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→INVESTIGATION 1: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) VIA VIRTUALBOX
# Click on the '''Search Apps''' area located in the top right corner of the MyApps window and type the word: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">knoppix</span><br><br>
# The ''Knoppix'' Linux Distribution will appear. <br><br>[[Image:knoppix-3.png|thumb|right|280px|'''Launch Knoppix''' from '''Virtualbox''' menu.<br>(Image licensed under[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]
# Launch the '''Knoppix''' Linux distribution by clicking the '''Launch''' button.<br><br>''''''NOTE:'''''' Your '''file manager ''' will open and display both the '''Knoppix virtual machine icon''' and a '''Knoppix Installation ISO file'''. You will be launching the Knoppix Virtual machine in the '''Virtualbox''' application.<br><br>
# '''Double-click''' on the icon Knoppix.vbox in the Virtualbox menu.<br><br>
# Another dialog box will appear. '''Double-click''' on the '''Switch''' button when prompted to enter '''scale mode'''.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' You should notice that you can switch between your Knoppix VM and your Windows computer which is referred to as the '''host machine'''.<br><br>
# '''Install''' the downloaded '''Virtualbox''' VM application on your computer.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' You may be required to allow '''authorization''' to run this program, select to install devices (if prompted) and to '''restart''' your computer after installation.<br><br>
# '''Click''' the following link to download the '''zipped''' (''compressed'') Knoppix Live Distribution<br>file to your computer: [https://itas.senecacollege.ca/~uli101/Knoppix.zip Knoppix Virtualbox VM]<br><br>'''NOTE:''' This file is approximately '''5GB''' in size and might take a while to download.<br><br>
# Open a '''File Manager ''' application and '''navigate''' to directory that the '''Knoppix.zip''' file<br>was downloaded (eg. '''Downloads''').<br><br>[[Image:knoppix-file.png|thumb|right|280px|Knoppix VM file contained in the zipped file. '''Double-click''' '''Knoppix.vbox''' file to launch the '''Knoppix Live Linux''' Distribution.]]
# '''Unzip''' the downloaded zip file (In MS Windows: ''Right click'' and Select "''Extract All''" )<br><br>'''NOTE:''' The contents of this zipped file should appear in another file manager window.<br><br>
# Navigate to the folder containing the ''extracted zipped files'' and '''double-click''' the file called '''Knoppix.vbox''' to launch the Knoppix VM.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' By '''double-clicking''' on this file (even if the VirtualBox application is not running)<br>it will launch the VirtualBox application and start the Knoppix virtual machine.<br><br>If you have difficulty running Knoppix on your home machine/laptop you may ask your <br>'''Learning Centre ULG leaders''' for additional help in troubleshooting why Knoppix<br>is not working on your home machine/laptop.<br><br><table align="right"><tr valign="top"><td>[[Image:knoppix-start-menu.png|thumb|right|150px|'''Knoppix Start button''' (icon on the '''left''').]]</td><td>[[Image:knoppix-desktop.png|thumb|right|280px|The '''Knoppix Linux desktop environment''' has a similar look as the MS Windows desktop environment. (Image licensed under[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]</td></table>