Klaus Knopper () distribution release , a pioneer in creating Live systems. The distribution is built on the original set of boot scripts and includes packages imported from Debian Stretch, with additions from the Debian 'testing' and 'unstable' branches. For booting, the LiveDVD build, sized at 4.5 GB.
The user interface of the distribution is based on the lightweight desktop environment LXDE, built on the GTK library and capable of running on low-power systems. Instead of the standard SysV initialization system, a new boot system called Microknoppix is employed, significantly speeding up the boot process by allowing services to start in parallel and deferring hardware initialization. When using a USB Flash drive, user settings and additionally installed programs do not disappear after restarting the system — data saved between sessions is placed in the file KNOPPIX/knoppix-data.img, which can optionally be encrypted using the AES-256 algorithm. Approximately 4000 packages are included.
New version features:
- Synchronization of the package base with Debian Buster. Video drivers and desktop environment components are imported from Debian/testing and Debian/unstable.
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.2 with patches for and . Two kernel builds for 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported. When using the LiveDVD on systems with a 64-bit CPU, the 64-bit kernel is automatically loaded;
- For computers equipped with only a CD drive, a reduced boot image is placed in the KNOPPIX directory, allowing booting from CD while using the rest of the distribution from a USB Flash drive;
- By default, the LXDE shell with the PCMANFM 1.3.1 file manager is used, but KDE Plasma 5 (activated with the boot option 'knoppix64 desktop=kde') and GNOME 3 ('knoppix64 desktop=gnome') are also included;
- The components of the graphical stack have been updated (x server 1.20.4), and new versions of graphical drivers are included. Support for the composite manager compiz is offered;
- New versions of programs, including Wine 4.0, qemu-kvm 3.1, Chromium 76.0.3809.87, Firefox 68.0.1 (including Ublock Origin and Noscript), LibreOffice 6.3.0-rc2, GIMP 2.10.8.
- The Tor Browser has been added, available for launching via the Knoppix menu;
- The package includes a selection of programs for working with 3D printers and creating 3D models: , (for 3D printing), and ;
- The mathematical package Maxima 5.42.1 has been updated, providing direct integration with Texmacs for creating documents while working in Live mode;
- Modes for running Knoppix in containers and virtualization systems have been added — 'Knoppix in Knoppix — KVM', 'Knoppix in Docker', and 'Knoppix in Chroot';
- The composition includes programs: video editors kdenlive 18.12.3, openshot 2.4.3, photofilmstrip 3.7.1, obs-studio 22.0.3, multimedia library management system Mediathekview 13.2.1, clients for cloud storage OwnCloud and NextCloud (2.5.1), electronic book collection management system Calibre 3.39.1, game engine Godot3 3.0.6, audio/video transcoders RipperX 2.8.0, Handbrake 1.2.2, media server gerbera 1.1.0.
- Full support for UEFI and UEFI Secure Boot;
- The package includes the ADRIANE sound menu, which implements a user environment based on the concept of sound navigation. The Orca system is used for voice reading of page content. Cuneiform serves as the engine for recognizing scanned text.
- The ability to automatically increase the user data partition on USB flash without requiring a reboot.
- The ability to customize the distribution when copying to USB flash using the flash-knoppix utility.
Source: opennet.ru
