Knoppix Hacks: Tips and Tools for Using the Linux Live CD to Hack, Repair, and Enjoy Your PC

Kyle Rankin059651493X, 9780596514938

If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again. Klaus Knopper created an entire Linux distribution on a bootable CD (and now a DVD) so he could use his favorite open source tools on any computer. This book includes a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers-not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing. Knoppix Hacks is just like the distribution it covers: a veritable Swiss Army knife packed full of tools. Scores of industrial-strength hacks-many of them new to this second edition-cover both the standard Knoppix CD and the feature-rich DVD “Maxi” distribution, which is included with this book. Discover how to use Knoppix to its full potential as your desktop, rescue CD, or as a launching point for your own live CD. With Knoppix Hacks, you can:
Investigate features of the KDE desktop and its Internet applications

Save your settings and data between reboots with persistent storage

Employ Knoppix as a system administration multitool to replace failed servers and more

Use the CD/DVD as a rescue disc to repair filesystems or a system that won’t boot

Rescue Windows systems with Knoppix to back up files and settings, hack the registry, and more

Explore other live CDs based on Knoppix that could augment your system

Easily install the popular Debian GNU/Linux distribution with all of your hardware detected and configured

Remaster Knoppix to include your favorite software and custom branding

Whether you’re a new Linux user, power user, or system administer, this book helps you take advantage of Knoppix and customize it to your needs. You may just find ways to use Knoppix that you never considered.

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Table of contents :
Knoppix Hacks, Second Edition……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
The Past……Page 12
The Present……Page 13
The Book……Page 14
Contributors……Page 16
Acknowledgments……Page 19
Preface……Page 20
Why Knoppix Hacks?……Page 21
How This Book Is Organized……Page 22
Conventions Used in This Book……Page 24
Safari® Books Online……Page 25
Got a Hack?……Page 26
Boot Knoppix……Page 28
Change the BIOS Boot Order……Page 29
Boot Knoppix from a Floppy……Page 30
The Knoppix Boot Prompt……Page 31
Boot Virtualized Knoppix……Page 32
Get the Latest Version……Page 33
Download Knoppix……Page 34
Use Knoppix Cheat Codes……Page 36
Speak Different Languages……Page 38
Free Your CD to Make Knoppix Run Faster……Page 40
Boot from a CD Image……Page 42
Tweak the Monitor Settings……Page 43
Video Card Cheats……Page 44
Console Cheats……Page 45
Solve Knoppix Booting Problems……Page 46
Enable Hardware……Page 47
Laptop Display Tweaks……Page 48
Step Through the Expert Mode……Page 49
Check RAM for Errors with Memtest86+……Page 50
Use Your Knoppix Desktop……Page 54
The Desktop……Page 55
The K Menu……Page 57
The Panel……Page 60
Customize the Desktop Look……Page 61
Appearance and Themes……Page 62
Look Like That Other OS……Page 65
Word processor……Page 66
Presentation……Page 68
Calendar and Contact Management……Page 69
Configure Your Printer……Page 71
Scanners……Page 73
Digital Cameras……Page 74
Have Fun and Play Some Games……Page 76
Rock Out with Knoppix Multimedia……Page 77
Listening to Audio……Page 79
Editing Sounds……Page 80
Watch Videos……Page 81
Connect to the Internet……Page 82
Connect to the Internet with GPRS Bluetooth……Page 84
Configure the GPRS Connection……Page 85
Connection Errors……Page 88
Explore the Internet……Page 89
Email and News Readers……Page 90
Video Conferencing……Page 91
On the Web……Page 92
Try Other Desktop Environments……Page 93
Fluxbox……Page 94
XFCE……Page 95
Gnome……Page 96
Become Root……Page 97
Use Aufs……Page 99
How Knoppix Uses Aufs……Page 100
How You Can Use Aufs……Page 101
Save Settings……Page 102
Create a Persistent Disk Image……Page 104
Use Your Linux Desktop Settings……Page 106
KDE……Page 107
Other Applications……Page 109
Use Your Windows Desktop Settings……Page 110
Mozilla……Page 111
Use My Documents……Page 112
CD kiosk mode……Page 113
DVD kiosk mode……Page 114
Save Kiosk Settings……Page 115
Remaster a Kiosk Disk……Page 116
Let’s Dance……Page 117
Keyboards on Fire……Page 118
Make It Persistent……Page 120
Network Boot Knoppix……Page 121
Create a Knoppix “Thin Client”……Page 123
Develop Applications……Page 124
Install Nvidia 3D Drivers……Page 127
If you don’t have the DVD……Page 128
Get the Nvidia Installer……Page 129
Point-and-Klik to Install Applications……Page 131
Create Your Own Klik Recipe……Page 133
Reload the Package List……Page 134
Install Packages……Page 135
Browse the Web Anonymously……Page 136
Install Multimedia Codecs……Page 138
Install Linux with Knoppix……Page 139
Explore the Knoppix Installer……Page 140
Install Knoppix as a Single-Boot System……Page 145
Install Knoppix on a Multiboot System……Page 147
Convert Knoppix to Debian Unstable……Page 149
Configure APT……Page 150
Install Gentoo with Knoppix……Page 151
Update a Knoppix Install from the CD……Page 153
Put Knoppix in Your Toolbox……Page 155
VNC……Page 156
NX Server……Page 158
Share the Local Desktop……Page 159
Run X Remotely with FreeNX……Page 160
The NX Technology……Page 162
Set Up NX Server……Page 163
Server Management……Page 164
Browse Windows Shares……Page 165
Create an Emergency Router……Page 166
Configure the Network……Page 167
Build a Router……Page 169
Network with NAT……Page 170
Use the Knoppix Firewall Tool……Page 171
Create an Emergency File Server……Page 173
Create an Emergency Web Server……Page 175
Assign Storage……Page 177
Configure Postfix……Page 178
Configure DNS……Page 180
SSH……Page 181
DNS……Page 182
Inetd……Page 183
NFS……Page 184
Kismet……Page 185
Required Wardriving Hardware……Page 186
Set Up GPS……Page 187
Configure Kismet……Page 188
Draw a Map of Your Wardriving Session……Page 191
Join Networks……Page 192
Nessus……Page 193
Nessusd Host……Page 194
Plug-in Selection on the nessus Client……Page 196
Preferences……Page 197
Knowledge Base……Page 198
Save the Report……Page 199
Drawbacks to Using Nessus……Page 200
Advantages to Scanning with Knoppix……Page 201
Got Root?……Page 202
Sleuthkit and the Coroner’s Toolkit……Page 203
Dd……Page 207
Partimage……Page 209
Wipe a Hard Drive……Page 211
General Hardware Probing……Page 213
Video cards……Page 217
Network cards……Page 218
Copy X Settings……Page 219
Copy Kernel Configuration……Page 220
Add Knoppix to Your PXE Boot Environment……Page 221
Set Up a Webcam Server in a Snap……Page 224
Create a Weekend Wiki……Page 225
Configure Apache……Page 226
Take the wiki with you……Page 227
Repair Linux……Page 228
Repair Lilo……Page 229
Install grub on a System Without grub……Page 230
Save the MBR……Page 232
Resurrect the MBR……Page 233
Find Lost Partitions……Page 234
Resize Linux Partitions……Page 236
Resize Without X……Page 237
Repair Damaged Filesystems……Page 238
ReiserFS……Page 239
XFS……Page 240
Recover Deleted Files……Page 241
fls……Page 242
Restore All Deleted Files……Page 243
Rescue Files from Damaged Hard Drives……Page 244
Back Up……Page 248
Back Up and Restore a Full Partition……Page 249
What to Do……Page 250
Rsync……Page 251
Mount Linux Software RAID……Page 252
RAID 0……Page 254
Creating the RAID……Page 255
Conclusion……Page 256
mdadm……Page 257
Migrate Software RAID 1 to RAID 5……Page 260
mdadm……Page 261
Add an Extra Drive to a Software RAID 5 Array……Page 262
Mount LVM Partitions……Page 264
Reset Linux Passwords……Page 266
Some Init-ial Background……Page 267
Disable Broken Init Scripts……Page 269
Repair Debian Packages……Page 270
Repair RPM Packages……Page 272
Copy a Working Kernel……Page 273
Turn a Physical Machine into a VMware Virtual Machine……Page 274
Perform the First Sync……Page 275
Perform the Final Sync……Page 276
Restore the Boot Loader……Page 277
Create a new initrd……Page 278
Rescue Windows……Page 280
Fix the Windows Boot Selector……Page 281
Back Up Files and Settings……Page 283
Back That Thing Up……Page 284
Resize Windows Partitions……Page 285
Enlarge NTFS Partitions……Page 286
Reset Lost NT Passwords……Page 288
Reset the Password……Page 289
Getting to Know Your Registry……Page 291
Edit the Registry……Page 292
Restore Corrupted System Files……Page 294
Call a Cab……Page 295
Scan for Viruses……Page 296
Download Windows Patches Securely……Page 299
Knoppix on Intel Macs……Page 300
Knoppix Reloaded……Page 303
What Makes Morphix So Special……Page 304
Educate Yourself with Freeduc……Page 306
The History……Page 308
The Present……Page 310
INSERT Security Here……Page 311
Technical……Page 312
Main Additions……Page 313
Download Local Area Security……Page 314
See Also……Page 316
So What Is S-T-D?……Page 317
Look and Feel……Page 318
Cryptography……Page 320
Forensics……Page 322
Firewalls……Page 323
Honeypots……Page 325
Further Reading……Page 326
IDS……Page 327
Network Utilities……Page 328
Password Tools……Page 330
Sniffers……Page 331
TCP Tools……Page 333
Vulnerability Assessment……Page 336
Wireless Tools……Page 338
Hotkeys……Page 340
Distribute Compiles with distccKNOPPIX……Page 341
Distribute the Load with ClusterKnoppix……Page 342
The Network Boot Method……Page 343
Configure openMosix……Page 344
The CD-ROM Boot Method……Page 346
Test the Cluster……Page 348
Analyze Quantian……Page 349
See Also……Page 351
Find GIS Knoppix on the Map……Page 352
TiVo Your Computer……Page 353
Compose Musix……Page 356
Become a Knoppix Developer……Page 358
Join the Community……Page 359
Knoppix Remastered……Page 360
Choose a Partition……Page 361
DVD……Page 362
KNOPPIX vs. KNOPPIX2 files……Page 363
Chroot……Page 364
Package management……Page 365
Make the Master CD Filesystem……Page 366
Find Programs to Remove……Page 368
Dependencies……Page 369
Shrink the apt-get Database……Page 370
Personalize Knoppix……Page 371
Complete Desktop Tweaks……Page 372
Change Desktop Environment Settings……Page 373
Disable the Startup and Shutdown Sounds……Page 375
Keep Your Custom Disk Up to Date……Page 376
Automate Knoppix Remastering……Page 378
Structure of a Morphix Live CD……Page 380
Your First Morph……Page 382
Auto-Build Morphix Modules MapLab Tutorial Map……Page 383
A Look at a Module Generator……Page 384
Change the Default Language on an ISO Image……Page 385
The saveconfig script……Page 387
Customize configs.tbz……Page 388
Advantages Over Remastering……Page 389
Change Boot Defaults Without Remastering……Page 390
Change Cheat Codes……Page 391
Tweak the initrd Without Remastering……Page 393
Put Knoppix on a USB Drive……Page 394
Index……Page 396