Linux

[Mad Cat]

I'm going to download a version of Linux, and burn it to a CD for future use, incase my Windows goes to pot or something.

Which version is best for newbies, and what things do I need to run Windows programs on it.

Thanks in advance!

[bulio]

use Slax (http://www.slax.org) it is a bootable linux with kde desktop. really good!

[Mad Cat]

Thats gonna be useful, but I was thinking of a workable OS also.

[Mad Cat]

Just bumping this, as I really want to start a few d/l's of nice Linux'es tonight.

[bulio]

go for mandrake, I prefer it ;)

[shn]

Originally posted by Mad Cat@18 January 2004 - 16:56
Just bumping this, as I really want to start a few d/l's of nice Linux'es tonight.
http://www.linuxiso.org (http://linuxiso.org/)

[Mercy]

mr. shn was faster than me posting this link :)
there is a nice distribution of linux called Knoppix u can find it linuxiso.org
it is one bootable cd and got something like a demo u can run it from a cd without installation i think or something like this .. i tried on a virtual pc not the real one so far lol
red hat is a well known popular distribution too ;)

[shn]

Originally posted by Mercy@18 January 2004 - 21:34
mr. shn was faster than me posting this link :)
there is a nice distribution of linux called Knoppix u can find it linuxiso.org
it is one bootable cd and got something like a demo u can run it from a cd without installation i think or something like this .. i tried on a virtual pc not the real one so far lol
red hat is a well known popular distribution too ;)
http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/m/diffident.gif

[4play]

I really like suse but the problem is they do not give away iso&#39;s. <_<

[DWk]

Originally posted by 4play@18 January 2004 - 20:47
I really like suse but the problem is they do not give away iso&#39;s. <_<
There aren&#39;t any on linuxiso?

[DWk]

http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=2

What&#39;s that? :o :rolleyes:

[4play]

that a live evaluation cd. its not the whole operating system. i think you use that to install it off their ftp server but i have never tried it.

[shn]

Originally posted by 4play@18 January 2004 - 22:15
that a live evaluation cd. its not the whole operating system. i think you use that to install it off their ftp server but i have never tried it.
You can mirror all the files from a suse ftp mirror using your favourite linux mirroring tool.

There are many to choose from. Ive used ECLiPt before and installed suse on a couple boxes using nfs on my local lan after I mirrored the files. :)

[h1]

Slackware and Mandrake are both noob-friendly.

SuSE 9.0 Professional is where it&#39;s at though.

www.linux.org (http://www.linux.org)

[Xilo]

Gentoo is the shiz for power users. Only good though if you really wanna learn Linux...

[h1]

Originally posted by Xilo@19 January 2004 - 07:02
Gentoo is the shiz for power users. Only good though if you really wanna learn Linux...
Agreed.

[4play]

compiling your own is kinda cool to help you learn but it is very boring.

[h1]

Originally posted by 4play@19 January 2004 - 09:51
compiling your own is kinda cool to help you learn but it is very boring.
:lol:

[Mad Cat]

So, Mandrake or Suse if I can get a pirate version?

Total noob, rmember

[shn]

Originally posted by 4play@19 January 2004 - 02:51
compiling your own is kinda cool to help you learn but it is very boring.
Its more like a challenge to me.

Anyway your better off setting up your linux system from scratch because it will yeild better performance and be strictly customized for your system.

Sometimes its the only way to go. Most of the distros that run right out the box give you unecessary kernel modules and other stuff that may not even be halfway relavent to your machine. Thats why they run straight out the box because they make sure they bloat it enough with so many drivers and other stuff that it can pretty much run on any system.

And gentoo is not that hard to set up. You just simply use cfdisk (eaiser) or fdisk and create the partitions you need and specify where (/dev/hd?). Which Im sure we all know would be a:

/swap
/boot
/ (this can be whatever you want the files system to be.... resiser, ext2, ext3, etc.

and thats it, you may have to configure your x server as well manually I never had that problem with gentoo but some do.

Using linux gives you way too much power. Some dont realize but they soon find out how much power they really had when they screw up their whole system and find it to be inoperable.

3 things to remember when using linux.

1. Be Safe

2. Be Courteous (to other linux users.........including noobs&#33;)

3. Beware (or your box may get compromised)