Knoppix

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KNOPPIX
KNOPPIX 8.6
DeveloperKlaus Knopper
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseSeptember 30, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-30)
Latest release9.3[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 5 May 2022; 22 months ago (5 May 2022)
Available inGerman and English
Update methodLTS
Package managerAPT (frontend); dpkg (maintenance)
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface
LXDE
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)[2]
Official websitewww.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Knoppix, stylized KNOPPIX, is a Linux distribution based on Debian designed to be started directly from a CD / DVD. Knoppix is one of the best-known Live Distros. It was developed by Linux consultant Klaus Knopper. When starting a program it is loaded from the optical disc and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly.

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  1. "Knoppix 9.3 - Linux-Magazin 2022/06 (DELUG Ausgabe)". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. "KNOPPIX Linux Live CD: What license does the KNOPPIX-CD use?". Archived from the original on 2002-07-19. Retrieved 2007-07-16.