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→INVESTIGATION 1: BOOTING KNOPPIX (LIVE LINUX) VIA VIRTUALBOX
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# '''Click ''' the following link to access the Oracle Virtualbox application download website:<br>https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads]<br><br># In this website, '''click ''' the link corresponding to your '''computer's operating system'''<br>to download to your computer.<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)<br>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 launch 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 is not working<br>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># If prompted, '''click ''' '''Scale''' to proceed.<br><br>
# Allow '''time''' for the Knoppix Linux distribution to start. This is a '''graphical Linux distribution''' which will start-up in a desktop environment.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' You are '''NOT''' prompted for a ''username'' and ''password'' because this is a Linux Live distribution and you have been assigned a '''generic account'''.<br><br>
# On the bottom left-hand side, '''click ''' on the '''Knoppix start menu''' (similar to the Windows start menu).<br><br># '''Click ''' on the '''Knoppix Start button''' (refer to left icon in diagram on right).<br>In the '''Knoppix menu''', select '''System Tools'''<br><br>[[Image:xterm.png|thumb|right|200px|The '''Konsole''' application will display the Bash shell to issue Linux commands.]]
# In the system tools menu, scroll down and select to launch the terminal application called '''Konsole'''<br><br>'''FYI:''' To '''increase''' font size, press '''ctrl-+''' to '''reduce''' font size, press '''ctrl--'''. You can drag the Konsole terminal window from the bottom-right corner to increase the window size.<br><br>
# In the bash shell, issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">whoami</span><br><br>What is the name of your generic Knoppix Linux Live account?<br><br>Let's test this out by using the ssh command to connect to your Matrix account. Your Knoppix virtual machine uses your computer's main computer's operating system's connection which most likely is already connected to Seneca's Global Portal.<br><br>
