Name: [122] Steven Devijver
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[110] Running Knoppix Linux on Windows inside VMWare (2/2)

in series: Running Linux on Windows

video tutorial by Steven Devijver

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In this second ShowMeDo Steven shows how to download the Knoppix live CD (he also explains what a live CD is ;-). Then he'll show you how to configure the VMWare Player so that you can boot Linux inside Windows! (yes, you're reading that right).

Over in the wiki you'll find the knoppix.vmx configuration file.

Uploaded on 17th December 2006, running time 13 minutes.

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46. anonymous Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:52

videos about vmware


45. anonymous Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:02

wow..... great....


44. anonymous Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:59

Steven, I am learning Linux, and these two videos were very helpful. Please direct me to a site were I can improve my kinux knowledge. Thank you so much for your time.


43. anonymous Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:19

Thanks a lot for the tutorial.


42. anonymous Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:53

Muy Bueno el tutorial. Very good. Thanks.Daniel. Tucuman. Argentina

Parallel Knoppix??Help! Gracias!


41. anonymous Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:31

Great.......


40. anonymous Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:13

good video.


39. anonymous Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:59

I liked your video description of "how to" about Knoppix Live CD.

I was wondering how Knoppix Live CD would run without being installed in hard drive? Your description about VMware Player resolved my confusion.

Thank you

Arup


38. anonymous Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:44

I liked your video description of "how to" about Knoppix Live CD.

I was wondering how Knoppix Live CD would run without being installed in hard drive? Your description about VMware Player resolved my confusion.

Thank you

Arup


37. anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:54

This video didn't tell me how to install linux on the computer.


36. anonymous Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:21

just now i hav download that video i hav check how its working


35. anonymous Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:02

Very good, Easy to follow, Takes care of a need I have and is very useful.

Thanks


34. anonymous Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00

Good


thanks steven, great job. your proposal of us suggesting new topics:

why couldn`t you explain base (open office) fr translators.

a base with several translators, their language pair/s, their adresses, communication data, their subject qualifications, their rates, notes and

ranking of quality in base.

that would be appreciated, a great help.


32. anonymous Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:03

Thank you! Video is very interesting, but I have one question: where can I get a vmx-file? Can you give me a link to it?


31. anonymous Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:44

Easy to follow, clear recording, nice work.


I understand that using linux live CD you can’t install application on linux.Can you please include on how to run install cd on vm..


29. anonymous Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53

This is awesome! Thanks for providing us this info. Hope you will continue to make some videos like this. Great help.


28. anonymous Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:11

So, if I install a software on the linux, and then switch off, my changes are gone, as i understand.

I want to know if I can use VMWare for testing out a software. Say, here is a software that I dont want to install on my PC. But I want to test it. I want to use VMWare to install that in a virtual PC. Can I do that. If so, is it possible to "copy" that VMWare installation, so that if I want to do the same thing on another PC, I dont have to install the software itself...I just copy the VMWare image


27. anonymous Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:36

Your video is a really big help. It showed me exactly what I was planning to do with my machine. By the way can you also make a tutorial about running Windows in VMWare Player on top of Knoppix? Thanks!


26. anonymous Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:38

hey steven,

Thanks for you tutorial and for your time to explain this case.


25. anonymous Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:38

hey steven,

Thanks for you tutorial and for your time to explain this case.


24. anonymous Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:38

hey steven,

Thanks for you tutorial and for your time to explain this case.


23. anonymous Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:19

hey Steven

great tutorial....it really helped me out.I have a question though. During the boot process Knoppix appears to not detect your hard drive. Is this due to using vmware and not the live cd.


hi this is my first log in here,,,and i would realy to thank you for this great efforts for helping us to understand such useful topics,,,so thanks alot,,,


21. anonymous Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:48

now how to install this VM instance on the VM hard-drive instead of booting from CD every time?


20. anonymous Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:22

hi, iam so new for this os linux,, just now iam taking it ,, b4 i was using windows xp,, i wanted a good version of linux,, i have RHEL-4

which is it good one or what,, or can you suggest me which version that i can use it so,, pls mail me ,, so that i can,,know that ,,if so you have any good version of linux os,, can you pls provide me,,i wait for your mails sir,,,,,,,,,

martin moore


Very useful video. For those of us about to install VM and/or a Linux Live CD of some type, it is very reassuring to see what to expect before actually doing it on your own box.


18. anonymous Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:05

Hi

Thank you for your tutorial re running KNOPPIX live. As a newbee who wishes to try Linux at some point, my only concern was that you mentioned, “VMWare Player during installation would dissable DVD drives and USB ports”. That is quite worrying and appears to conflict with the goal i.e. to boot a Linux Live Disc from a DVD Drive, how will it boot if the DVD drive is dissabled? It maybe that as a newbee I have missunderstood something? Did you mean VMWare Player would dissable those hardware features in the BIOS settings? Or alter the driver assigning for the DVD Drives and USB ports in my system settings? I am sure you can see why I am so concerned. So could you please expand with “Show Me Do” tutoral and explane “when or how to enable and restore the dissable DVD Drive and USB ports”? Many thanks

Judy


17. anonymous Fri, 02 May 2008 19:04

thx for ur turotial is is really usful for me as a begginer thx again one more time


Review of Running Knoppix Linux on Windows inside VMWare

More informative and i experienced like a class

room demonstration.thanks a lot Mr.Devijver.

regards

c.balaji@zycus.com


15. anonymous Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:24

Hi,

The tutorial is so wonderful. U have done a very good job.

Instead of an ISO image booting everytime, Can we go for a Installed Linux??, so that we can save the work(settings too) in Linux?

Anyway, it was very nicely presented. Good Work!!!!


Very good, clear and concise.


13. anonymous Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:58

Very clear and precise!

Image=1000 words

Words= less is best- good audio

Linux=Knoppix rules!

Very interesting target and everything looks realy simple.

Thank you!

alberto


First nice video, well done nice structure good information, your presentation of the materials is good.

Well Done


11. anonymous Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:44

I very much enjoyed the tutorial, although my whole office is running Linux and only uses windows to fix clients' computers, you've exposed me to another option to get people hooked on alternative operating systems!


10. anonymous Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:50

Steven, thanks for this ShowMeDo video (installing Knoppix inside VMWare. Very clear and informative.

Thanks again. Raul Herrera (in Florida, USA)


Great ShowMeDo, Steven. Highly informative. I can't wait to try it out.

Belgians rock :-)


8. anonymous Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:44

Magic stuff Steven -- thanks for the lead -- I have it loaded on my personal system and will be doing the same at work tomorrow.

Ian Clark


7. anonymous Fri, 11 May 2007 11:25

Great tutorial, you answered all my questions about installing linux inside windows.

I want to know if you are willing to show us how to install services like Samba, Apache, email and DNS following the knoppix installation.

Have a great day and thanks

Juan


anon-you shouldn't need to be an Admin to *download* knoppix, but you may need to be an Admin to install VMWare on your computer.

Ian.


5. anonymous Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:55

do you need to be an administrator user to download knoppix


4. anonymous Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:41

Excellent - very useful!


The video is very helpful.. But please, drink some water - I can hear that dry lip sound when you talk and it makes me sleepy!!

Thanks,

easy


I only have one thing to comment cool.


Thanks Steven, informative as usual. I am looking forward to trying Knoppix out now.


Kudos and Thanks for Steven

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