Mandrake

["The Avatar Man"]

I am downloading mandrake as we speak(will be done in about 2 1/3 hours :D )
I chose mandrake because I am a COMPLETE noob to linux and it seemed more user friendly than redhat.
so my question is since I use windows xp right now what differences will there be what should I expect?
will mandrake run well on a virtual pc?
any advice,help,warnings,comments etc welcomed :lol:

[imported_The__One]

If U 've never used linux before, I would highly suggest Red Hat 9.0, it is very user-friendly (compared to other releases), the interface is very similar to windows, and it's pretty easy to set up. here r some guides U might be interested in:


File: (ebook pdf) Redhat Linux Cramsession.pdf
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File Hash: 327ba9fa295ca1924dc208af5434cc76bd31feff

File: Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux.pdf
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File: e-book - PDF Learn Linux in 24 hours.pdf
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File: Linux for dummies.pdf
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threre are mutch more, but these should more then cover the basics ;)

ps: as a sidenote, this new K-sig utility sucks, Sig2Dat was mutch better <_< (the sigs are in this format &#39;cause the links didn&#39;t work <_<)

[Somebody1234]

Mandrake is a very good choise for beginners. You need to set it up in its own partition on your hard drive. As to what to expect different than windows? I think the best way to find out is to install it and try it yourself. Goodluck, "The Avatar Man".

[pyromonkey]

mandrake is great&#33; i installed it two days ago... and I LOVE IT&#33; i&#39;d be on it right now... but i cant connect to the internet using it... but once i can, its going to be all that i use&#33;

["The Avatar Man"]

Originally posted by Somebody1234@20 April 2003 - 06:10
You need to set it up in its own partition on your hard drive.
It wont work on a virtual pc?
http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc5w.html

[pyromonkey]

during the installation, it lets you partition your harddrive using its software... don&#39;t worry cuz its SUPER easy&#33; even a thicko like me was able to get through it&#33;&#33; :rolleyes:

[Spindulik]

I just finished downloading LINUX Red Hat 9.0 (all 3 disks/ISO)

I am a newbie on this. What problems am I going to face. Already I heard that somebody can&#39;t get an internet connection working with it.

[TeKeNKiD]

Another source of help is www.linuxdocs.org with some more advanced stuff as well as some intro info,
I still have to finish hwk so i can get enough free time to check it out&#33;

Good luck&#33;&#33;

[enigma-penguin]

... i have it...............................<_< i liked it up untill my stoobi dialer daemon kept DYING and never connected to the net no matter how much i tried........ my suggestion be carfull in you setup and packages selection and seek help from a mate who knows what he/she&#39;s doing

[pyromonkey]

i&#39;m thinking of re-installing mandrake and re-configuring my connection details... hopefully that will work&#33;

[Dombler]

How do i install Linux after i download all the disks from these sites?

http://www.linuxiso.org/viewmirrors.php/464 (Disk 1)
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewmirrors.php/465 (Disk 2)
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewmirrors.php/466 (Disk 3)

["The Avatar Man"]

well it was a disaster I am never trying something that stupid without making a full copy of my harddrive first.
I am now on a reinstalled windows xp(I lost alot of great stuff :angry: )and still no linux :angry:
I HATE MANDRAKE
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yes I know its suppossed to be easy and user friendly but it didn&#39;t work for me.

[pyromonkey]

wow... thats weird&#33; did you make a partition and everything? maybe you should have defraged your hd first, incase there were files in fragments that got destroyed... I had no problem with linux&#33;&#33;&#33; it works great on my comp... i&#39;m still getting used to it, but i think its great&#33;

btw i got my internet working if anyone wanted to know

["The Avatar Man"]

I did defrag,scandisk,and a 3gig partition for linux.

[pyromonkey]

uh i dont know&#33;&#33;&#33;

i have mandrake on its own partition, and a completely separate hdd from my windows, and i&#39;ve had no troubles (other than getting my internet working, but my isp straitened that out)... i really don&#39;t know how i could help you, since mandrake works fine on my pc&#33;

the only thing i want more right now... is the 17" powerbook&#33;

[Prozac]

HEY.. "The avatar man" ( and everyone else that wants to piss about with linux)

lemme guess....you made the linux partition ( you actually need 3 of them to make it work properly &#33;&#33;)..bigger than the free space you had on your drive....(which was FAT 32...cos it cant format NTFS).....and it wiped a wee corner of your windows install ??........I&#39;m just having a shot in the dark here....but I&#39;ve seen it happen... A WARNING TO ALL, don&#39;t f***k with it unless u have a rough idea what you are doing.....DOS cant save you....im goin to bed now...rant over :blink:

["The Avatar Man"]

Originally posted by Prozac@23 April 2003 - 04:28
HEY.. "The avatar man" ( and everyone else that wants to piss about with linux)

lemme guess....you made the linux partition ( you actually need 3 of them to make it work properly &#33;&#33;)..bigger than the free space you had on your drive....(which was FAT 32...cos it cant format NTFS)
nope it was only 3 out of 15 free spave gigs