More Kanotix goodness

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:24 pm

Just read the post on the Kanotix site about the beta release of the next version of the distro.

http://www.kanotix.com/Article10.html

What's really exciting to read is the arrival of a GUI Installer with the capability of updating an existing install with the new release! No more having to install from scratch just to use the latest version!

snarkout · Post by **snarkout** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:02 pm

Quick question. Does the lite disk do the same thing, but include less stuff? I really like some stuff about kanotix, but *man* it installs a lot of stuff I don't need. Sorry if this is answered in that link - I haven't had a chance to read it.

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:35 pm

I'm not sure. I've never tried the lite version. I'd assume that's what it is, the same release but less bloat.

no1important · Post by **no1important** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:27 pm

So does that mean if I install it I won't lose everything from my current set up?

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:53 pm

From all indications of the posted article.... yes. However, I haven't tried it myself. I'm going to wait for the official release before I do. Shouldn't be long, if everything is working as well as others have reported.

no1important · Post by **no1important** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:13 pm

Thanks. I will wait anyways until final version comes out. Let me know how you make out.

snarkout · Post by **snarkout** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:57 pm

Well I installed the "lite" version on my test box. It's, AFAICT, exactly the same as the full install I did last time, with updated packages. I was hoping for something a lot leaner.

Is there a howto for kanotix somewhere? There is a lot of stuff, like how it mounts the HD on the desktop, that I don't really care for. I'm sure there are simple fixes, but I'm really not feeling like spending hours googling for answers.

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:10 am

I suggest visiting the Kanotix wiki: Here. I believe there's something about slimming down the Kanotix install.

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:51 am

If you are using Kanotix.... be sure to put your mark on the map:

http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/kanotixusers