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Kunal
10-06-2003, 06:20 PM
I've never used Linux before, but i would like to. Is it worth it? And if so which is the best version.

Thanks in advance!
riesdepies
10-06-2003, 06:41 PM
I never used Linux also but I think Knoppix is nice if you want to try.
Knoppix is a Linux OS that can be booted directly from CD.
No installation required.

Downloads can be found here:
http://search.ftphost.net/indexer/search.a...chButton=Search (http://search.ftphost.net/indexer/search.aspx?__EVENTTARGET=SearchButton&SearchKeywordTextBox=knoppix+3.3&SearchTypeDropDownList=And&SearchOrderDropDownList=DateDesc&SearchFilesPerPageDropDownList=50&SearchFilterDropDownList=NoFilter&SearchButton=Search)

The iso should also be available on the Kazaa Network but probably slower :)

More info: http://www.knoppix.net/
james_bond_rulez
10-06-2003, 06:42 PM
red hat

no questions about it ;)
dingoBaby
10-06-2003, 06:53 PM
I would have to agree with Bond. Red Hat is the easiest of the big three distro's (RH, Mandrake, and Suse).
Kunal
10-06-2003, 06:59 PM
After Getting Linux Do I Need Drivers?
riesdepies
10-06-2003, 07:17 PM
I don't know about that but I really think Knoppix is great for Linux newbies.


Knoppix is the ideal tool for any person who wants to discover GNU/Linux without any headaches, complicated installations or risks for his computer. It is also an ideal learning tool, security tool and rescue instrument (even for Windows machines).

Why is Knoppix ideal for beginners?
Obviously, because there is nothing to install. But that is not the main reason. There are nowadays plenty of distributions which install themselves almost totally automatically (for example, the Mandrake distribution, one of the very best and most complete ones, is much easier to install in the 'automatic/recommended' mode than any version of Windows). Knoppix is also ideal for other reasons. Trying out Knoppix is a zero investment and zero risk proposition: you do not need any dedicated computer and you cannot, no matter how hard you try, crash your computer or lose data by playing around with Knoppix.

Read more... (http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixForNewbies)
Kunal
10-07-2003, 03:31 PM
I Think I'll Try Red Hat Linux, anyone know where i can get this from? thanks!
4play
10-07-2003, 03:57 PM
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=7

there is a nice list of mirrors for red hat there.

im waiting for suse 9.0 its meant to have ntfs and winmodem support which is gonna be a major step forward.

but redhat is very easy to use.
Amarjit
10-07-2003, 05:14 PM
LindowsOS or the other mentioned aside from Red Hat, Mandrake and SuSe is another newbie solution.
Kunal
10-07-2003, 05:32 PM
ok, ive started downloading Red Hat Linux, after its downloaded and installed, do i need drivers?
4play
10-07-2003, 05:37 PM
it will have drivers for most of your hardware but modems are always a problem. but there are drivers for certain hardware out there. check out the red hat website to see if all your stuff is compatible.

make sure you read up on bootloaders before you even try to install it. and the win xp install disk is a must incase you mess it up like everyone always does :D

i have killed my bootloader on more then a few occasions. B)
Kunal
10-09-2003, 04:26 PM
ok, ive downloaded the first 2 CD's of Red Hat Linux from the site that 4play gave. i was wondering what sort file system it used and how big it was installed, ive got a empty 10 gig partition, will that be enough? thanks!
4play
10-09-2003, 04:29 PM
19 gigs is more then enough

it uses ext2, ext3, reisfer and a few other you can choose from.

http://www.tldp.org/ go there and read all the guides about installation and bootloaders. ;)
Kunal
10-09-2003, 04:39 PM
thnx for that, but where did i mentain 19gig!
4play
10-09-2003, 04:54 PM
oppps wrong key :unsure:

10 gigs is easily enough. I only use 5 gigs for mine and have a large fat32 partition i use to share media between my windows and linux os's
Kunal
10-09-2003, 04:58 PM
my other two partitions are ntfs, will it be able to read them?
4play
10-09-2003, 05:02 PM
you will have to edit your /etc/fstab file so you can read them, but under no circumstance try to write to them it will damage them.

like i said suse 9.0 is planning to support writing to ntfs but that aint out for a bit yet :(
Kunal
10-09-2003, 05:33 PM
thanks 4play, uve been a really really really big help!
shn
10-10-2003, 02:57 AM
Originally posted by 4play@9 October 2003 - 11:02
you will have to edit your /etc/fstab file so you can read them, but under no circumstance try to write to them it will damage them.

like i said suse 9.0 is planning to support writing to ntfs but that aint out for a bit yet :(
Is this redhat were talking about? :huh:

If so youll need ntfs kernel module support. Get it here.

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html

By the way dont worry about write support, write support can not be compiled in any ntfs kernel module yet.

If you dont want to get it from the link of above, you could always recompile your kernel (my favorite option) ;)
Kunal
10-10-2003, 04:05 PM
yes it was red hat
4play
10-10-2003, 04:19 PM
nice one shn i forgot about that :unsure:

oh yeah and forget about compiling your own kernel just yet. :lol:
Kunal
10-10-2003, 04:45 PM
u seriously thought id attempt to create my own kernal!
4play
10-10-2003, 05:26 PM
Originally posted by kunal
u seriously thought id attempt to create my own kernal!
4play  Posted on 10 October 2003 - 16:19

compiling your own kernal is taking the latest kernal from http://www.kernel.org/ and just compiling it with gcc. you do not need to know how to code or anyhting its just a way to update it or say add extra features in your case.