Editing Knoppix (section)

== Versions ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" align=right style="margin-top:0px; margin-left:8px;"
|+Knoppix version history
|-
! style="width:115px;" |Version
! Release date
! CD
! DVD
|-
| 1.4
| 2000-09-30
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 1.6
| 2001-04-26
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2.1
| 2002-03-14
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- 
| 2.2
| 2002-05-14
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.1
| 2002-10-01
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.2
| 2003-06-16
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.3
| 2003-09-22
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.4
| 2004-05-17
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.5 [[LinuxTag]] version 
| 2004-06
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 3.6
| 2004-08-16
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.7
| 2004-12-09
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.8 [[CeBIT]] version 
| 2005-02-28
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.8.1
| 2005-04-08
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.8.2<ref>[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1819549,00.asp Introduction to Knoppix | PCMag.com]</ref>
| 2005-05-12
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 3.9
| 2005-06-01
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 4.0 LinuxTag version 
| 2005-06-22
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 4.0 updated
| 2005-08-16
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 4.0.2
| 2005-09-23
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.0 CeBIT version 
| 2006-02-25
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.0.1
| 2006-06-02
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.1.0
| 2006-12-30
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.1.1
| 2007-01-04
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.2 CeBIT version 
| 2007-03
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.3 CeBIT version 
| 2008-02-12
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 5.3.1 
| 2008-03-26
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ADRIANE 
|-
| 6.0.0 
| 2009-01-28
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 6.0.1 
| 2009-02-08
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 6.1 CeBIT version
| 2009-02-25
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.2 / ADRIANE 1.2 
| 2009-11-18
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.2.1
| 2010-01-31
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.3 CeBIT version
| 2010-03-02
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.4.3
| 2010-12-20
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.4.4
| 2011-02-01
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.5 CeBIT version
| 2011-03
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.7.0
| 2011-08-03
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 6.7.1
| 2011-09-16
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.0.1
| 2012-05-24
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.0.2
| 2012-05-30
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.0.3
| 2012-07-01
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.0.4
| 2012-08-20
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.0.5
| 2012-12-21
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.2.0
| 2013-06-24
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.4.0
| 2014-08-07
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.4.1
| 2014-09-15
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.4.2
| 2014-09-28
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} 
|-
| 7.5 CeBIT version
| 2015-03-16
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 7.6.0
| 2015-11-21
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} 
|-
| 7.6.1
| 2016-01-16
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} 
|-
| 7.7.0 CeBIT version
| 2016-03-14
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 7.7.1
| 2016-10-27
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 8.0.0 CeBIT version
| 2017-03-24
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.1.0
| 2017-09-27
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.2.0
| 2018-05-16
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.3.0 (DELUG-DVD)
| 2018-06-07
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.5.0 Linux-Magazin / Linux-User edition
| 2019-03-14
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.6.0
| 2019-08-08
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 8.6.1
| 2019-11-22
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 9.0 (DELUG-DVD)
| 2020-03-05
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 9.1
| 2021-01-25
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 9.2 (DELUG-DVD)
| 2021-04
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 9.3 (DELUG-DVD)
| 2022-06
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|}

The table (to the right) shows the version history of major releases.

===Knoppix 4.x–5.x===
As of April 2008, from version 4 up until 5.1.1, Knoppix has been split into a DVD "maxi" edition (with over 9 GB of software), and a CD "light" edition; both were developed in parallel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knopper |first=Klaus |title=KNOPPIX 4.0 in issue 8/05 ''with DVD'' of "com{{!}} Das Computer-Magazin" |work=KNOPPER.NET News |publisher=Knopper.Net |date=2005-07-06 |url=http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050708005508/http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html |archive-date=2005-07-08 |access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Knoppix 4.0 auf DVD erscheint zum LinuxTag 2005 |publisher=Knopper.Net |date=2005-07-29 |url=http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix40-pe.txt |access-date=2009-06-10 |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012123528/http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix40-pe.txt |archive-date=2007-10-12 }}</ref>

Up until Knoppix 5.1.1, the CD editions contained a selection of graphical environments, including the TWM window manager, and [[KDE 3]] &mdash; a feature-complete desktop environment default in Knoppix 5.3.1 and earlier.

No further development is being done on the traditional 5.x versions.

===Knoppix 6.x===
KNOPPIX 6.0.1 / ADRIANE 1.1 is a CD-edition again, and a complete rebuild from scratch. LXDE was made the default desktop environment, and the edition contains a substantially reduced software collection in order to easily fit on a CD.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knopper |first=Klaus |title=Microknoppix |work=KNOPPIX 6.0 / ADRIANE 1.1 – Live CD |publisher=Knopper.Net |date=2009-02-11 |url=http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix60-en.html |access-date=2009-06-10 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090611031128/http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix60-en.html |archive-date=2009-06-11}}</ref>

The KNOPPIX 6.2.1 release has both CD and DVD editions, and ADRIANE 1.2 only has a CD-edition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Microknoppix |work=KNOPPIX 6.2 / ADRIANE 1.2 – Live CD / DVD |publisher=Knopper.Net |url=http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix62-en.html |access-date=2009-11-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120061021/http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix62-en.html |archive-date=2009-11-20}}</ref>

Knoppix 6.7.1 has the last CD version with stable touchpad drivers.

===Knoppix 7.x===
From June 2013 on until March 2019, Knoppix 7.2 was the most recent release with a CD edition. By 2018, its software had become very outdated, as the [[GNU C Library#Version history|libc6 2.17]] library no longer suffices for installation of several modern packages. The 7.x version range is known for instabilities with touchpads.

Version 7.2 still remains the most recent CD version of Knoppix in wide distribution.

===Knoppix 8.x===
The KNOPPIX 8.0.0 edition was released at CeBIT 2017.<ref name="Knoppix site">{{cite web |url=http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix771-en.html |title=KNOPPIX 8.0.0 - Linux Live System |author=|website=knopper.net |access-date=4 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030122231/http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix771-en.html |archive-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>

KNOPPIX 8.1.0 was released in September 2017 as the first public release in the 8.x series.<ref>{{cite web |title=KNOPPIX 8.1.0 Public Release |publisher=Knopper.Net |url=http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix810-en.html |access-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171004072625/http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix810-en.html |archive-date=2017-10-04}}</ref>
The version 8.0.0 has the [[dual boot]], and a choice between three different desktops:[[LXDE]] as default option, [[KDE]] or [[GNOME]].<ref name= "Knoppix site"/>

Versions 8.2.0 and newer (8.2.x, not 8.5.x) are available on Knoppix mirrors.

Knoppix 8.5 was a DVD version that was not available for download, but was published as an exclusive version only bundled with a physical edition of Linux-Magazin<ref>{{cite news |last=Knopper |first=Klaus |title=Exklusiv auf der Delug-DVD: Knoppix 8.5 Linux-Magazin Edition |language=German |trans-title=Exclusive on the Delug-DVD: The Knoppix 8.5 Linux-Magazin Edition |publisher=Linux Magazin |volume=04/2019 |date=2019-04-01 |url=https://www.linux-magazin.de/ausgaben/2019/04/knoppix-8-5/ |accessdate=2019-04-29}}</ref> or LinuxUser.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knoppix 8.5 als exklusive LinuxUser-Edition |language=German |work=LinuxUsre / Linux Community |publisher=businessAD |location=Germany |date=2019-03-21 |url= https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2019/04/fuer-alle-faelle/ |accessdate=2021-02-07}}</ref> Version 8.5 no longer includes [[Systemd]], which was replaced by elogind. Spectre and Meltdown kernel vulnerabilities have been mitigated.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knopper |first=Klaus |title=Exklusiv auf der Delug-DVD: Knoppix 8.5 Linux-Magazin Edition |language=de |trans-title=Exclusive on the Delug-DVD: The Knoppix 8.5 Linux-Magazin Edition |page=3 |publisher=Linux Magazin |volume=04/2019 |date=2019-04-01 |url=https://www.linux-magazin.de/ausgaben/2019/04/knoppix-8-5/3/ |access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>

Knoppix 8.6 (and newer) is a DVD version available for download on Knoppix mirrors.

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=== Knoppix 9.x ===
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