Installing Knoppix on virtual box

KNOPPIX is a compilation of GNU/Linux software, which runs completely from CD, or flash disk. It automatically detects and supports a wide range of graphics adapters, sound cards, USB devices, and other devices.  It is not necessary to install on a fixed disk. Because of its transparent decompression, up to 2 GB of executable software can be present on a CD, and up to 10 GigaBytes on a single-layered DVD.

Download the iso file from here.

Requirements:

• Intel/AMD-compatible CPU (i486 and above),
• RAM: at least 200 MegaBytes for the graphical desktop. 500MB RAM, is recommended for working with various office applications.
• A bootable CD-ROM or DVD drive, or USB flash disk,
• Also a standard SVGA-compatible graphics chipset.
• Virtual box, you can see how to install virtual box from here.

Installation:

Step 1: Open Virtual Box, then click on the new button.

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Step 2: Enter the name which you prefer for the virtual machine and select it to Debian-based 64bit Linux architecture.

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Step 3: Allot the size of RAM you want to the Virtual Machine of Knoppix.

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Step 4: Select the option to create a virtual hard disk, then click on the create button.

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Step 5: Select the virtual hard disk as VDI.

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Step 6: Select the type of Physical Hard Disk Storage as dynamically allocated.

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Step 7: Now,  select the size of your virtual hard disk and also the location where you want to save your machine and its files.

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Step 8: Click on the Browse icon option located just above the cancel button and select your downloaded Knoppix ISO file and then click on the start button.

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Step 9: Click on the start button.

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Step 10: Double click on flash Knoppix. 

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Step 11: Click the second option i.e "allow installation also on fixed hard disks" and hit ok.

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Step 12: The next step is to select a target device, select your VBOX HARDDISK one, and hit ok.

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Step 13:  Select the installation on FAT32 with an additional overlay partition and click on ok.

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Step 14: Click on yes to remaster Knoppix.

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Step 15: Select yes to repartition and format the device.

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Step 16: Select the size of the overlay partition and hit ok.

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Step 17: Your Click on no as we don't want to encrypt the overlay using AE256.

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Boom! there you have the Knoppix installed.

Step 18: Now click on the terminal to perform the commands to see if it's working or not.

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Type commands like ls, cd, and whoami just like you would in any other distro.

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