Topic: Linux (Read 5028 times)

M4YH3M · « **on:** September 30, 2005, 08:03:02 AM »

How do you use it and where can i get it for free? I would also like to know how you use it with XP. I've heard the term partition before, don't know if i need to do that or not.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2005, 08:18:18 AM »

A good place to start is Distrowatch.com.

They have a pretty good breakdown of most of the more popular versions/flavors of Linux out there, and pretty good info on the obscure ones too.

If you don't know what a partition is, I'd recommend you start slowly and do a bit of reading.

Or, if you want to dive right in without causing any havoc on your computer, there are bootable Linux distros out there that you can play around with without having to install anything... you just pop the CD in your drive and reboot. It runs the OS straight from the CD, and when you're done playing, you can take the CD out and boot right back into XP, and Mr. Gates is none the wiser.

The most popular bootable Linux is called "Knoppix", but there are many, many others.

Instructions for downloading, burning, and use are usually available on the various sites from which they come.

Hope that helps.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2005, 11:20:03 PM »

I just got Knoppix about a month ago to trouble shoot my comp after windows crashed. Now that i have 2 hard drives (long story) i am thinking about booting one with SuSE and leave my other WinXP. Best of both worlds.

Min · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2005, 12:59:48 AM »

I don't think Linux will run on Windows XP. I don't think xp likes it. They fight.

M4YH3M · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2005, 07:48:23 AM »

thanks for the info

doomtroll · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2005, 09:56:01 AM »

Quote from: Detta

I don't think Linux will run on Windows XP. I don't think xp likes it. They fight.

you can using this handy little tool

http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html

linux running inside 2000

phyre · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2005, 01:40:51 PM »

Quote from: Demosthenes

A good place to start is Distrowatch.com.

Thank you, Demo. I've been needing something like that for a while.

tarball · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2005, 07:43:11 AM »

If you would like to start using Linux M4YH3M, I personally recomends that you have 2 harddrives. That would make all a lot more easy and risk-free..

A good and userfriendly Linux distribution to start with, would be Ubuntu which means "Humanity to others"

Its very easy to install and use.
Its also build on Debian, which is a really powerfull and good dist..

Here you find ubuntu ---> http://www.ubuntulinux.org

Hope you like it ;-D

jeee · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2005, 09:13:05 AM »

Thanks fro the linlk Demo, even for me it was so easy I couldn't resist installing Lunix, allthough it is a hacker OS. I admit this has evolved a lot since I threw my SUSE distibution in the trashbin 4 years ago.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2005, 11:58:25 AM »

From what I've heard/read, the last few versions of SuSE have been absolutely top-notch in the Linux world. I'm really itchin' to try it, but I'm kind of reluctant to move away from Slackware, because it's the best one I've tried so far, and I don't like to move on when what I'm currently using is working so incredibly well for me.

M4YH3M · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2005, 12:07:53 PM »

i need to buy another hard drive so i can try this.

ho0ber · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2005, 02:11:14 PM »

Quote from: Demosthenes

From what I've heard/read, the last few versions of SuSE have been absolutely top-notch in the Linux world. I'm really itchin' to try it, but I'm kind of reluctant to move away from Slackware, because it's the best one I've tried so far, and I don't like to move on when what I'm currently using is working so incredibly well for me.

I have tried neither, but I've always wanted to try out slackware. If I end up testing it out, I may have to bug you for some distro specific pointers.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2005, 02:56:11 PM »

No problemo. Slackware is the distro that taught me the most about how Linux works, and as such I really think it's a great learning tool.

You generally need to take the time to set things up exactly the way you want them, and that can take a bit of tweaking here and there and there's a bit of a learning curve... but when you get it up and running you have a very fast, stable system and you'll know it inside and out.

As the saying I keep running across goes: "When you learn Red Hat, you know Red Hat. When you learn Slackware, you know Linux."

ho0ber · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2005, 03:30:26 PM »

My first experience with Linux was a stage 1 gentoo install - I learned a fair bit, but I didn't do a good job. Now I've been using Debian for server type stuff, but still have not spent very long using any linux distro for normal workstation stuff.

I'll take a look at slackware.

dayal_78 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2005, 08:16:18 AM »

I am personally using Fedora 4 and it rocks.
Its also stable enough for a server environment and many hosting providers (godaddy etc) are using it for commercial purpose.
-Dayal

xolik · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2005, 04:54:19 PM »

ho0ber · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2005, 01:19:34 PM »

Quote from: xolik

Because charging a metric assload for an operating system works so well for Microsoft.

Hmmmm, maybe I should do that with the AWFUL OS I made for my TI-83+ back in highschool!

tarball · « **Reply #17 on:** October 15, 2005, 07:14:03 AM »

Haha! I got a TI-82, and Its really fun to do basic programs on it =D

FFFF00 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2005, 01:51:23 PM »

Slackware is good, but only if you're prepared to do a lot of work on it... everything is done by hand. Personally, I started with Mandrake (now Mandriva, I believe) which is very user friendly and pretty straight forward (at least i found it to be). Oh, and you can't go wrong with ubuntu, nor any debian-based distros.

Sadly i'm currently forced into XP usage as stupid laptop is being stupid whilst new pc is being built. Unfortunatley I've decided on a si3112 controller... which doesn't support linux so well...

sigh.
using slackware on the new server! w00t!

edit: SuSE...i've heard good things about SuSE...

Anonymous · « **Reply #19 on:** October 26, 2005, 12:45:23 AM »

Well, I was coming to advertise Ubuntu, but I came late to the forums

I've tried with several Distros, although I beleive I did quite a bad job choosing

My first linux experience was Red Hat, which sucked

, then Mandrake (which for some "spooky, strange reason" -- aka "me being a n00b"

) could not install, and then I let tux go away for a while.

I finally tested Debian, but couldn't get X running properly (I beleive that the nice scratches on the install cd are to blame

), so I ended up learning my way through the console and vim and eventually heard about ubuntu.

And I fell in love, instantly

It installed like a breeze --like a breezy badger, i'd say, if it wasn't for the fact that I started with Warty Warthog

-- in my notebook and works properly 'till now.

And at work we have a SuSE box and a Mandrake server, but I haven't played enough with them -and I better don't, I guess, just in case

- and they too work properlier than any windows box I've seen

I currently have Ubuntu 5.10 - Breezy Badger - installed in my notebook with a partition for Windows XP and they work together like a charm.

Next in my queue for when I have the time (meaning, when work and forums let me(:doh:)) I'll try out Gentoo, and after what I read here I beleive Slackware has been pushed into the queue.

All hail Linux!

#foca

TheJudge · « **Reply #20 on:** October 26, 2005, 06:41:06 AM »

Quote from: #foca

All hail emoticons!

Amen brother!

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