Editing Knoppix (section)

== Popularity ==
Knoppix was one of the first Live CD Linux distributions to gain popularity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polishlinux.org/choose/live-cd/|title=polishlinux.org » Live CD|author=Borys Musielak|access-date=26 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527000854/http://polishlinux.org/choose/live-cd/|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> (just after [[Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X|Yggdrasil Linux]]). There are several factors that contribute to the popularity of Knoppix:

* Knoppix was one of the first Live CDs available, and is known as the "original" Debian-based Live CD
* Its extensive hardware detection allows most systems to start Knoppix without any configuration
* Its ability to automatically connect to most kinds of [[Computer network|networks]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}
* Its utilities for system repair and troubleshooting

Knoppix works on a fairly large number of PCs or laptops, but not all. The automatic hardware detection cannot cope with all hardware, and sometimes the drivers used will not be optimal. Knoppix has difficulty recognizing some cards made before 1998, or motherboards with a BIOS made before 2002. (In some cases, manual configuration with codes entered at boot time can overcome problems with automatic detection.){{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}

If a PC does not have enough RAM to run KDE and other included programs, the legacy Knoppix (earlier than 6.0) boots up a very limited [[twm|Tab Window Manager]] (twm) session instead. The only window running in the twm session by default is xterm.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}