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spazz31585

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i've been wanting to try linux out, as i have heard it is a lot better then windows and safer
the only thing is, i have heard that there are several versions out
i was just curious what your thoughts were on what version was the best and how i could go about getting it
see, here at home, i use 56k modem(i know it sucks) and i have also heard that you do not want to download linux over dial up...i don't doubt it
does anyone know a rough idea of the size of linux and/or if there is another way to get a copy without downloading it
i work at a place doing tech support. so i could probably get a copy from there
but i was just curious if i could not get a copy from someone at work, how else could i get it
and, if i do ultimatley have to download it, i was curious of the size to try and see how long it would actually take
thanks all
 
some linux distros are about 600 to 700 MB (about 1 CD) but also some are as big as 5 CDs or 1 DVD and most can be downloaded fron their sites. example SuSE - http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/downloads/suse_linux/index.html
or
http://www.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org

since you are on dialup you can consider buying a cheap copy -
http://www.osdisc.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi/index.html

but please read this before deciding to buy a distro http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
 
preciate the input geese
i'll have to read into that a lil bit
but now i know for sure i ain't even gonna attempt to download any of them
stupid dial-up

i wish they would start offering dsl in my area
:(
 
i've been wanting to try linux out, as i have heard it is a lot better then windows and safer
the only thing is, i have heard that there are several versions out
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Only problem here is that you must have heard that from a Linux fanboy. What they should have told you was the good and bad of both OS's. See if you like to play lots of games and want to be guaranteed compatibility with that new piece of hardware then usually Windows is your best OS. If you just want to surf the Internet use office apps and play maybe the occasional game then Linux is great. Linux is a perfect choice here as you basically don't need Virus software and worry about that virus/spyware the way windows users do. If your a bright fellow then you'll get the hang of Linux rather quickly but for the allot of people they just don't seem to have what it takes or are just not interested in the learning curve of the OS.

Depending on your intentions then either can be said to be the best OS. Obviously there are way more to both OS's then I've mentioned here but you get the idea I'm sure. Also I happen to love Linux.
 
i have suse and i love it. I've ran redhat, FreeBSD, Slackware and Ubuntu before. So far Suse is my favorite. The thing you have to remember is that Linux has no sugar coating. It is a command line based OS at heart and even with a nice GUI like KDE or gnome, you will have to use the command line for stuff. File installation and directory structure are also nothing like windows.

I would recomend getting it on CD. I think you can get some releases like Ubuntu on CD mailed to your door for free. Some systems also have something called LiveCD that will boot the entire OS off of a CD. No install required. Good if you just want to get a feel for the OS and decide if it is for you.
 
i used the linux one time and it was fantasy land like crazy I am a big fan, but use slackware, it's the best (when you combine it with slapt-get). this should get you headed twords a better computing enviroment.


disclaimer: everything in the above post is my opinion, if you are easily offended or feel that linux isn't the OS for you, then please do not read the text above. this post offers no warrenty that of which is stated or implied. please don't be an ass to me.
 
disclaimer: everything in the above post is my opinion, if you are easily offended or feel that linux isn't the OS for you, then please do not read the text above. this post offers no warrenty that of which is stated or implied. please don't be an ass to me.
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LOL
 
blue - well, i never have got into gaming too much. my system ain't good enough for any decent games. mostly i listen to music, surf the web and use word. that's about the extent of most of my usage. of course, if my system was better or i had better internet, i'd prolly do more. but for now i'm kind of limited. and i ain't that bright, but when it comes to comp's i catch on fairly quickly...lol

vortmax - what do you mean by command line based? sort of like DOS or.......


see, i was gonna be kinda smart about it though. kind of like now, with firefox VS. IE i still have both. just in case. well, i have a spare hdd i hardly ever use and i was gonna put linux on 1 hdd and windows on another one. now, with linux and windows, is it the same as just windows? i know i've been taught you can't have two hdd's with windows on both and have them both installed at the same time or else they start goin crazy
is that true with linux & windows together?
 
vortmax said:
lol, yea kinda like dos. but better
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well that sucks...i HATE DOS with a passion. i can never remember anything to do in DOS...lol
the one 'program' that i have never been able to get a handle on
lol
 
another question
is redhat and linux the same thing?
i've heard people say linux. and then i've heard other people talk about redhat linux. and i've heard other people talk about redhat
is it all the same thing or is there actually seperate programs with those names?
 
linux is realy the kernal. packages are placed on top of kernal to make up a distro.

Yes Redhat is Linux or more precisely a distribution of Linux
 
No......

Linux is not DOS. Not Even Close. I've used all the main systems (Windows, Linux, Kruddy Mac) Linux is Noting like DOS. But to install programs, yes, it's usually command line, which doesn't work well with live CDs as far as I can tell. All i've used is live CDs, But I enjoy using them nevertheless.A live CD is a good way to test linux, and I use Knoppix (www.knopper.net) , but you use other ones. Try it out, if you like it, install it. But if you decide to install it, don't partition your Hard Drive with software that can't create them with unused space. You say you have two hard drives, and both are connected to your computer, and they are (C:) and (D:/) they are not seperate hard drives. It would be one partitioned hard drave. Be careful with that
 
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