LI_S02E52_Knoppix

LI_S02E52_Knoppix

From Linux Inlaws by Linux Inlaws

December 10, 2025

About this episode

Martin and Chris interview Klaus Knopper to discuss Knoppix, its history, and challenges in maintaining Linux distributions.

In this episode Martin and Chris talk to Klaus Knopper of Knoppix fame. For the few listeners who do not know what Knoppix is: Just listen to the episode (hint: it's one of the oldest life distros on the planet). Plus more on Linux for handicapped users. And the challenges of maintaining a distro and how to overcome them (watch out for the magic contained in this segment!). And an abbreviated history of Linux (esp. in Germany). Never mind Microsoft's dirty secrets involving Unix, Linux and some other things swept under the rug of history. Links Linux Tag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinuxTag Knoppix: http://www.knoppix.org Damn small Linux: https://www.damnsmalllinux.org Knoppix for Windows: https://runtime.org/data-recovery-live-cd.htm Yocto: https://www.yoctoproject.org linbo: https://github.com/linuxmuster/linuxmuster-linbo Screenreader for Blind Linux Users (SLB): https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE%3AFactory/sbl espeak-ng: https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng Adriane: https://www.knopper.net/knoppix-adriane/index-en.html Guy Fawkes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes Led Zeppelin untitled album (aka IV): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_IV

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin, Chris

Guest: Klaus Knopper

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knoppix, Microsoft, Linux Tag, Damn small Linux, Yocto, linbo, Screenreader for Blind Linux Users (SLB), espeak-ng, Adriane

Books & works: Led Zeppelin untitled album (aka IV)

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