spongefinger

... because it seems to very new-user friendly, and includes a lot of software and things that otherwise i would have difficulty installing myself.

I'm going to install it using the Knoppix option (which gives you the same content as the live dvd itself)

what i want to know is, can i upgrade knoppix?

for instance, can i install new versions of ATI drivers?
Can i download new kernel updates for Knoppix as they become available?

Etc.Etc.

If i cant, and im basically getting a fixed, completely unchangeable disk-image which just happens to be on a hardrive, then i will have to re-evaluate.

logan5

Yes you can update Knoppix once installed to the hard drive.

It;s a distro based on Debian so it uses apt-get for software installs and updates.

Remember google is your friend. A quick search gave up this info.

http://www.bytebot.net/geekdocs/debian-knoppix.html

Take a look at step 10

spongefinger

Thanks Logan5.

One thing im unsure of, it says to change the sources.list file.

Im in the UK, so what would i change it to? given that those instructions are for 3.2 and for usa and australia.

Also, what does testing/unstable mean?

Is there a stable list that i can use? I dont really want to download things that are going to crash all the time or something.