WLUGKnoppix? is a Linux Live CD designed to introduce new users to a linux desktop without having to install linux on their computer. See Knoppix for more information about the concept of Knoppix and Live CDs in general.

Currently the customisation of the WLUGKnoppix? CD is minimal, we have added the RUTE Guide to the desktop and created a custom home page with information about WLUG and the CD.

The iso isn't yet available... I'll link to it once it's ready and we have found somewhere to host it.

How to use the WLUGKnoppix? CD

1. Obtain CD
2. Configure your computer to boot from CD, this setting will be in your BIOS. (Many computers will do this by default).
3. Turn on computer, insert CD
4. If your computer starts loading your normal OS, something is wrong, try again (you will probably need to change "boot" settings in the BIOS).
5. You should see a screen with a Knoppix Logo and prompt down the bottom, hit enter
6. Knoppix will start to boot and autodetect your hardware, eventually you should end up at a Knoppix desktop
7. Play :)

The CD is hardly customised at all so you might find the Knoppix documentation available at http://www.knoppix.net/ useful. Remeber the WLUGKnoppix? CD exists only to give you an idea of what can be done using a Linux Desktop. It is a lot slower than your average Linux Desktop as it is running completely off the CD, many popular desktop linux distributions are also a lot more polished and use Gnome.

Suggestions for future WLUGKnoppix? CDs

• GNOME based instead of KDE based
  Achievable using Morphix or Gnoppix, both GNOME/Woody Knoppix based bootable CDs. Growing in maturity.
• If space on the CD becomes an issue, remove all the tetex-related packages?