Knoppix 5.01 in a virtual machine (can also be used as a very fast free X server for windows)
Very compact (8MB) Knoppix 5.01 virtual machine with vm tools (34685) installed using the official (not incl) ISO live CD/DVD
Features
Please update the cdrom image path to match the locationof your Knoppix 5.01 CD or DVD iso file.After the boot process is complete, please use the full screen modeor resize the vmware application window to match your needs.The guest X server will change the display settingsof the Knoppix 5.01 window to fit the vmware application window(if the Autofit guest and Resize guest options are enabledin the preferences)How dows it work ?I have setup a knoppix.sh in a virtual hdd decompressing in theKnoppix ramdisk a tgz file including all the vmware toolsduring the boot process just before the init execution.Thanks the unionfs the vmware tools are "patching"the Knoppix iso with the ramdisk and are then launchedby the init process. I use grub as a boot loaderin the virtual hdd to load the Knoppix kernel and the minirt_usb6.gzboot ramdisk allowing to change the hostname, patch a couple of bugsand finally boot from the VMware virtual cdrommounted fromthe official Knoppix 5.01 > cd or dvd iso.The installed VMware tools allow to use Knoppix 5.01as one of the fastest free Xserver I have tried so far.It is actually much faster than cygwin.Have fun and please provide some feedback !Best Regards,Gilles van Ruymbeke
Technical Specifications
Operating System:
Knoppix 5.01
VMware Tools installed: Yes
Size: 8MB
Allocated Memory (RAM): 256MB
Applications Installed:
cf Knoppix doc: http://www.knoppix.net
Virtual Appliance Account Information
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