install nearly all of your hardware stuff. It easily found nearly every thing on one of old (Junked) Dell Latitude Laptop. The laptop is more than 6 years old. Ubuntu failed this test.
- It will automount your Hard drive. Reboot machine and start palying MP3s.
- Got loads of apps in just one CD. 900 Preinstalled and more than 2000 more apps. Just on 700MB. Amazing.
If you need Knoppix just give me a blank CD and I will be more than Happy to burn a copy for you.
I will go by Knoppix. Knoppix have more intutive GUI. More apps. You can show people what Linux is by just a simple reboot. I have been using Knoppix as a rescue diskette. Just few days back a MS Windows 98 Machine crashed. The machine did not reboot. The guy wanted a fresh system. By chance I was there and got to show them what is Linux.
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I have been in favour of Ubuntu since it was launched. It appeared to be different. I have used knoppix and didnt like it much. I would rather say that i dont like KDE mcuh. Ubuntu uses Gnome and I am comfortable with it much more than KDE. I got to Ubuntu recently on a Live CD. I should say i was really impressed. It was just as I expected.
Now coming to your article. I would be a little critical over it. You did a good job comparing two important distros in the market. But it lacked the depthness of the research. You could have included a lot of details setting various criterias for your judgement. Then you could have also posted the results on LinuxEra.com. I appreciate your initiative towards the work.
Ubuntu is not a great LiveCD but it is a great installation. Comparing a LiveCD distro with an installation one would not do justice with both kinds of distros. So i expect that you work toward a more planned approach on comparing distros. And i would be obliged to help you out on the work.
Hi Prateek,
first of all thanks a lot for taking time to read this review and commenting it. I appreciate your effort.
Prateek my aim is to promote Linux among masses. I didnt test Ubuntu or Knoppix for benchmarking. I just did a test that how quickly a distro can attarct a simple user. My dad and sis only know MS Word and Winamp. They are the users who I want to use Linux. I think we dont need to tell the professionals what is Linux. You can work on command prompt but not a normal user. So I simply inserted the CDs and asked my dad to use it. If he can anyone else can.
Regarding installing, dear its very hard to convince a normal user to spare 2-3GBs of HDD. So first I show them wat is Linux and then try convincing them. And wen they say OK lets give it a try I go for RHL. Now I have FC2.
But now I may remove FC2 and install Knoppix. It comes wid support for MP3s and MPEGs and you dont need to look for patches. (This may sound nonsense but look from a normal user’s view.)
Still I will thank you. Keep it up. Am after Kubuntu. Downloading it and will soon be testing it same way.