Choosing suitable Linux

Motoxrdude · 02-27-2006, 01:18 AM

I have ubuntu, it works for me because i am a total newb when it comes to linux. IT uses very little resources compared to windows, and it is pretty fast.

The Weather · 03-07-2006, 01:34 PM

Well, I'll check Knoppix now. Finally got hands on some CDs. Time to test the newly burnt CD. That's what I like; it runs from a CD; suits the amateur perfectly, as you are not that 'bound' if you experience serious problems.

foxtrot · 03-07-2006, 03:14 PM

Ubuntu is great for beginners and has a very easy program called Automatix which downloads alot of basic programs.

It's only 1 disk and doesn't take a long time to install, i reccommend you try it and if you don't like then don't use it. http://www.ubuntu.com

Also for some other option: http://www.linuxiso.org/

The Weather · 03-07-2006, 04:40 PM

OK, I might try Ubuntu after a while.

B-MAN · 03-08-2006, 08:20 AM

I'm a gentoo fanboy

Gentoo's manual is good enough for beginners + you can get great support on irc. You can install it with nearly any linuxlivecd. It takes aLONG time to install but it can be customized to your system making it faster and more stable.

If you want to learn about linux, gentoo forces you to learn it. It was my first linux and it worked out very well.

Check Gentoo.org

duane534 · 03-11-2006, 07:05 AM

*cough* *cough* Try a BSD.

Decadence · 06-12-2006, 08:28 PM

sorry for bringing this thread back to life, but...when you say ubuntu boots off a cd...can i burn it to a cd, run it, take it out and use windows like normal or does it save it onto the hdd? I would like to keep windows but get ubuntu just to learn about linux. I know nothing about linux and i don't think i have the windows installation disks so if i can't get back into windows im SCREWED! So please help me on my magical journey into linux.

PC eye · 06-12-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Decadence

sorry for bringing this thread back to life, but...when you say ubuntu boots off a cd...can i burn it to a cd, run it, take it out and use windows like normal or does it save it onto the hdd? I would like to keep windows but get ubuntu just to learn about linux. I know nothing about linux and i don't think i have the windows installation disks so if i can't get back into windows im SCREWED! So please help me on my magical journey into linux.

An easier version would be a Live distro over one that installs to the drive. In fact the highly recommended distro for retrieving data off of an MS OSed drive when it has become unbootable is the Knoppix Live for dvd originally that offers a few updated cd iso images free of charge at http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html (looks like a home page) and http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html is a long list of download mirrors. Note when scrolling down a download page the most recent dates are seen instead of the latest at the top.
Look for a 699mb iso for April 2006. Then take NERO, Roxio's Easy Media Creator, or another program that writes iso images and burn to an 80min. cd-r. That's all it takes. You simply boot from the cd after.

4W4K3 · 06-12-2006, 08:56 PM

I still have I think 10 Ubuntu install CD's and 10 liveCD's. You can run it off the live CD jsut like Knoppix, or actually install it to the harddrive. I also have 5 64-bit versions but they won't work on your older machine. If you'd like to keep your Windows install and dual boot you can do that as well, and just choose which OS you want to load at boot up. That's what I did. I am a Linux n00b as well, and Ubuntu is definetly a good beginner choice.

Decadence · 06-12-2006, 09:02 PM

i want to choose which OS i want to run at startup and boot Ubuntu off a disk. I don't understand any of that "grub" stuff

02-27-2006, 01:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,081	I have ubuntu, it works for me because i am a total newb when it comes to linux. IT uses very little resources compared to windows, and it is pretty fast. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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B-MAN Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 129	I'm a gentoo fanboy Gentoo's manual is good enough for beginners + you can get great support on irc. You can install it with nearly any linuxlivecd. It takes aLONG time to install but it can be customized to your system making it faster and more stable. If you want to learn about linux, gentoo forces you to learn it. It was my first linux and it worked out very well. Check Gentoo.org __________________ Asus a8n-E AMD athlon64 3000+ venice core Gigabyte nVidia GF 6600GT 2x 512MB Kingston ddr pc3200 Seagate baracuda 80GB Sata Western Digital 160GB ATA Antec neoHE 430W

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4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,865	I still have I think 10 Ubuntu install CD's and 10 liveCD's. You can run it off the live CD jsut like Knoppix, or actually install it to the harddrive. I also have 5 64-bit versions but they won't work on your older machine. If you'd like to keep your Windows install and dual boot you can do that as well, and just choose which OS you want to load at boot up. That's what I did. I am a Linux n00b as well, and Ubuntu is definetly a good beginner choice. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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03-07-2006, 01:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
The Weather Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 31	Well, I'll check Knoppix now. Finally got hands on some CDs. Time to test the newly burnt CD. That's what I like; it runs from a CD; suits the amateur perfectly, as you are not that 'bound' if you experience serious problems.

03-07-2006, 03:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
foxtrot Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	Ubuntu is great for beginners and has a very easy program called Automatix which downloads alot of basic programs. It's only 1 disk and doesn't take a long time to install, i reccommend you try it and if you don't like then don't use it. http://www.ubuntu.com Also for some other option: http://www.linuxiso.org/

03-07-2006, 04:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
The Weather Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 31	OK, I might try Ubuntu after a while.

03-11-2006, 07:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
duane534 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 123	cough cough Try a BSD.

06-12-2006, 08:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
Decadence Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 154	sorry for bringing this thread back to life, but...when you say ubuntu boots off a cd...can i burn it to a cd, run it, take it out and use windows like normal or does it save it onto the hdd? I would like to keep windows but get ubuntu just to learn about linux. I know nothing about linux and i don't think i have the windows installation disks so if i can't get back into windows im SCREWED! So please help me on my magical journey into linux.

06-12-2006, 09:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
Decadence Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 154	i want to choose which OS i want to run at startup and boot Ubuntu off a disk. I don't understand any of that "grub" stuff