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Skype

2005-08-08T14:33:49Z

Smoe: Made page a bit happier by removing one of my plenty "sadly"s.

Skype (http://www.skype.com) provides an easy to install/use Voice over IP solution. Sadly, sadly, it is not Open Source and not likely to be opened any time soon.

At least with Knoppix 3.9, one can easily download the .deb package from the above mentioned web site and install it with
dpkg -i skype_...deb
This change is not persistent to my experience. I hence suggest to put the .deb to the home page and to reinstall it whenever one feels like it.

Skype

2005-08-08T14:24:33Z

Smoe: Initial stub

Skype (http://www.skype.com) provides an easy to install/use Voice over IP solution. Sadly, sadly, it is not Open Source and not likely to be opened any time soon.

At least with Knoppix 3.9, one can easily download the .deb package from the above mentioned web site and install it with
dpkg -i skype_...deb
This change is not persistent to my experience, sadly, I hence suggest to put the .deb to the home page and to reinstall it whenever one feels like it.

Main Page

2005-08-08T14:19:23Z

Smoe: /* Pages in progress: */

Note: the wiki is in a state of flux as described at [[Wiki_Upgrade_Info]]. Please see that page on how you can help get all the pages back.

== Pages finished ==
[[Apt]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 05:32, 27 Feb 2005 (GMT)

[[Basic Poor Mans]] --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:59, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 04 Jan 2004 (GMT)

[[Burning the CD / DVD]] --[[User:Harry Kuhman|Kuhman]]

[[Cheat Codes]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Cheat Codes Deutsch ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 16:37, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Customizing FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Deutsch Knoppix FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Downloading FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[FTP FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:24, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[General FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:31, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Hardware FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:28, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Installation of older Knopix to HDD]]
--[[User:jsu|jsu]] 8:40, 11 Mar 2005 (GMT)

[[Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:34, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:54, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Headless Knoppix]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:44, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 15:14, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install Over Net HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:38, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Installation Ueber Netz]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:57, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Kernel]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:24, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Customisations]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:44, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Hard Disk Scripts]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:34, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Installer]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:18, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 05:30, 27 Feb 2005 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Versions]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Lilo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 12:48, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lin Neighborhood]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:42, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lissetup.sh]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:46, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[LVM2]]
--[[User:X1jmp|X1jmp]] 13:03, 26 Jul 2005 (GMT)

[[Mailing List]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 8:50, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Network FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]]

[[Partition Managers]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:30, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Pivot Root Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:22, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Poor Mans Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:04, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[PXE FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:10, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:06, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Rescue FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:36, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Root]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:25, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Smb Client HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 18:57, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Using FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Win Partition]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:10, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

== Pages in progress: ==

[[Wish List]]

[[Bugs]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 05:29, 27 Feb 2005 (GMT)

[[Screen Shots]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 14:26, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[USB Based FAQ]]
--[[User:Nlany|Nlany]] 08:35, 10 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto Russian]]
--[[User:S-max|S-max]] 18:39, 21 Feb 2005 (GMT)

[[Russian Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:S-max|S-max]] 18:27, 02 Mar 2005 (GMT)

[[Apt Russian]]
--[[User:S-max|S-max]] 09:55, 31 Mar 2005 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent Russian]]
--[[User:S-max|S-max]] 10:20, 31 Mar 2005 (GMT)

[[FluxBox]]
--[[User:Photonic|Photonic]] 09:02, 5 May 2005 (GMT)

[[Spanish_Knoppix_FAQ]]
--[[User:Nahuel|Nahuel]] 04:42, 30 Jul 2005 (GMT)

[[Skype]]
--[[User:smoe|Steffen]] 15:55, 8 Aug 2005 (GMT)

== Pages todo ==
see http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/[http://cigarette.atspace.com/ .]

== Knoppix FAQ ==

== Useful Linux Commands ==
[[Apt]]
== Knoppix Remastering & Customizing ==
* [[Knoppix Customisations]] - Pre-Modifided/Remastered Knoppix based Linux distros
* [[Customizing FAQ]]
* [[Knoppix Remastering Howto]] - How to remaster Knoppix
** Translations: [[Knoppix Remastering Howto Deutsch|Deutsch]] | [[Knoppix Remastering Howto French|French]] | [[Knoppix Remastering Howto Spanish|en español]] | [[Knoppix Remastering Howto Russian|Russian]] | [[Knoppix Remastering Howto Indonesian|Indonesian]]
* [[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]

Network FAQ

2005-08-05T11:57:54Z

Smoe: stupid wiki lang bug

==== Q: How do I configure SAMBA or how can i use windows shares? ====
A: See [[Smb Client HowTo]] for connecting to windows shares. See [[Samba Quick FAQ]] for setting up a Samba server

Network FAQ

2005-08-05T11:57:36Z

Smoe: stupid wiki lang bug

Network FAQ

2005-08-05T11:56:40Z

Smoe: Network config and permanence

Network FAQ

2005-08-05T08:47:22Z

Smoe:

-German Version: [[Network FAQ Deutsch]]

-Versión en español: [[Network FAQ Spanish]]
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==== Q: How do I get ADSL with PPTP in austria to work? ====
A: the following instruction should work:
http://howto.htlw16.ac.at/at-highspeed-howto-2.html (German)

==== Q: How do I configure SAMBA or how can i use windows shares? ====
A: See [[Smb Client HowTo]] for connecting to windows shares. See [[Samba Quick FAQ]] for setting up a Samba server

==== Q: I have installed to my Hard Drive and how do I connect to internet using DHCP? ====
A: The harddisk-installed system is a "normal" Debian. You have to add the following lines to ''' /etc/network/interfaces''' :
* auto eth0
* iface eth0 inet dhcp
re-start the network with ''' /etc/init.d/networking restart''' to have the changes take effect.

==== Q: How do I browse through my Windows network at the office ? Can I log in at an NT domain ? ====
A: K-menu > Internet > [[Lin Neighborhood]]. Go to its preferences and specify IP for master server or WINS server. See also Samba info above.

==== Q: How do I use a static IP address with the CD-Rom? How do I modify /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf which are read only files? AFAIK, this is necessary to specify my IP address and my (ISP's) nameservers. ====

A1: For v3.2, K-menu > KNOPPIX > Network/Internet > Network card configuration -- same as "sudo netcardconfig" command. Fast, easy, automated script: decline DHCP, enter IP address, accept other default settings (modify if needed). Done.

A2: ''(rhk) Ahha! (I think) -- the key to this question is to recognize that even though /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf are read only files on the CD, when Knoppix is running another copy of these files is kept somewhere else (a RAM disk??) where they can be modified. So, it is fairly easy to set up a static IP and so forth for a given Knoppix "session", the trick is saving those settings between Knoppix boots. There is an FAQ on using something like knoppix.sh or a persistent home directory -- those might be the clues I need to save the settings after a reboot.''

Start a "root shell" (available from the K-menu) to edit the read-only files.

'The following is provided in the interest of developing a complete answer for the next person who has the question.'

'Aside: I'm guessing that I can incorporate these commands in a file named knoppix.sh on a floppy disk. Then per the cheat code sheet, I should be able to issue "knoppix floppyconfig" during the boot process.'

What I've done so far (in this example, my local IP address is 192.168.0.25, and my gateway is 192.168.0.10):
*"ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.25 netmask 255.255.255.0 up"
*"route" to check the routing table
*"route add 192.168.0.25 eth0"
*"route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0"
*"route add default gw 192.168.0.10 eth0"
*"route add -host 127.0.0.1 lo"

Other notes:
*One of the lines above creates a redundant entry in the routing table
**forget which one offhand
**will correct the above next time I try it.

TIP: probably the "route add 192.168.0.25 eth0" is not needed,
since the line "route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0"
will include your own IP.

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A3: Here's what I did:

*start root shell
*edit /etc/resolv.conf, input my name servers
*ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.3 up
*route add default gw 192.168.1.1

That's it!

A4: (smoe) Hm. Everybody is talking about a scripthere
* start root shell
* Specification of nameservers, these should work for anyone as a first hack
cat >> /etc/resolv.conf <<EORESOLV
nameserver 139.30.8.7
nameserver 139.30.8.8
<<EORESOLV
* Overwrite original network description
cat > /etc/network/interfaces <<EOINTERFACES
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
address /your IP number goes here/
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway /and your gateway's address/
<<EOINTERFACES
* Get things going, lo is going already
ifup eth0

Somebody please give a proper pointer to the knoppix.sh or whatever cheatcode script this is. I hoped there would be something like an automated diff between the CD and what the ramdisc has for us that would be same as automagically be transfered to something we can then boot with or so. I'll continue reading.

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