Linux???

Learn UNIX/Bash commands. Learn how to multiboot Linux and Windows with a Grub loader. Create multiple partitions for one Linux distro(boot, root, swap, extended). Pull hair when you can't get something to run like the distro itself(I know that feeling already). Browse the web without adwares, spywares, malwares, viruses, popup ads, and not so much "SPAM" seen in your inbox!

The more popular browser these days is Mozilla's FireFox Linux browser that also runs on a Windows machine. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
 
apj101 said:
not pay $$$
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Of course not! Why would you pay when you do all the work programming it. :P Well that's basically why they call it the "Geek's OS" since you have go through this and that just to load a distro from a Grub or Lilo prompt. But you get the bargain of not seeing ads popup in your face often since you don't have Active X and other things. :D
 
Linux (I'm typing this in SUSE) is great for anything.
All those Mac commercials are kinda telling you what Linux does. Most of the time they aren't even telling the truth about Macs...
Linux has programs for just about everything. And when I say everyting I mean it. Maybe you'll have to learn a new program, but there's a good chance that the program will be more pawerful than the one you've used beofre. Take OpenOffice. It's included with most distros and is more powerful than MS Word. And I'm saying that from experience. Sure, you can't use the VOIP for Google Talk, but that's just about the biggest limitation of Linux for me. And I've heard rumors that Gaim is adding that feature in the next release.

I do think that the best part of Linux is the stability. The last time I rebooted, it was just to free up RAM after uninstalling VMware Server.
Sure you think Linux may crash, but usally the X server just locks up, or KDE (or one of it's components) encounters an error and the process isn't killed. A crashed X server is the worst crash you can get, though. The virtual terminals won't be accessable, so you can't kill the process.
I can assure you that you will (probably) NEVER get a crash throught the command line. (And here is where Slackware users celebrate).
I can say slack is agood distro ... (it defaults to the command line, but KDE/Xfce are included).
Good luck with Linux.
 
timothyb89 said:
Linux (I'm typing this in SUSE) is great for anything.
All those Mac commercials are kinda telling you what Linux does. Most of the time they aren't even telling the truth about Macs...
Linux has programs for just about everything. And when I say everyting I mean it. Maybe you'll have to learn a new program, but there's a good chance that the program will be more pawerful than the one you've used beofre. Take OpenOffice. It's included with most distros and is more powerful than MS Word. And I'm saying that from experience. Sure, you can't use the VOIP for Google Talk, but that's just about the biggest limitation of Linux for me. And I've heard rumors that Gaim is adding that feature in the next release.

I do think that the best part of Linux is the stability. The last time I rebooted, it was just to free up RAM after uninstalling VMware Server.
Sure you think Linux may crash, but usally the X server just locks up, or KDE (or one of it's components) encounters an error and the process isn't killed. A crashed X server is the worst crash you can get, though. The virtual terminals won't be accessable, so you can't kill the process.
I can assure you that you will (probably) NEVER get a crash throught the command line. (And here is where Slackware users celebrate).
I can say slack is agood distro ... (it defaults to the command line, but KDE/Xfce are included).
Good luck with Linux.
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Which distro do you suggest, how about Ubantu? and since you mentioned VMware, is it good to have it on a virtual machine or on a seperate partition?
 
Ubuntu is a popular distro along with slackware and Debian. Mandrake and SUSe are included along with PCLinux. Linux requires multiple partitions in order to run(root, boot, swap, extended). These are created with utilities like cfdisk which works somewhat like the fdisk used in dos. Then you have to add a loader like Grub or Lilo in the mix. Ubuntu's boot manager on a floppy will even load XP! You simply choose the partition depending on OS to load.
 
Well that's one I can leave off of the preferred list then! :P I had some real fun trying to get Fedora running after repeated installations. Finally after downloading and reburning the iso images a few times then several reinstalls one or more files finally came to life. You know the list that's on! :mad: !!!
 
Apokarteron said:
I've been thinking of starting to use Linux, what cool stuff can I do with it that I can't with WinXP and OSX?
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Everything that has to do with linux is free. It has free programs that are like programs for XP but free. Linux is virus/spyware free too. Its also fun to learn about linux. Ubuntu or fedora are great newb linux distros.
 
Fedora finally got running after several attempts when the partitions were already prepared for it to go on. The Red Hat distros are mainly server orientated and not the best for newbies accustomed to stand alone desktops. Supposedly some improvements have been made in Core 5. But I'll go with something else like ubuntu there. I just have to figure how to get the current ubuntu distro to install.

Fortunately I keep Knoppix, Gentoo, and of course ubuntu live distros onhand. Many were favoring Mandrake, SUSe, and a few others when at a Linux forum trying to get help with Core 4. You can order cds or dvds complete for the cost of the disks and shipping. That can save some big time trying to download the 500-600mb iso images from slow servers. Core 4 took a full two days to download here then.
 
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