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KNOPPIX


Last Update: 2026-03-01 11:55 UTC

KNOPPIX is a bootable disc with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational disc, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the disc can have up to 10 GB of executable software installed on it.

Average visitor rating: 9.3/10 from 14 review(s).

KNOPPIX Summary
Distribution KNOPPIX
Home Page http://knopper.net/
Mailing Lists http://lists.debian.org/debian-knoppix/
User Forums http://knoppix.net/forum/forum.php
Alternative User Forums
Documentation http://www.knoppix.net/docs/
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites KNOPPIX.net • Wikipedia • KNOPPIX France • LinuxWIKI KNOPPIX (German)
Reviews 7.x: ZDNet • Linux Insider
6.x: Blogspot • OStatic • Karuppuswamy • Dedoimedo
5.x: Linux Gazette • Blogspot • Tuxmachines
4.x: Free Software Magazine • Groklaw • LWN
3.x: Self SEO • Linux Gazette • O'Reilly • TechBookReport • c't (German) • OSNews • DistroWatch • Guia do Hardware (Portuguese)
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2019-11-25: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 8.6.1
 • 2019-08-18: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 8.6
 • 2017-09-28: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 8.1
 • 2016-10-27: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.7.1
 • 2015-11-24: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.6.0
 • 2014-10-01: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.4.2
 • 2014-09-18: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.4.1
 • 2014-08-07: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.4.0
 • 2013-06-27: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.2.0
 • 2012-12-22: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.5
 • 2012-08-27: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.4
 • 2012-05-30: Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.1
 • More KNOPPIX releases...

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