Gnoppix 24.1: A Mixed Bag of Innovations and Setbacks
Gnoppix might not ring a bell for many in the Linux community, so let’s begin with a brief distribution background.
Gnoppix Linux was initially developed in September 2002 by Andreas Müller, based on Debian 3.0 as a live distribution. In 2004, he was hired by Canonical, a decision that would intertwine the fates of Gnoppix and the emerging Ubuntu.
Müller’s expertise, honed through his work on Gnoppix, was pivotal in integrating the LiveCD functionality into Ubuntu’s first version, 4.10 “Warty Warthog,” released in October 2004.
This integration was so seamless and effective that Ubuntu and Gnoppix Linux became virtually identical, which led to the cessation of the Gnoppix Project. After this, Müller decided to found the Kubuntu Project.
Update
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With 23 we moved away from beeing a liveCD only, Gnoppix 24 comes wth a new installation experience using the Calamares installer. This enables easier installation, specifying your own partition layout right in the installer, A ton of work has gone into the new installation experience, and we are glad to finally release it to everyone!