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

422 Pages·2007·4.25 MB·English

by  Kyle Rankin

KNOPPIX
HACKSTM
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SECOND EDITION
KNOPPIX
HACKSTM
Kyle Rankin
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Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Chapter 1. Boot Knoppix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Boot Knoppix on a Desktop 2
2. Boot Virtualized Knoppix 5
3. Get Knoppix 6
4. Use Knoppix Cheat Codes 9
5. Speak Different Languages 11
6. Free Your CD to Make Knoppix Run Faster 13
7. Straighten Out Your X Settings 16
8. Use Advanced Knoppix Cheat Codes 19
9. Run Knoppix on a Laptop 21
10. Explore Expert Mode 22
11. Check RAM for Errors with Memtest86+ 23
Chapter 2. Use Your Knoppix Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
12. Explore the Desktop 28
13. Customize the Desktop Look 34
14. Get Office Work Done 39
15. Configure Your Printer 44
16. Use Peripheral Devices 46
17. Have Fun and Play Some Games 49
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18. Rock Out with Knoppix Multimedia 50
19. Connect to the Internet 55
20. Connect to the Internet with GPRS Bluetooth 57
21. Explore the Internet 62
22. Get Help 65
23. Try Other Desktop Environments 66
24. Become Root 70
Chapter 3. Tweak Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
25. Use Aufs 72
26. Create Persistent Knoppix Settings 75
27. Use Your Linux Desktop Settings 79
28. Use Your Windows Desktop Settings 83
29. Make a Kiosk 86
30. Make a Party Arcade 90
31. Network Boot Knoppix 94
32. Create a Knoppix “Thin Client” 96
33. Develop Applications 97
34. Install Nvidia 3D Drivers 100
35. Point-and-Klik to Install Applications 104
36. Create Your Own Klik Recipe 106
37. Install Programs to the Live Disk 107
38. Browse the Web Anonymously 109
39. Install Multimedia Codecs 111
Chapter 4. Install Linux with Knoppix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
40. Explore the Knoppix Installer 113
41. Install Knoppix as a Single-Boot System 118
42. Install Knoppix on a Multiboot System 120
43. Convert Knoppix to Debian Unstable 122
44. Install Gentoo with Knoppix 124
45. Update a Knoppix Install from the CD 126
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Chapter 5. Put Knoppix in Your Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
46. Run Remote Desktops 129
47. Run X Remotely with FreeNX 133
48. Browse Windows Shares 138
49. Create an Emergency Router 139
50. Create an Emergency File Server 146
51. Create an Emergency Web Server 148
52. Make an Emergency Mail Relay 150
53. Run Other Emergency Services 154
54. Wardrive with Knoppix 158
55. Audit Network Security 166
56. Check for Root Kits 174
57. Collect Forensics Data 176
58. Clone Hard Drives 180
59. Wipe a Hard Drive 184
60. Test Hardware Compatibility 186
61. Copy Settings to Other Distributions 192
62. Add Knoppix to Your PXE Boot Environment 194
63. Set Up a Webcam Server in a Snap 197
64. Create a Weekend Wiki 198
Chapter 6. Repair Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
65. Repair Lilo 202
66. Repair Grub 203
67. Kill and Resurrect the Master Boot Record 205
68. Find Lost Partitions 207
69. Resize Linux Partitions 209
70. Repair Damaged Filesystems 211
71. Recover Deleted Files 214
72. Rescue Files from Damaged Hard Drives 217
73. Back Up and Restore 221
74. Migrate to a New Hard Drive 223
75. Mount Linux Software RAID 225
76. Create Linux Software RAID 227
77. Migrate to Software RAID 230
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78. Migrate Software RAID 1 to RAID 5 233
79. Add an Extra Drive to a Software RAID 5 Array 235
80. Mount LVM Partitions 237
81. Reset Linux Passwords 239
82. Fix Broken Init Services 240
83. Repair Debian Packages 243
84. Repair RPM Packages 245
85. Copy a Working Kernel 246
86. Turn a Physical Machine into a VMware Virtual Machine 247
Chapter 7. Rescue Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
87. Fix the Windows Boot Selector 254
88. Back Up Files and Settings 256
89. Resize Windows Partitions 258
90. Reset Lost NT Passwords 261
91. Edit the Windows Registry 264
92. Restore Corrupted System Files 267
93. Scan for Viruses 269
94. Download Windows Patches Securely 272
95. Knoppix on Intel Macs 273
Chapter 8. Knoppix Reloaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
96. Master Morphix 277
97. Educate Yourself with Freeduc 279
98. Damn Small Linux 281
99. INSERT Security Here 284
100. Download Local Area Security 287
101. Full Protection with S-T-D 290
102. Distribute Compiles with distccKNOPPIX 314
103. Distribute the Load with ClusterKnoppix 315
104. Analyze Quantian 322
105. Find GIS Knoppix on the Map 325
106. TiVo Your Computer 326
107. Compose Musix 329
108. Contribute to Knoppix 331
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Chapter 9. Knoppix Remastered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
109. Create a Customized Knoppix 334
110. Trim the Fat 341
111. Personalize Knoppix 344
112. Keep Your Custom Disk Up to Date 349
113. Automate Knoppix Remastering 351
114. Morph Morphix 353
115. Auto-Build Morphix Modules MapLab Tutorial Map 356
116. Change the Default Language on an ISO Image 358
117. Remaster Knoppix Without Remastering 360
118. Change Boot Defaults Without Remastering 363
119. Tweak the initrd Without Remastering 366
120. Put Knoppix on a USB Drive 367
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
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