GIS-Knoppix

CD-Start

To get started with GIS-Knoppix immediately:

Put this CD into the CD drive.
Make sure the BIOS is set up to boot from CD (before the hard disk)
Restart your computer.

GIS-Knoppix

Introduction

GIS-Knoppix is a bootable Linux distribution with pre-installed GIS software like:

GRASS
UMN MapServer
PostGIS

It is based on Knoppix [DE] [EN]

Hints

Open the GIS folder on desktop
Using TerraView with MySQL database
Start TerraView
Choose "Open Database..." in File Menu
Complete the following fields:
Operation: Create (only the first time, thereafter Connect)
Database Type: MySQL
Host: localhost
Port: 3306
User: root
Password:
Database Name: terraview
Choose "Import..." in File Menu and select under
```
/home/knoppix/gisdata/itasca/data
```
a shape file
Using MapDesk
Start MapDesk
Choose "Open..." in menu Files
Change to the directory
```
/home/knoppix/gisdata/itasca/data
```
Double click on 'demo.map'
Choose "Nebeneinander" in Window Menu
Edit the source file and choose refresh in Map menu
To access the help: click on an attribute and click F1
Create a Postgres DB
Open a shell (konsole) to execute following commands
1. change to user 'postgres':
```
# su postgres
```
2. create a new Postgres user:
```
# createuser -a -d knoppix
```
3. change to the 'normal' user:
```
# exit
```
4. create a Postgres DB:
```
# createdb geodb
```
Add PostGIS functionalities to the Postgres DB
Open a shell (konsole) to execute following commands
1. define a new procedurale language for the Postgres DB:
```
# /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/createlang plpgsql geodb
```
2. add the PostGIS tables:
```
# zcat /usr/share/doc/postgis/postgis.sql.gz | psql -d geodb  
```
To import Shape Files in the PostGIS DB
Open a shell (konsole) to execute following commands
1. move to the GIS-data path:
```
# cd ~/gisdata/itasca/data
```
2. import Shape Files directly:
```
# /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/shp2pgsql lakespy2.shp lake geodb | psql -d geodb
```
Using QGis with the PostGIS DB
Make possible to connect to the PostGIS DB, set a password of the knoppix user:
```
# sudo passwd knoppix
```
Start QGis
Layer / Add PostGIS layer
Connections / New
Name: localhost
Host: localhost
Database: geodb
Username: knoppix
Password: [your password]

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Author: Pirmin Kalberer, Last Change: 2005/04/04 10:59:37