[oclug] Newbie Question

[GR Gaudreau]

On Mon, 2005-11-04 at 14:58 -0400, Dana Webber wrote:
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> I have found Knoppix very usefull for studying networking. It has Ethereal, snort, and many 
> other programs and they work very well.  It also can play songs and movies. 
> 
> It can be run on a desktop that has Windows installed. This eliminates the chance
> of windows getting a virus while surfing the net.

[GR]   I got to know and love Blackbox & Fluxbox using a live CD. I kept
in mind the limitations of a CD and didn't expect blazing speeds, so I
wasn't disappointed. I'd recommend Knoppix to anyone who wants to try a
Windows alternative, but isn't sure what he/she can do with Linux. I'd
also recommend the Freesbie live CD, it's a good one for learning about
Unix and its directory arrangement, for example. I think live CDs are
way cool. I wish they made an OS/2 Warp 4 live CD, I'd love to try that.


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GR Gaudreau 
grgaud at gmail.com