sudo knoppix-installer : command not found

**tech291083** · June 22nd, 2012

Hi, I have just downloaded and burned Knoppix 7.0.1 to a DVD and it works fine. But when I boot my pc with the DVD in the DVD drive and open a terminal and issue the following command as root to install it to my hard drive there is an error.

Code:

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# sudo knoppix-installer
sudo: knoppix-installer: command not found
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# sudo knx2hdd
sudo: knx2hdd: command not found
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

Please help me with this. I have read people's views saying it is possible to install it to a hard disk even though it is meant to be a live DVD. I want to install it as the only OS on my 500 GB SATA hard drisk. Thanks.

**Karlchen** · June 22nd, 2012

Hello, tech291083.

Reason:
The executables files knoppix-installer and knx2hdd cannot be found by following the lists of folder given in the search PATH variable.

Solution:
Find out where these two files have been stored.
Change to the corresponding folder.
Launch them from this folder like this:

Code:

./knoppix-installer

and

Code:

./knx2hdd

Sorry, cannot be more precise at the moment, because I have not got any Knoppix live system at hand.

Note:
As you are root already there is no need to prefix any sudo the commands.

Kind regards,
Karl

**sudodus** · June 22nd, 2012

Recently I installed Knoppix 6.4.4 to a very old computer (Compaq Presario, CPU 400 MHz). After adding some RAM from another oldie, it was straight-forward to follow the instructions in the installer. No fiddling around with hidden commands.

The result was a 'very debian' installed system with the basic things working quite well including internet, audio and video.

**tech291083** · June 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by Karlchen

The executables files knoppix-installer and knx2hdd cannot be found by following the lists of folder given in the search PATH variable.

Solution:
Find out where these two files have been stored.
Change to the corresponding folder.
Launch them from this folder like this:

Code:

./knoppix-installer

and

Code:

./knx2hdd

Sorry, cannot be more precise at the moment, because I have

Many thanks for your reply, but can you please help me further as to how I can find out the path to these two commands. Please let me know the exact steps. I also tried the other method which meant using the Start menu and selecting Knoppix then selecting Knoppix hard drive install, something like that, but there was one process that went on forever and I had to abort it midway. It was the copying files process. Thanks.

Here what I get in a terminal being root. What to do next? Thanks.

Code:

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# whereis knoppix-installer
knoppix-installer:
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# whereis knx2hdd
knx2hdd:
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

**sudodus** · June 22nd, 2012

Originally Posted by tech291083

Many thanks for your reply, but can you please help me further as to how I can find out the path to these two commands. Please let me know the exact steps. I also tried the other method which meant using the Start menu and selecting Knoppix then selecting Knoppix hard drive install, something like that, but there was one process that went on forever and I had to abort it midway. It was the copying files process. Thanks.

1. Maybe you were not patient enough, because the copying process takes long time.

2. Try

Code:

sudo find / -name knoppix-installer
sudo find / -name knx2hdd

3. Or try an older version 6.4.4, 6.7.1 or the newest version today, 7.0.2.

**tech291083** · June 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by sudodus

1. Maybe you were not patient enough, because the copying process takes long time.

Well, you are right. First time I ran it for 45+ mins and aborted. Today I ran it for almost 2 hrs, but it looked to me that it will never end so again I aborted. So can you please tell me as to how long it take actually.

Try an older version 6.4.4, 6.7.1 or the newest version today, 7.0.2.

Well, I would love to try the new version. I always do. I tried to look for torrents for the latest version ie 7.0.2, but i could not find any, can you please help me? Thanks.

http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

This page has the torrent for a previous version 7.0.1, but not for the latest ie 7.0.2. Where do I look now? Thanks.

**sudodus** · June 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by tech291083

Well, you are right. First time I ran it for 45+ mins and aborted. Today I ran it for almost 2 hrs, but it looked to me that it will never end so again I aborted. So can you please tell me as to how long it take actually.

Well, I would love to try the new version. I always do. I tried to look for torrents for the latest version ie 7.0.2, but i could not find any, can you please help me? Thanks.

http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

This page has the torrent for a previous version 7.0.1, but not for the latest ie 7.0.2. Where do I look now? Thanks.

I think two hours should be enough but I am not sure. Was it only copying from the DVD or also downloading via the internet?

Did you check the integrity of the downloaded file with md5sum?

Try ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/

**tech291083** · June 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by sudodus

I think two hours should be enough but I am not sure. Was it only copying from the DVD or also downloading via the internet?

It was not connected to the net at the time of HD installation and was only copying files.

Did you check the integrity of the downloaded file with md5sum?

Try ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/

I am not sure about checking the integrity of the iso. I have already written it to a DVD. I no longer have the iso file. Can I still do the checking? If yes, then how? Thanks. I am still looking for torrents for 7.0.2

Originally Posted by sudodus

Did you check the integrity of the downloaded file with md5sum?

Try ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/

Ok,

I did the following after inserting the 7.0.1 DVD into the DVD drive and opening the terminal as root. As far as I know i have not got the right results for both the md5sum and sha1sum. Have I done everything right here? Thanks.

Code:

[root@localhost john]# df -h
Filesystem                    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs                         46G  7.1G   37G  17% /
devtmpfs                      2.0G     0  2.0G   0% /dev
tmpfs                         2.0G  180K  2.0G   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs                         2.0G   42M  2.0G   3% /run
/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root   46G  7.1G   37G  17% /
tmpfs                         2.0G   42M  2.0G   3% /run
tmpfs                         2.0G     0  2.0G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs                         2.0G     0  2.0G   0% /media
/dev/sda2                     497M   78M  395M  17% /boot
/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home   23G  4.1G   18G  19% /home
/dev/sr0                      3.9G  3.9G     0 100% /media/KNOPPIX

Code:

[root@localhost john]# md5sum /dev/sr0
d7efbea95a5d35068a35eee41e6ab1c3  /dev/sr0

Code:

[root@localhost john]# sha1sum /dev/sr0
6d5f3a259ca89d822380851b2303bfc15dec76f3  /dev/sr0

**sudodus** · June 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by tech291083

Ok,

I did the following after inserting the 7.0.1 DVD into the DVD drive and opening the terminal as root. As far as I know i have not got the right results for both the md5sum and sha1sum. Have I done everything right here? Thanks.

Code:

[root@localhost john]# df -h
Filesystem                    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
...
/dev/sr0                      3.9G  3.9G     0 100% /media/KNOPPIX

Code:

[root@localhost john]# md5sum /dev/sr0
d7efbea95a5d35068a35eee41e6ab1c3  /dev/sr0

Code:

[root@localhost john]# sha1sum /dev/sr0
6d5f3a259ca89d822380851b2303bfc15dec76f3  /dev/sr0

I think you need to run md5sum on the iso file in order to do a correct checksum test. The iso file is expanded on the CD/DVD. But there might be a list in a file on the CD/DVD containing the md5sums for each of the files.

Originally Posted by tech291083

...
I am still looking for torrents for 7.0.2

I found an FTP page. It's not a torrent, but you can use it, and it contained links to 7.0.2 iso files earlier today.

**tech291083** · June 25th, 2012

I have decided to download the latest 7.0.2 only and still looking for torrents for that version as it suits my slow net speed. Hope to get an anwser soon. It is really surprising that it is not available for download yet via torrents. Why the delay if any? Thanks.

I have tried a lot to look for 7.0.2 torrents, but in vain. Can anyone please help me? Thanks.

Ok,

I have just downloaded the latest Knoppix 7.0.2 DVD English version from here using the Gwget Download Manager.

http://mirrors.kernel.org/knoppix-dvd/

KNOPPIX_V7.0.2DVD-2012-05-30-EN.iso

Here is the official list of mirrors, which I have used in the past with success.
But the iso after having been written to a brand new DVD does not seem to work. Even the checksum is incorrect, can you please tell me a more reliable mirror to download from? I have a slow net connection and there are no torrents available for version 7.0.2 as far as I know and thus I have to use this Gwget download manager. Thanks.

I am now downloading the latest 7.0.3 DVD English edition from the below mirror using Gwget download manager.

http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/

I hope this will work well. Thanks.

Hi,

I have successfully downloaded the latest Knoppix 7.0.3 and burned to a DVD. I have also installed it to my HDD without any problems whatsoever this time with this latest version. I am at last very happy that I have been able to install it to my hard drive after having thought about it many days ago. Thanks a lot guys. I used the Gwget download manager to download it and it took me around 25 hrs, but its all worth it now, thanks again all of you.