To Buy or not to Buy...

squegee

squegee

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...if I were to buy a linux disc to use on my gx620 Optiplex from a source like osdisc.com ,which one would I buy?
There seem to be so many...linux 13,14,15...this is confusing for a computer-novice like myself.
I think I would rather just buy a linux disc than try to down-load it myself until I am better aquainted with computer-tech stuff.
 
I am not a linux user, but have tired it a couple of times to know you don`t usually have to pay for linux, it is a free os.
 
jamesd1981 said:
I am not a linux user, but have tired it a couple of times to know you don`t usually have to pay for linux, it is a free os.
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Some people like to buy the physical disc, not sure why though.

squegee,
Like I mentioned in the other thread you want Linux Mint 15 MATE, I would download it from the link I provided. Just scroll down till you find USA Madison University and click the hyper link. You can get burning software from ninite.com, img burn works pretty well.

If the idea of burning a disc scares you what will you do when it comes time to install the operating system?
 
Ubuntu is a really great distro to start off with for linux beginners.

I think if you can burn your music to a CD then you would be okay to burn a copy of linux to a disk to install it.

You could even download something like VirtualBox for your windows computer and create a "virtual machine" to install and run the linux operating system in to try it out.

I hope this helps.
 
DMGrier said:
Some people like to buy the physical disc, not sure why though.

squegee,
Like I mentioned in the other thread you want Linux Mint 15 MATE, I would download it from the link I provided. Just scroll down till you find USA Madison University and click the hyper link. You can get burning software from ninite.com, img burn works pretty well.

If the idea of burning a disc scares you what will you do when it comes time to install the operating system?
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I guess I am just afraid to get this thing all out of wack and I just have this forum to rely on for assistance as I can't afford any physical repairs if I goof-up something. Thanks for the advice! :{)
 
It would be pretty hard to mess up hardware and don't worry this forum is really good at helping new users especially to Linux. Remember 98% of Linux distributions out there are community driven project which means you will be relying on community support when you need help.

Once you get Linux Mint installed if you look under menu you will find a search bar which just type in xchat, once the app pops up then just click on it. This will automatically take you to the official Linux Mint community chat client which you can do live chat for tech support, the people in there are community member but most in there are very knowledgeable.
 
DMGrier said:
It would be pretty hard to mess up hardware and don't worry this forum is really good at helping new users especially to Linux. Remember 98% of Linux distributions out there are community driven project which means you will be relying on community support when you need help.

Once you get Linux Mint installed if you look under menu you will find a search bar which just type in xchat, once the app pops up then just click on it. This will automatically take you to the official Linux Mint community chat client which you can do live chat for tech support, the people in there are community member but most in there are very knowledgeable.
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oh, this sounds more promising...I wonder why the dumb out-fit that sold me the computer didn't tell me some of these things...no doubt wanted to sell me a new Windows installation product....
 
One of the things about Linux Mint is it's a "Live" cd that means you can run it (test drive) without actually installing it first.
 
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