This is a shrinked version of KANOTIX linux LiveCD.
It is about 245 MB to fit on e.g. USB-thumbdrives.
You can used it as LiveCD aswell + install it to your hdd.
KANOTIX CPX-MINI is based on KANOTIX which is based on Debian.

Due to many requests: A SIDUX VERSION WILL COME UP SOON!!

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Features

• X.org 7.0.21
• ROX (zero install)
• Fluxbox
• vlc, xchat, ivman*, wvdial
• current Kanotix features
• unionfs by default

Packages

You can find a list of the packages, included in CPX^mini here.

Support

This version is officially unsupported, but I'm sure you will find someone who can help you on irc.freenode.net in #cpx-mini (*new) or #kanotix.

If you need support, please use the Mail address below or use the IRC, but please mention that you are using CPX^mini, this is not pure Kanotix. Please don't ask the developers of Kanotix for support. Anyways, the IRC-channel reveales the great Kanotix-community - with alot helpful users. Most of your issues might get fixed there or in the Kanotix-wiki.

Dial-Up modem users: please use "wvdial" to go online.

Please use cheatcode "vga=0", if you have a long delay when booting..

NVIDIA + ATI drivers:
install-nvidia-debian.sh or install-radeon-debian.sh

Installation

• LiveCD: just burn the ISO file to a CD-R(W)


• USB-Stick/Other Flash devices:
  • boot up the CPX^mini-LiveCD and click on the icon "USB-installer" on your desktop
  or
  • use the shell-script:
  install-cpx-mini-to-usbstick.sh -auto -iso <ISO-FILE.iso>
  (squashfs/loop support required)
  
  consider the output of:
  install-cpx-mini-to-usbstick.sh --help.
  
  Your target device will be split into 2 primary partitions:

  partition	device	size	filesystem	bootable
  primary	/dev/sdX1	<iso-size>	ext2	*
  primary	/dev/sdX2	<left-space>	ext2

  _{>=256MB USB-devices are supported, >=512MB ones are recommended.}
  
  Windows Users: If you want to use the second partition (ext2) in Windows, please consider a ext2 opensource driver:
  

  • ext2 fsd (works flawlessly for me)
    
  • ext2 IFS
    
  
  
• Harddisk:
  Simply use the Kanotix Installer.
  kanotix-installer or kanotix-installer-latest-web
  Want your new desktop look like on the LiveCD? Run create-home.sh as user after installing to your hd in a terminal.
  

If you still have problems, feel free to contact me.

following kanotix cheatcodes will be set by default:

cheatcode	description
bootusb2	allows to boot from usb-devices
unionrw	allows you do keep everything you change to the system on the second partition, and re-use it on reboot.
home	the second partition will be used as persistent home directory

Take a look on the complete list of cheatcodes.

Software

There are 3 methods to install Software using a live-cd an USB-device:

• apt-get: use Debian's package tool to install software.
• klik: open firefox, either klik-bookmark or type klik://<application>.
• ROX's zeroinstaller
  • use ~/Apps/AddApp to install ROX-Software (AddApp wiki) or
  • use ~/Apps/AppFactory to wrap any (e.g. via apt-get) installed software or ~/Apps/RoxWrap

Credits

Thanks to:
Kano & slh for what cpx-mini is based on - Kanotix.
locsmif for the usb-device detection bash code.
soundscout & vVale for the graphics, website.
probono for klik support.
rueX and others for bugreports.


Contact

Spam me at: cpxmini@googlemail.com

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