Knoppix 5.0.1

[fos]

KNOPPIX 5.0.1 public release on June 2 2006

At CeBIT 2006, a preview of Knoppix 5 was introduced, which has now been updated with the new Kernel and udev hotplug management. The new version includes a few bugfixes and KDE 3.5.2. Version 5.0.1 will be available for download on the public mirrors and (the DVD version only) inside the 07/06 issue of the german PC Welt magazine. At the same time together with the DVD edition, a CD version with somewhat reduced content ("Best of Desktop applications") will be published on the mirrors.
[Knoppix Cover]

What's new

* Linux Kernel 2.6.17 (rc)
* Debian (testing/unstable)
* Xorg Version 7.0
* Detection of onboard IDE-Raid Controllers and raid disk components
* udev+hwsetup for automatic hardware detection
* KDE 3.5.2, GNOME 2.12 from Debian/unstable
* OpenOffice 2.0.2 (german+english)
* transparent write access for NTFS partitions (libntfs+fuse)
* new knoppix-installer now also with the possibility to update existing installations of Knoppix
* Many, MANY Updates...

PS. I have had good luck purchasing DVD distro disks from:

www.linuxcentral.com

[bhobjj]

KNOPPIX 5.0.1 public release on June 2 2006

Knoppix
* Many, MANY Updates...

PS. I have had good luck purchasing DVD distro disks from:

www.linuxcentral.com

I have always gotten good service there and also from here:

http://shop.cheapbytes.com

-BoB

[danieldk]

Back in the days when we had no ADSL, I often ordered CDs from Cheapbytes. They were very good. LinuxCentral was very helpful too when I bought a Happy Hacking Keyboard from them.

[fos]

Hi everyone,

Just passing trhough. The internet is spotty in southern Florida. :)

Daniel,

What do you think of the happy hacking keyboard? I have seen those but thought they were a little expensive.

I hope to be back on in a few days.

fos...

[danieldk]

I really like my HHKB, I have a Lite 2 version. Many keys (like CTRL and ESC) are in the right place for vi and EMACS. Of course, you can remap keys, but IMO it is much handier to have a keyboard that does things right. It does take some days to get used to the HHKB and the absense of some keys (though, many keys are available through the Fn key), but after that many people like it. The only program I had problems with is Blender, because it maps many keys to functions (I ended up using the mouse to access that functionality). Some Linux'ing friends of mine also happily use a HHKB. I wrote a short review a while ago:

http://slackworld.berlios.de/01/hhkb.html