Welcome to Knoppix

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Welcome to Knoppix
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to Boot Knoppix from CD

• Put CD in drive
• Shut down computer
• Start (boot up) computer

Sounds simple, doesn't it?
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There may be just a couple of complications

• you MUST have (or configure) a system that
  checks for a boot from a CD BEFORE booting from
  the hard drive.
• Source for directions to reconfigure on various
  systems http//www.inventio.co.uk/gettingintothe
  bios.htm
• you MUST adjust for expected screen resolution
• Easiest to enter the following at the first
  prompt fb1024x768

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And then there arent the drivers

• Much of your peripheral hardware will cease to be
  plug and play
• You will have to tour the manufacturers websites
  for Linux-compatible drivers (if they exist yet)
• Since you may not have access to many of your
  secondary storage devices and your CD is being
  used for the operating system
• You may be limited to the storage space on floppy
  disks for your A drive to save files.

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So, with just a few minor adjustments,YOU ARE
HERE!!!
Click to select a language
This gets you to the desktop
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Okay, so how do I get from HERE to the
application software?
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Access the Applications by using the pop-up menus
from the task bar at the bottom of your desktop
Start here for Windows-type applications
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Web browsing with Mozilla
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Word Processing
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Spreadsheets
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Presentations
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Taking Screen shots

• From the pop-up menu accessed by clicking on this
  button, select Root Shell

• Type import whatever.jpeg
• Press Enter
• Click on window you wish to capture

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Screenshots, continued

• Click on Home
• You will see your picture files

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Now the little problem of Saving Files

• Drag the file icon from the Home window onto
  the desktop
• Select Move Here from drop-down menu

Files moved to desktop
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And now to get it onto some sort of storage
medium..
Then select Move Here from drop-down menu
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Where did it go?Or how to see the contents of a
directory

• To see what was (or wasnt) saved to your disk,
  you must mount the storage device
• Go to Konsole/Root Shell
• At the command prompt type
• cd /mnt/floppy
• Press Enter

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Seeing and changing the contents of a directory
or file
Contents of root directory of a drive
To see the contents of a text file
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HELP!!!
Use the MANual
From the command line in the Root Shell type
Type man import
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You can find help with ANY command
Try man mount
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Other Miscellaneous Stuff

• You can save any OpenOffice files to floppy by
  selecting Save as from the File option on the
  menu bar in any program.
• You will by default be saving them to Home.
  Then you follow the screenshot procedure to
  get them onto a floppy.
• You can save any OpenOffice file with MS Office
  file extensions (MyFile.doc, MyFile.xls,
  MyFile.ppt, etc.) just select the file
  extension you want from the Save As options.

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How do I get out of here?!!

• Select Log Out

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See you soon!!