Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions

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Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.

Gnome Crash

Klaus: Knoppix 7.4 crashes on Live DVD and also installed on a USB when trying to boot on Gnome. This is the first time I have had this problem with Knoppix. I think it may be a bug in the software rather than a defective DVD. I like Knoppix very much, and Gnome is my preferred desktop. I hope you can help me in solving this problem.

Thanks, John

You probably refer to Gnome "crashing," not to Knoppix itself. Indeed, the Gnome authors pushed some dramatic changes to their upstream source, which is the basis for all Debian derivates, a while ago [1].

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