This was the first day of class, so we didn't have a lab, but we had an overview of Knoppix and it's security tools.
KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk.
In addition to a standard Debian based GNU/Linux distribution (www.debian.org) the following "highlights" are available on this CD/DVD: KDE V3.x as the standard desktop, with KOffice and the Konqueror WWW browser. X Multimedia System (xmms) with MPEG video and MP3 support as well as the Ogg Vorbis Audio Player Internet-access software kppp and isdn-utilities Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) Version 2.x Tools for data rescue and system repair Network analysis and administration tools OpenOffice(TM) 2.x, the GPL'd version of the well-known StarOffice(TM) office suite Many programming languages, development tools, as well as libraries for software developers. Altogether, over 900 installed software packages, comprising over 2000 executable user programs, utilities, and games.
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Knoppix Linux Live CD
Knoppix Linux