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Ubuntu+LKB (née Knoppix+LKB)

News

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<		28-JAN-2013: Version 15 has been released. This is just a rebuild of version 14 with software updates applied and a more recent build of LKB. I also cleaned up the download directory and moved the old Knoppix ISOs under old/.
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>		10-APR-2013: Version 16 released. This includes a new LKB version, a default .lkbrc file with (lui-initialize), and python3.
 
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<		24-JAN-2012: Version 14 has been released. This includes the workaround below. Also I am now shipping the virtual appliance with the default GNOME keyring removed, so users are not confronted with a confusing password prompt when they use subversion.
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>		28-JAN-2013: Version 15 has been released. This is just a rebuild of version 14 with software updates applied and a more recent build of LKB. I also cleaned up the download directory and moved the old Knoppix ISOs under old/.
 

Overview

Ubuntu+LKB is a VirtualBox appliance based on Ubuntu Linux, intended to make it possible for Linguistics students and researchers to run LKB without having to perform a Linux installation or dual-boot their systems. It grew out of Knoppix+LKB, which was a bootable LiveCD with the same purpose.

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What's on it?

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  • LKB version 2012/07/17
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  • LKB version 2013/04/08
 
  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
  • git
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  • Fonts and input method support for several languages.

System requirements

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  • An Intel-compatible CPU, i486 or better (including Intel Macs)
  • An SVGA-compatible graphics card
  • A serial, PS/2, or USB mouse
  • The ability to boot from CD or USB.
 To run under VirtualBox, you will also need:
  • At least 512 MB of RAM; 1 GB or more is recommended.
  • Approximately 2.5 GB of available disk space. (750 MB of this is for the installation files, which can be deleted after installation)
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<		To save your files when working from CD you'll need one of the following: a working Internet connection, a USB memory stick, or a hard disk partition Knoppix can recognize.

Setting up KNOPPIX+LKB

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>		Setting up KNOPPIX+LKB
  If you're in a hurry and know what you're doing, you can go straight to the download directory.

These are rather large files; if your connection is slow or unreliable you may want to use a download manager.

Running in VirtualBox

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<		KnoppixLKB can be run in a window under VirtualBox. For many users this is the simplest method. Click here for setup instructions.

Booting from a USB stick

If you have a Windows system available and your computer can boot from a USB drive, you can install to a USB drive.

Booting from CD

Download the CD image (the file ending in ".iso") from the download directory.

You'll need to burn this image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work.

  • If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image.
  • If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 646 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
  • If you're using Linux, your distribution probably provides CD-burning tools. Right click the ISO file and see if you have an option to burn it to disk.

To boot the CD, you may need to change your BIOS configuration; try it first, though, it may just work.

  • If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 (or F11) once or twice when the Dell logo appears will probably pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device.
  • Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.

When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.

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>		Click here for setup instructions.
 

Additional Info

Troubleshooting

Linux taskbar not showing up at bottom of display: This happens sometimes in VirtualBox. Resize the VirtualBox window slightly and the taskbar should appear.

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<		Monitor displays "INPUT OUT OF RANGE" or a similar error: This means Knoppix is detecting your monitor and/or graphics card improperly. Try manually specifying both the type of graphics card you have and your monitor's resolution. For example, if you have an NVIDIA card and your monitor can handle a maximum of 1680x1050, you would type the following at the boot: prompt: 
knoppix xmodule=nv screen=1680x1050

Supported values for "xmodule" are ati, radeon, fbdev, vesa, savage, s3, nv, i810, mga, svga, and tseng. If you don't know which is correct, it's safe to try them one at a time until you find one that works.

I/O errors, system hangs during boot, boot fails: These can be caused by a damaged CD, or a CD that was not burned properly. Try typing knoppix testcd at the boot: prompt to test your CD.

 Writing to a shared folder gives "permission denied" in Windows 7: Right-click the folder you're sharing (in Windows, not in VirtualBox ) and make sure "Read only" isn't checked. Also note that it appears some folders cannot be successfully shared -- e.g. "Desktop."

Known Issues

  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • Tap-to-click does not work on MacBooks.
 
  • The clock is wrong. Even if it looks right, it's probably wrong. See ticket #14 for the hairy details.
  • Font sizes in Emacs and the incr_tsdb podium change dramatically when they are launched after the VirtualBox window is resized. See ticket #19.

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Knoppix+LKB

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Ubuntu+LKB (née Knoppix+LKB)

 

News

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<		24-JAN-2012: Version 14 has been released. This includes the workaround below. Also I am now shipping the virtual appliance with the default GNOME keyring removed, so users are not confronted with a confusing password prompt when they use subversion.

24-JAN-2012: Version 13 has been released. This is a test version based on Ubuntu instead of Knoppix, with a new version of LKB (build 2011-08-19). Note that there is a known bug in this version that causes the LUI to crash when attempting to run parses from incr_tsdb(). To install a workaround, do the following:

This will replace the normal yzlui binary with the one from Trollet, which does not have the problem. I will shortly release version 14, which will include this fix and will fix some other minor bugs.

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>		28-JAN-2013: Version 15 has been released. This is just a rebuild of version 14 with software updates applied and a more recent build of LKB. I also cleaned up the download directory and moved the old Knoppix ISOs under old/.
 
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<		16-NOV-2011: I've released Version 12. This version adds git and Mercurial, and upgrades a number of packages. Note that this will probably be the last version I release as a bootable CD, unless I hear that a lot of people are still using it that way; all our local users are using the VirtualBox appliance, and maintaining the LiveCD version complicates things considerably.

19-AUG-2010: I've released Version 11. This fixes the VirtualBox shared folders problem in 10 and the LISP heap problem in 9, as well as a few minor user interface issues.

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>		24-JAN-2012: Version 14 has been released. This includes the workaround below. Also I am now shipping the virtual appliance with the default GNOME keyring removed, so users are not confronted with a confusing password prompt when they use subversion.
 

Overview

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<		Knoppix+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it possible for Linguistics students and researchers to run LKB when they do not have a full Linux installation available. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.
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>		Ubuntu+LKB is a VirtualBox appliance based on Ubuntu Linux, intended to make it possible for Linguistics students and researchers to run LKB without having to perform a Linux installation or dual-boot their systems. It grew out of Knoppix+LKB, which was a bootable LiveCD with the same purpose.
  Please send comments and suggestions to linghelp@u.washington.edu.

What's on it?

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  • LKB (version 2009/04/27)
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  • LKB version 2012/07/17
 
  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
  • git
  • Mercurial
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions
  • Fonts and input method support for several languages.
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  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.
 

System requirements

To boot the CD or USB version, you need at least the following:

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Changed:
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<		24-JAN-2012: Version 13 has been released. This is a test version based on Ubuntu instead of Virtualbox, with a new version of LKB (build 2011-08-19). Note that there is a known bug in this version that causes the LUI to crash when attempting to run parses from incr_tsdb(). To install a workaround, do the following:
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>		24-JAN-2012: Version 14 has been released. This includes the workaround below. Also I am now shipping the virtual appliance with the default GNOME keyring removed, so users are not confronted with a confusing password prompt when they use subversion.

24-JAN-2012: Version 13 has been released. This is a test version based on Ubuntu instead of Knoppix, with a new version of LKB (build 2011-08-19). Note that there is a known bug in this version that causes the LUI to crash when attempting to run parses from incr_tsdb(). To install a workaround, do the following:

 

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Added:
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>		24-JAN-2012: Version 13 has been released. This is a test version based on Ubuntu instead of Virtualbox, with a new version of LKB (build 2011-08-19). Note that there is a known bug in this version that causes the LUI to crash when attempting to run parses from incr_tsdb(). To install a workaround, do the following:

This will replace the normal yzlui binary with the one from Trollet, which does not have the problem. I will shortly release version 14, which will include this fix and will fix some other minor bugs.

 16-NOV-2011: I've released Version 12. This version adds git and Mercurial, and upgrades a number of packages. Note that this will probably be the last version I release as a bootable CD, unless I hear that a lot of people are still using it that way; all our local users are using the VirtualBox appliance, and maintaining the LiveCD version complicates things considerably.

19-AUG-2010: I've released Version 11. This fixes the VirtualBox shared folders problem in 10 and the LISP heap problem in 9, as well as a few minor user interface issues.

Revision 282011-11-16 - brodbd

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Added:
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>		16-NOV-2011: I've released Version 12. This version adds git and Mercurial, and upgrades a number of packages. Note that this will probably be the last version I release as a bootable CD, unless I hear that a lot of people are still using it that way; all our local users are using the VirtualBox appliance, and maintaining the LiveCD version complicates things considerably.
 19-AUG-2010: I've released Version 11. This fixes the VirtualBox shared folders problem in 10 and the LISP heap problem in 9, as well as a few minor user interface issues.

Overview

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 Please send comments and suggestions to linghelp@u.washington.edu.

What's on it?

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  • LKB (version 2009/04/27)
  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
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  • VirtualBox Guest Additions
  • Fonts and input method support for several languages.
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

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Knoppix+LKB

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<		7-JUL-2010: For those of you waiting for version 11, feel free to check out the release candidate in the pre-release directory. It fixes the shared folder issues in 10. I'm hoping to do a final release of this version with a few other fixes later this month.

16-JUN-2010: Version 10 is out. This version should fix the LISP heap problems in version 9, and the resulting LKB instability.

*EDIT:* Looks like VirtualBox shared folders are broken in 10. I apologize, and will fix this in version 11. (Ticket #21)

26-MAY-2010: LKB is unstable on version 9, due to the LISP heap being scaled back to a very small size. (Ticket #18) I'm withdrawing that version, and recommending everyone switch to version 8 until I get 9 debugged. I've generated a VirtualBox appliance for 8, to make switching over easy for those of you who prefer that installation method.

07-MAY-2010: KnoppixLKB is now available as a VirtualBox appliance. This provides a much quicker and easier way to get KnoppixLKB up and running on VirtualBox. I have also provided instructions for creating a bootable USB drive from Windows.

06-MAY-2010: The download sites have changed. The preferred site is now http://uakari.ling.washington.edu/knoppixlkb/, and the site on pongo.ling.washington.edu is being phased out.

09-APR-2010: Version 9 is out. New in this release:

  • Now based on Knoppix 6.2.1. This mainly brings better hardware support and better video autodetection. If you needed command-line parameters to get a usable display in version 8, you may not need them anymore.
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions have been upgraded to version 3.1.4. This means that running under VirtualBox versions earlier than 3.1.4 is no longer supported.
  • MacBook trackpad support is greatly improved; two-finger scrolling and two-finger right clicks now work, making it possible to do work on a MacBook without keyboard hacks or an external mouse. Tap-to-click is still not available, however.
  • The screen saver is now automatically disabled when running under VirtualBox.
  • I've removed the BitTorrent download links. The torrents were always poorly seeded and were a headache for me to maintain. If you need a restartable download, try using a client that can restart HTTP downloads, such as wget.
  • Behind the scenes, the build process has been completely revamped to make it more managable and make the process of generating a new release less error-prone. Please let me know if you find any problems with this release, especially things that used to work under version 8 that don't work now.
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>		19-AUG-2010: I've released Version 11. This fixes the VirtualBox shared folders problem in 10 and the LISP heap problem in 9, as well as a few minor user interface issues.
 

Overview

Knoppix+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it possible for Linguistics students and researchers to run LKB when they do not have a full Linux installation available. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.

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  You'll need to burn this image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work.
  • If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image.
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  • If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 644 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
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  • If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 646 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
 
  • If you're using Linux, your distribution probably provides CD-burning tools. Right click the ISO file and see if you have an option to burn it to disk.

To boot the CD, you may need to change your BIOS configuration; try it first, though, it may just work.

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Added:
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>		7-JUL-2010: For those of you waiting for version 11, feel free to check out the release candidate in the pre-release directory. It fixes the shared folder issues in 10. I'm hoping to do a final release of this version with a few other fixes later this month.
 16-JUN-2010: Version 10 is out. This version should fix the LISP heap problems in version 9, and the resulting LKB instability.

*EDIT:* Looks like VirtualBox shared folders are broken in 10. I apologize, and will fix this in version 11. (Ticket #21)

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Knoppix+LKB

News

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>		16-JUN-2010: Version 10 is out. This version should fix the LISP heap problems in version 9, and the resulting LKB instability.

*EDIT:* Looks like VirtualBox shared folders are broken in 10. I apologize, and will fix this in version 11. (Ticket #21)

 26-MAY-2010: LKB is unstable on version 9, due to the LISP heap being scaled back to a very small size. (Ticket #18) I'm withdrawing that version, and recommending everyone switch to version 8 until I get 9 debugged. I've generated a VirtualBox appliance for 8, to make switching over easy for those of you who prefer that installation method.

07-MAY-2010: KnoppixLKB is now available as a VirtualBox appliance. This provides a much quicker and easier way to get KnoppixLKB up and running on VirtualBox. I have also provided instructions for creating a bootable USB drive from Windows.

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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • Tap-to-click does not work on MacBooks.
  • The clock is wrong. Even if it looks right, it's probably wrong. See ticket #14 for the hairy details.
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  • Font sizes in Emacs and the incr_tsdb podium change dramatically when they are launched after the VirtualBox window is resized. See ticket #19.

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Added:
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>		26-MAY-2010: LKB is unstable on version 9, due to the LISP heap being scaled back to a very small size. (Ticket #18) I'm withdrawing that version, and recommending everyone switch to version 8 until I get 9 debugged. I've generated a VirtualBox appliance for 8, to make switching over easy for those of you who prefer that installation method.
 07-MAY-2010: KnoppixLKB is now available as a VirtualBox appliance. This provides a much quicker and easier way to get KnoppixLKB up and running on VirtualBox. I have also provided instructions for creating a bootable USB drive from Windows.

06-MAY-2010: The download sites have changed. The preferred site is now http://uakari.ling.washington.edu/knoppixlkb/, and the site on pongo.ling.washington.edu is being phased out.

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Knoppix+LKB

News

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Setting up KNOPPIX+LKB

If you're in a hurry and know what you're doing, you can go straight to the download directory.

Added:
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>		 These are rather large files; if your connection is slow or unreliable you may want to use a download manager.
 

Running in VirtualBox

KnoppixLKB can be run in a window under VirtualBox. For many users this is the simplest method. Click here for setup instructions.

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Knoppix+LKB

News

Added:
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>		07-MAY-2010: KnoppixLKB is now available as a VirtualBox appliance. This provides a much quicker and easier way to get KnoppixLKB up and running on VirtualBox. I have also provided instructions for creating a bootable USB drive from Windows.
 06-MAY-2010: The download sites have changed. The preferred site is now http://uakari.ling.washington.edu/knoppixlkb/, and the site on pongo.ling.washington.edu is being phased out.

09-APR-2010: Version 9 is out. New in this release:

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  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

System requirements

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  • An Intel-compatible CPU, i486 or better (including Intel Macs)
  • An SVGA-compatible graphics card
  • A serial, PS/2, or USB mouse
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  • The ability to boot from CD.
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  • The ability to boot from CD or USB.

To run under VirtualBox, you will also need:

  • At least 512 MB of RAM; 1 GB or more is recommended.
  • Approximately 2.5 GB of available disk space. (750 MB of this is for the installation files, which can be deleted after installation)

To save your files when working from CD you'll need one of the following: a working Internet connection, a USB memory stick, or a hard disk partition Knoppix can recognize.

Setting up KNOPPIX+LKB

If you're in a hurry and know what you're doing, you can go straight to the download directory.

Running in VirtualBox

 
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>		KnoppixLKB can be run in a window under VirtualBox. For many users this is the simplest method. Click here for setup instructions.

Booting from a USB stick

 
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Getting KNOPPIX+LKB

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>		If you have a Windows system available and your computer can boot from a USB drive, you can install to a USB drive.

Booting from CD

 
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Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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<		If you plan to run Knoppix+LKB under VirtualBox, see the instructions on the KnoppixLKBVirtualBox page. Otherwise, you'll need to burn the ISO image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 644 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
>
>		You'll need to burn this image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work.
  • If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image.
  • If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 644 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
  • If you're using Linux, your distribution probably provides CD-burning tools. Right click the ISO file and see if you have an option to burn it to disk.
 
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<		Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.
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>		To boot the CD, you may need to change your BIOS configuration; try it first, though, it may just work.
  • If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 (or F11) once or twice when the Dell logo appears will probably pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device.
  • Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.
  When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.

Additional Info

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Knoppix+LKB

News

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Troubleshooting

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>		Linux taskbar not showing up at bottom of display: This happens sometimes in VirtualBox. Resize the VirtualBox window slightly and the taskbar should appear.
 Monitor displays "INPUT OUT OF RANGE" or a similar error: This means Knoppix is detecting your monitor and/or graphics card improperly. Try manually specifying both the type of graphics card you have and your monitor's resolution. For example, if you have an NVIDIA card and your monitor can handle a maximum of 1680x1050, you would type the following at the boot: prompt: 
knoppix xmodule=nv screen=1680x1050

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Knoppix+LKB

 

News

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>		06-MAY-2010: The download sites have changed. The preferred site is now http://uakari.ling.washington.edu/knoppixlkb/, and the site on pongo.ling.washington.edu is being phased out.
 09-APR-2010: Version 9 is out. New in this release:
  • Now based on Knoppix 6.2.1. This mainly brings better hardware support and better video autodetection. If you needed command-line parameters to get a usable display in version 8, you may not need them anymore.
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions have been upgraded to version 3.1.4. This means that running under VirtualBox versions earlier than 3.1.4 is no longer supported.
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  • The screen saver is now automatically disabled when running under VirtualBox.
  • I've removed the BitTorrent download links. The torrents were always poorly seeded and were a headache for me to maintain. If you need a restartable download, try using a client that can restart HTTP downloads, such as wget.
  • Behind the scenes, the build process has been completely revamped to make it more managable and make the process of generating a new release less error-prone. Please let me know if you find any problems with this release, especially things that used to work under version 8 that don't work now.
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<		 10-MAR-2010: I'm beginning work on Version 9, which will be based on Knoppix 6.2.1. As part of this, I'm making an overdue effort to automate much of the process; this will make releases easier and more consistent, and let me version control changes. Feel free to check out the Trac for the new build scripts.

23-JUL-2009: Version 8 is out. New in this release:

  • VirtualBox Guest Additions are now included, and load automatically if Knoppix+LKB detects it's running under VirtualBox. This means you can now resize the VirtualBox window, access shared folders, and use dynamic mouse pointer integration. VirtualBox version 2.2.2 or later is required. See KnoppixLKBVirtualBox for instructions on setting up VirtualBox, and see the "Usage Notes.html" file on the Knoppix desktop for information on mounting shared folders.
  • Arabic and IPA fonts are now included. I'm not sure how well LUI and Trollet currently support Arabic, but the fonts are there and work in Emacs.
  • Many additional input methods are now supported in SCIM, via the "scim-tables-additional" package. This includes a table-based input method for IPA. There do appear to be some coding system issues with IPA in Emacs -- it works using Emacs' own input method, but using SCIM gives blank squares. SCIM works OK for IPA in other apps, however.
  • The "Usage Notes.html" file has been revised to be less UW-centric, since we now have several users outside the UW community.

08-MAY-2009: Version 7 is out. Based on some user feedback I've added a few new features in this release:

  • Trollet, Pavel Mihaylov's alternative LKB frontend.
  • Pavel Mihaylov's alternative, Pango-enabled LUI. This has been installed as "pangolui", as recommended on LkbLui. Issue (lui-initialize :lui "pangolui") at the LKB: prompt to load. This LUI is intended to offer better support for non-English character sets.
  • Basic Thai language support, in the form of Thai fonts and a Thai SCIM input method. This is probably still not complete, but may be enough to do basic work in the language.
 

Overview

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<		KNOPPIX+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it easier for students to run LKB on their own computers. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.
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>		Knoppix+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it possible for Linguistics students and researchers to run LKB when they do not have a full Linux installation available. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.
  Please send comments and suggestions to linghelp@u.washington.edu.

What's on it?

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 To run the LKB, you will probably need 256 megabytes of RAM. For complex grammars you may need 512 megabytes or more, or you may need to create a swap file.

To save your files you'll need one of the following: a working Internet connection, a USB memory stick, or a hard disk partition Knoppix can recognize.

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Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.

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>		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file. There are also checksum files (ending in .md5 and .sha1) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
 

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

If you plan to run Knoppix+LKB under VirtualBox, see the instructions on the KnoppixLKBVirtualBox page. Otherwise, you'll need to burn the ISO image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 644 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.

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>		09-APR-2010: Version 9 is out. New in this release:
  • Now based on Knoppix 6.2.1. This mainly brings better hardware support and better video autodetection. If you needed command-line parameters to get a usable display in version 8, you may not need them anymore.
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions have been upgraded to version 3.1.4. This means that running under VirtualBox versions earlier than 3.1.4 is no longer supported.
  • MacBook trackpad support is greatly improved; two-finger scrolling and two-finger right clicks now work, making it possible to do work on a MacBook without keyboard hacks or an external mouse. Tap-to-click is still not available, however.
  • The screen saver is now automatically disabled when running under VirtualBox.
  • I've removed the BitTorrent download links. The torrents were always poorly seeded and were a headache for me to maintain. If you need a restartable download, try using a client that can restart HTTP downloads, such as wget.
  • Behind the scenes, the build process has been completely revamped to make it more managable and make the process of generating a new release less error-prone. Please let me know if you find any problems with this release, especially things that used to work under version 8 that don't work now.
 10-MAR-2010: I'm beginning work on Version 9, which will be based on Knoppix 6.2.1. As part of this, I'm making an overdue effort to automate much of the process; this will make releases easier and more consistent, and let me version control changes. Feel free to check out the Trac for the new build scripts.

23-JUL-2009: Version 8 is out. New in this release:

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  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions
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  • Input methods: scim, scim-hangul, scim-thai, scim-tables-additional
  • Fonts: ttf-unfonts, ttf-thai-tlwg, xfonts-intl-arabic, xfonts-intl-phonetic, emacs-intl-fonts
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  • Fonts and input method support for several languages.
 
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

System requirements

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>		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file. There are also checksum files (ending in .md5 and .sha1) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
  Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.
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>		If you plan to run Knoppix+LKB under VirtualBox, see the instructions on the KnoppixLKBVirtualBox page. Otherwise, you'll need to burn the ISO image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 644 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
  Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.
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  I/O errors, system hangs during boot, boot fails: These can be caused by a damaged CD, or a CD that was not burned properly. Try typing knoppix testcd at the boot: prompt to test your CD.
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>		Writing to a shared folder gives "permission denied" in Windows 7: Right-click the folder you're sharing (in Windows, not in VirtualBox ) and make sure "Read only" isn't checked. Also note that it appears some folders cannot be successfully shared -- e.g. "Desktop."
 

Known Issues

  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in. Currently Korean, Thai, Arabic, and IPA are supported.

-- brodbd - 23 Jul 2009

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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • Tap-to-click does not work on MacBooks.
  • The clock is wrong. Even if it looks right, it's probably wrong. See ticket #14 for the hairy details.

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>		10-MAR-2010: I'm beginning work on Version 9, which will be based on Knoppix 6.2.1. As part of this, I'm making an overdue effort to automate much of the process; this will make releases easier and more consistent, and let me version control changes. Feel free to check out the Trac for the new build scripts.
 23-JUL-2009: Version 8 is out. New in this release:
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions are now included, and load automatically if Knoppix+LKB detects it's running under VirtualBox. This means you can now resize the VirtualBox window, access shared folders, and use dynamic mouse pointer integration. VirtualBox version 2.2.2 or later is required. See KnoppixLKBVirtualBox for instructions on setting up VirtualBox, and see the "Usage Notes.html" file on the Knoppix desktop for information on mounting shared folders.
  • Arabic and IPA fonts are now included. I'm not sure how well LUI and Trollet currently support Arabic, but the fonts are there and work in Emacs.

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 Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.

When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.

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Additional Info

 

Troubleshooting

Monitor displays "INPUT OUT OF RANGE" or a similar error: This means Knoppix is detecting your monitor and/or graphics card improperly. Try manually specifying both the type of graphics card you have and your monitor's resolution. For example, if you have an NVIDIA card and your monitor can handle a maximum of 1680x1050, you would type the following at the boot: prompt:

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>		23-JUL-2009: Version 8 is out. New in this release:
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions are now included, and load automatically if Knoppix+LKB detects it's running under VirtualBox. This means you can now resize the VirtualBox window, access shared folders, and use dynamic mouse pointer integration. VirtualBox version 2.2.2 or later is required. See KnoppixLKBVirtualBox for instructions on setting up VirtualBox, and see the "Usage Notes.html" file on the Knoppix desktop for information on mounting shared folders.
  • Arabic and IPA fonts are now included. I'm not sure how well LUI and Trollet currently support Arabic, but the fonts are there and work in Emacs.
  • Many additional input methods are now supported in SCIM, via the "scim-tables-additional" package. This includes a table-based input method for IPA. There do appear to be some coding system issues with IPA in Emacs -- it works using Emacs' own input method, but using SCIM gives blank squares. SCIM works OK for IPA in other apps, however.
  • The "Usage Notes.html" file has been revised to be less UW-centric, since we now have several users outside the UW community.
 08-MAY-2009: Version 7 is out. Based on some user feedback I've added a few new features in this release:
  • Trollet, Pavel Mihaylov's alternative LKB frontend.
  • Pavel Mihaylov's alternative, Pango-enabled LUI. This has been installed as "pangolui", as recommended on LkbLui. Issue (lui-initialize :lui "pangolui") at the LKB: prompt to load. This LUI is intended to offer better support for non-English character sets.
  • Basic Thai language support, in the form of Thai fonts and a Thai SCIM input method. This is probably still not complete, but may be enough to do basic work in the language.
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<		 30-APR-2009: I just upgraded to VirtualBox 2.2.2, and it appears to have fixed whatever was preventing LKB from working, at least under MacOS. VirtualBox is free for academic and personal use, and may prove more convenient for some of you than rebooting to run Knoppix+LKB. Indeed, I use it heavily for Knoppix+LKB development and remastering. To boot Knoppix+LKB in VirtualBox, configure it for Linux and connect the Knoppix+LKB ISO image to the virtual machine's CD-ROM drive.

29-APR-2009: Version 6 is out. This release fixes the missing /home/knoppix/tmp directory in version 5, and updates the LKB version to 2009-04-27. I've also removed some unneeded archive files from the LKB installation, shrinking the CD image by about 40 megabytes.

27-APR-2009: Version 5 is out. A request for Korean fonts prompted me to begin adding proper foreign language support:

  • The default locale is now "en_US.UTF-8" instead of "C".
  • SCIM is now included. Currently the only input methods on the CD are English, Hangul, and Raw Code, but I can easily add more as needed.
  • The ttf-unfonts package has been installed to provide Korean font support.

Note: There is a bug in this version; LKB may complain about /home/knoppix/tmp not being writable when loading a grammar. I will do another release to fix this soon, but in the mean time, just open a terminal and do "mkdir tmp". I think this bug was actually introduced in Version 4, but I didn't notice it until now.

17-MAR-2009:Version 4 is out. This is a complete rebuild based on Knoppix v6.0.1. It features greatly improved hardware support, especially for laptops, and a new lightweight desktop manager. Boot time has also been reduced significantly (by about 1 minute on my test system.)

Because of the new desktop manager, the user interface has changed somewhat. After booting the new version, please click the Usage Notes.html file for details.

 

Overview

KNOPPIX+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it easier for students to run LKB on their own computers. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.

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  • LKB (version 2009/04/27)
  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
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  • scim, scim-hangul, scim-thai
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  • VirtualBox Guest Additions
  • Input methods: scim, scim-hangul, scim-thai, scim-tables-additional
  • Fonts: ttf-unfonts, ttf-thai-tlwg, xfonts-intl-arabic, xfonts-intl-phonetic, emacs-intl-fonts
 
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

System requirements

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  Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.
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The image is approximately 593 megabytes. It should fit on any standard-size CD-R blank.

 

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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>		If you plan to run Knoppix+LKB under VirtualBox, see the instructions on the KnoppixLKBVirtualBox page. Otherwise, you'll need to burn the ISO image to a CD. Do NOT just copy the .iso file to the CD; it won't work. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn. The image is 604 megabytes and should fit on any standard CD blank.
 Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.

When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.

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Known Issues

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  • /home/knoppix/tmp is missing, causing an error when loading a grammar into LKB. This will be fixed in version 6; in the mean time, a workaround is to open a terminal and run "mkdir tmp" before starting work. (Fixed in Version 6.)
 
  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in. Currently Korean and Thai are supported.
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox. (Seems to be fixed in VirtualBox 2.2.2.)
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in. Currently Korean, Thai, Arabic, and IPA are supported.
 
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 Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.

When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.

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Troubleshooting

 
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>		Monitor displays "INPUT OUT OF RANGE" or a similar error: This means Knoppix is detecting your monitor and/or graphics card improperly. Try manually specifying both the type of graphics card you have and your monitor's resolution. For example, if you have an NVIDIA card and your monitor can handle a maximum of 1680x1050, you would type the following at the boot: prompt: 
knoppix xmodule=nv screen=1680x1050
 
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>		Supported values for "xmodule" are ati, radeon, fbdev, vesa, savage, s3, nv, i810, mga, svga, and tseng. If you don't know which is correct, it's safe to try them one at a time until you find one that works.

I/O errors, system hangs during boot, boot fails: These can be caused by a damaged CD, or a CD that was not burned properly. Try typing knoppix testcd at the boot: prompt to test your CD.

 

Known Issues

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Added:
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>		08-MAY-2009: Version 7 is out. Based on some user feedback I've added a few new features in this release:
  • Trollet, Pavel Mihaylov's alternative LKB frontend.
  • Pavel Mihaylov's alternative, Pango-enabled LUI. This has been installed as "pangolui", as recommended on LkbLui. Issue (lui-initialize :lui "pangolui") at the LKB: prompt to load. This LUI is intended to offer better support for non-English character sets.
  • Basic Thai language support, in the form of Thai fonts and a Thai SCIM input method. This is probably still not complete, but may be enough to do basic work in the language.
 30-APR-2009: I just upgraded to VirtualBox 2.2.2, and it appears to have fixed whatever was preventing LKB from working, at least under MacOS. VirtualBox is free for academic and personal use, and may prove more convenient for some of you than rebooting to run Knoppix+LKB. Indeed, I use it heavily for Knoppix+LKB development and remastering. To boot Knoppix+LKB in VirtualBox, configure it for Linux and connect the Knoppix+LKB ISO image to the virtual machine's CD-ROM drive.

29-APR-2009: Version 6 is out. This release fixes the missing /home/knoppix/tmp directory in version 5, and updates the LKB version to 2009-04-27. I've also removed some unneeded archive files from the LKB installation, shrinking the CD image by about 40 megabytes.

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 Please send comments and suggestions to linghelp@u.washington.edu.

What's on it?

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  • Emacs version 22
  • LKB (version 2009/04/27)
  • Trollet and the alternate Pango-enabled LUI that goes with it (installed as "pangolui")
  • svn
  • scim, scim-hangul, scim-thai
 
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

System requirements

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  The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.
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Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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  • /home/knoppix/tmp is missing, causing an error when loading a grammar into LKB. This will be fixed in version 6; in the mean time, a workaround is to open a terminal and run "mkdir tmp" before starting work. (Fixed in Version 6.)
  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
Changed:
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in. Currently Korean and Thai are supported.
 
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox. (Seems to be fixed in VirtualBox 2.2.2.)
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>		30-APR-2009: I just upgraded to VirtualBox 2.2.2, and it appears to have fixed whatever was preventing LKB from working, at least under MacOS. VirtualBox is free for academic and personal use, and may prove more convenient for some of you than rebooting to run Knoppix+LKB. Indeed, I use it heavily for Knoppix+LKB development and remastering. To boot Knoppix+LKB in VirtualBox, configure it for Linux and connect the Knoppix+LKB ISO image to the virtual machine's CD-ROM drive.
 29-APR-2009: Version 6 is out. This release fixes the missing /home/knoppix/tmp directory in version 5, and updates the LKB version to 2009-04-27. I've also removed some unneeded archive files from the LKB installation, shrinking the CD image by about 40 megabytes.

27-APR-2009: Version 5 is out. A request for Korean fonts prompted me to begin adding proper foreign language support:

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Getting KNOPPIX+LKB

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>
>		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file, or the .torrent file if you would prefer a BitTorrent download. There are also checksum files (ending in .md5 and .sha1) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
  Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.
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Known Issues

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  • /home/knoppix/tmp is missing, causing an error when loading a grammar into LKB. This will be fixed in version 6; in the mean time, a workaround is to open a terminal and run "mkdir tmp" before starting work. (Fixed in Version 6.)
 
  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
Changed:
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  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox.
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  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox. (Seems to be fixed in VirtualBox 2.2.2.)
 
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>		29-APR-2009: Version 6 is out. This release fixes the missing /home/knoppix/tmp directory in version 5, and updates the LKB version to 2009-04-27. I've also removed some unneeded archive files from the LKB installation, shrinking the CD image by about 40 megabytes.
 27-APR-2009: Version 5 is out. A request for Korean fonts prompted me to begin adding proper foreign language support:
  • The default locale is now "en_US.UTF-8" instead of "C".
  • SCIM is now included. Currently the only input methods on the CD are English, Hangul, and Raw Code, but I can easily add more as needed.
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What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
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  • LKB (2008/02/08)
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  • LKB (2009/04/27)
 
  • svn
  • scim, scim-hangul
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.
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  The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.
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Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox.
Changed:
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Added:
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>		27-APR-2009: Version 5 is out. A request for Korean fonts prompted me to begin adding proper foreign language support:
  • The default locale is now "en_US.UTF-8" instead of "C".
  • SCIM is now included. Currently the only input methods on the CD are English, Hangul, and Raw Code, but I can easily add more as needed.
  • The ttf-unfonts package has been installed to provide Korean font support.

Note: There is a bug in this version; LKB may complain about /home/knoppix/tmp not being writable when loading a grammar. I will do another release to fix this soon, but in the mean time, just open a terminal and do "mkdir tmp". I think this bug was actually introduced in Version 4, but I didn't notice it until now.

 17-MAR-2009:Version 4 is out. This is a complete rebuild based on Knoppix v6.0.1. It features greatly improved hardware support, especially for laptops, and a new lightweight desktop manager. Boot time has also been reduced significantly (by about 1 minute on my test system.)

Because of the new desktop manager, the user interface has changed somewhat. After booting the new version, please click the Usage Notes.html file for details.

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  • Emacs 22
  • LKB (2008/02/08)
  • svn
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>
>
  • scim, scim-hangul
 
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.

System requirements

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  The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.
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<		The image is approximately 608 megabytes. It should fit on any standard-size CD-R blank.
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>		The image is approximately 631 megabytes. It should fit on any standard-size CD-R blank.
 

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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Known Issues

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<
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
>
>
  • /home/knoppix/tmp is missing, causing an error when loading a grammar into LKB. This will be fixed in version 6; in the mean time, a workaround is to open a terminal and run "mkdir tmp" before starting work.
  • Because of a conflict between SCIM and [incr_tsdb()], input method switching does not work inside the itsdb podium.
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts and input methods are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
 
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox.
Changed:
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<		-- brodbd - 17 Mar 2009
>
>		-- brodbd - 27 Apr 2009

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News

Changed:
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<		11-MAR-2008: Beta 3 is out. This has a new version of LKB (with [incr tsdb()] fixed) and the svn Subversion client is now included.
>
>		17-MAR-2009:Version 4 is out. This is a complete rebuild based on Knoppix v6.0.1. It features greatly improved hardware support, especially for laptops, and a new lightweight desktop manager. Boot time has also been reduced significantly (by about 1 minute on my test system.)
 
Changed:
<
<		A BitTorrent download is now available for those of you who found the HTTP download problematic.
>
>		Because of the new desktop manager, the user interface has changed somewhat. After booting the new version, please click the Usage Notes.html file for details.
 

Overview

KNOPPIX+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it easier for students to run LKB on their own computers. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.

Changed:
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<		KNOPPIX+LKB is a work-in-progress and the current release should be considered a beta test. Please email brodbd@u and let me know if you find it useful, if you encounter bugs other than those listed below, or if there are software packages or fonts you'd like to see added. I'm not a linguist and I don't work much with LKB myself, so I'll be relying heavily on feedback from other users to refine this tool.
>
>		Please send comments and suggestions to linghelp@u.washington.edu.
 

What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
  • LKB (2008/02/08)
  • svn
Changed:
<
<
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)
>
>
  • Everything normally included in Knoppix, except for OpenOffice.org and GIMP, which had to be removed for space reasons.
 

System requirements

To boot the CD, you need at least the following:

  • An Intel-compatible CPU, i486 or better (including Intel Macs)
Deleted:
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<
  • 96 megabytes RAM
 
  • An SVGA-compatible graphics card
  • A serial, PS/2, or USB mouse
  • The ability to boot from CD.
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Getting KNOPPIX+LKB

Changed:
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<		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file, or the .torrent file if you would prefer a BitTorrent download. There is also a checksum file (ending in .md5) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
>
>		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file, or the .torrent file if you would prefer a BitTorrent download. There are also checksum files (ending in .md5 and .sha1) and a GPG signature (ending in .sig) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
  Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.

The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.

Changed:
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<		The image is approximately 692 megabytes, so you'll need to use a 700 megabyte (aka. "80 minute") CD blank.
>
>		The image is approximately 608 megabytes. It should fit on any standard-size CD-R blank.
 

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

Changed:
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<		Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should hold down the C key while powering on the computer.
>
>		Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should press and hold the C key when they hear the power-on chime.
 
Changed:
<
<		When the CD finishes booting a window will pop up with some information on how to get started and how to save your files.
>
>		When the CD finishes booting, click the Usage Notes.html file on the desktop for more information.
 

Media Check

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Known Issues

Deleted:
<
<
  • When LKB is loaded, it gives a fallback font warning. (Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated.)
  • Clicking on file and directory names in LKB file select dialogs doesn't work. You need to type the complete path in the "Selection" box -- e.g., ~/starter-grammar/script. (The symbol ~ represents your home directory.) This is a known LKB bug.
  • [incr_tsdb()] does not load properly, apparently due to an LKB bug.
 
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
Changed:
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<
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.
>
>
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to finish loading. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between LISP and VirtualBox.
 
Changed:
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<		-- brodbd - 11 Mar 2008
>
>		-- brodbd - 17 Mar 2009

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News

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  • Emacs 22
  • LKB (2008/02/08)
Added:
>
>
  • svn
 
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)

System requirements

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News

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What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
Changed:
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<
  • LKB
>
>
  • LKB (2008/02/08)
 
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)

System requirements

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News

Changed:
<
<		08-FEB-2008: Beta 2 is now out, with fixes for [incr tsdb()] and several other bugs.
>
>		11-MAR-2008: Beta 3 is out. This has a new version of LKB (with [incr tsdb()] fixed) and the svn Subversion client is now included.

A BitTorrent download is now available for those of you who found the HTTP download problematic.

 

Overview

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What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
Changed:
<
<
  • LKB (2007-02-14).
>
>
  • LKB
 
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)

System requirements

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Getting KNOPPIX+LKB

Changed:
<
<		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file. There is also a checksum file (ending in .md5) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
>
>		Visit the download directory and download the .iso file, or the .torrent file if you would prefer a BitTorrent download. There is also a checksum file (ending in .md5) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
 
Changed:
<
<		(Note: Some people have reported that downloads from that directory stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try this one instead.)
>
>		Some people have reported that downloads from the server linked above stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try the alternate site instead. This site also has an archive of older versions.
  The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.
Changed:
<
<		The image is approximately 690 megabytes, so you'll need to use a 700 megabyte (aka. "80 minute") CD blank.
>
>		The image is approximately 692 megabytes, so you'll need to use a 700 megabyte (aka. "80 minute") CD blank.
 

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

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  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.
Changed:
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<		-- brodbd - 08 Feb 2008
>
>		-- brodbd - 11 Mar 2008
 

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News

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What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
Changed:
<
<
  • The most current LKB as of 18-JAN-2008.
>
>
  • LKB (2007-02-14).
 
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)

System requirements

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Added:
>
>

News

08-FEB-2008: Beta 2 is now out, with fixes for [incr tsdb()] and several other bugs.

 

Overview

KNOPPIX+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it easier for students to run LKB on their own computers. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.

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Known Issues

Changed:
<
<
  • When LKB is loaded, it gives a fallback font warning. (Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated.)
  • Clicking on file and directory names in LKB file select dialogs doesn't work. You need to type the complete path in the "Selection" box -- e.g., ~/starter-grammar/script. (The symbol ~ represents your home directory.) This is a known LKB bug.
  • [incr_tsdb()] does not load properly, apparently due to an LKB bug.
>
>
  • When LKB is loaded, it gives a fallback font warning. (Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated.)
  • Clicking on file and directory names in LKB file select dialogs doesn't work. You need to type the complete path in the "Selection" box -- e.g., ~/starter-grammar/script. (The symbol ~ represents your home directory.) This is a known LKB bug.
  • [incr_tsdb()] does not load properly, apparently due to an LKB bug.
 
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.
Changed:
<
<		-- DavidBrodbeck - 07 Feb 2008
>
>		-- brodbd - 08 Feb 2008
 

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Overview

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  • When LKB is loaded, it gives a fallback font warning. (Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated.)
  • Clicking on file and directory names in LKB file select dialogs doesn't work. You need to type the complete path in the "Selection" box -- e.g., ~/starter-grammar/script. (The symbol ~ represents your home directory.) This is a known LKB bug.
Added:
>
>
  • [incr_tsdb()] does not load properly, apparently due to an LKB bug.
 
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.
Changed:
<
<		-- DavidBrodbeck - 28 Jan 2008
>
>		-- DavidBrodbeck - 07 Feb 2008
 

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Overview

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  Visit the download directory and download the .iso file. There is also a checksum file (ending in .md5) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.
Added:
>
>		(Note: Some people have reported that downloads from that directory stop before they're complete. If you're having problems, try this one instead.)
 The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.

The image is approximately 690 megabytes, so you'll need to use a 700 megabyte (aka. "80 minute") CD blank.

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  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.
Changed:
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<		-- DavidBrodbeck - 23 Jan 2008
>
>		-- DavidBrodbeck - 28 Jan 2008
 

Revision 12008-01-24 - DavidBrodbeck

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Added:
>
>

KNOPPIX+LKB

Overview

KNOPPIX+LKB is a bootable Linux live CD intended to make it easier for students to run LKB on their own computers. It requires no hard disk installation to run. It's similar in concept to Grammix, but defaults to English and contains somewhat more recent software.

KNOPPIX+LKB is a work-in-progress and the current release should be considered a beta test. Please email brodbd@u and let me know if you find it useful, if you encounter bugs other than those listed below, or if there are software packages or fonts you'd like to see added. I'm not a linguist and I don't work much with LKB myself, so I'll be relying heavily on feedback from other users to refine this tool.

What's on it?

  • Emacs 22
  • The most current LKB as of 18-JAN-2008.
  • Most of the packages included in Knoppix. (Some, such as OpenOffice.org, had to be removed due to lack of space.)

System requirements

To boot the CD, you need at least the following:

  • An Intel-compatible CPU, i486 or better (including Intel Macs)
  • 96 megabytes RAM
  • An SVGA-compatible graphics card
  • A serial, PS/2, or USB mouse
  • The ability to boot from CD.

To run the LKB, you will probably need 256 megabytes of RAM. For complex grammars you may need 512 megabytes or more, or you may need to create a swap file.

To save your files you'll need one of the following: a working Internet connection, a USB memory stick, or a hard disk partition Knoppix can recognize.

Getting KNOPPIX+LKB

Visit the download directory and download the .iso file. There is also a checksum file (ending in .md5) if you'd like to check the integrity of your download.

The .iso is a bootable CD image; do NOT just copy it to a CD. If you're running Windows, you should use something like ISO Recorder to burn the image. If you're using a Mac, you should double-click the .iso file to open it, then run Disk Utility, select the .iso file, and click Burn.

The image is approximately 690 megabytes, so you'll need to use a 700 megabyte (aka. "80 minute") CD blank.

Using KNOPPIX+LKB

Boot the CD. If you have a Windows machine, you may need to change your BIOS configuration to boot from CD; try it first, though, it may just work. If you have a Dell system, tapping F12 during the Dell boot screen may pop up a menu that will let you select a boot device. Intel Mac users should hold down the C key while powering on the computer.

When the CD finishes booting a window will pop up with some information on how to get started and how to save your files.

Media Check

If you have trouble with the live CD failing partway through the boot process, or some software fails to load, you should make sure your burned copy isn't damaged. To do this, boot the CD and type knoppix testcd at the "boot:" prompt.

Known Issues

  • When LKB is loaded, it gives a fallback font warning. (Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated.)
  • Clicking on file and directory names in LKB file select dialogs doesn't work. You need to type the complete path in the "Selection" box -- e.g., ~/starter-grammar/script. (The symbol ~ represents your home directory.) This is a known LKB bug.
  • Due to limited space on the CD, not all foreign language fonts are loaded. However, if you need one that's not on there, let me know; I can probably squeeze it in.
  • If the CD is run from within VirtualBox, LKB fails to pop up its window. This is also true of Grammix; there seems to be some kind of interaction between the LKB and VirtualBox's virtual machine.

-- DavidBrodbeck - 23 Jan 2008

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