rashkae: The reports are that you can mount the KT as a USB device, then map the mounted Linux device to a drive letter with winecfg. I will try that.
So, overall, it does sound like I can use the KT without Windows at all? EDIT: Oh, it sounds like I need it just once, for initial setup. That's fine with me.
Thanks to all for the helpful info! I'm liking this community already.