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audiophyle
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there no difference between the iso's you dl on the net, and the cd's that you pay for. If you've got patience, download them and save some cash. If you're brand new to linux, start with mandrake. It's alot more user friendly than some of the other distributions but thats not to say that there isnt a steep learning curve. Linux is a whole different world. takes some time to get used to it but after you do, you'll never go back to windows 
good luck man
good luck man
TC2
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audiophyle
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i use nero to burn iso's but any good burning software will work. Its not like burning a normal cd.
read here for how to burn an iso
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/howtoburn.html
dont download the iso's from mandrakes website or you'll be waiting for days. go here
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29
get version 9.1 for i586 machines, its 3 cd's
read here for how to burn an iso
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/howtoburn.html
dont download the iso's from mandrakes website or you'll be waiting for days. go here
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29
get version 9.1 for i586 machines, its 3 cd's
Rockafella Skank
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i had good luck installing red hat 8. my machine is now a dual boot windows/linux box. the install confogured everything.
Rockafella Skank
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it can't hurt to check google groups (formerly deja groups), too. lots of linux resources out there ... chances are that if you cannot find a driver at the hardware manufacturer's site there's some hacker out there who wrote one because he needed it for his machine.
linux is fun and can teach you a lot about your computer and about os's.
linux is fun and can teach you a lot about your computer and about os's.
jnuts
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TC2 said:
That could be j.lo's kid sister for all I know.
If you are new to linux, I'd start using google as most questions will be answered with a search.
I'm not sure if LILO is still used as much as it used to be, but it's a multi boot loader that's been around for quite awhile.
LILO info here
Rockafella Skank
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when i did my redhat dual boot, all i needed to do was format a partition for linux. the install process helped me choose how to accommodate the dual boot ... i chose to add lilo to the masterboot record so when the machine starts i can choose linux or windows. the desktop interface is a fair question, too. as i was clueless about either gnome or kde, i had redhat install both so i could play around with them and decide that way.
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SuSE is by far the easiest end-user distro available, even more so than Red Hat.
Buuut, RPMs make things waaaaay easier the uninitiated for installing packages.
I've installed SuSE and Red Hat on literally hundreds of machines and SuSE requires the least amount of tech savvy. No need to hunt and peck for drivers with SuSE.
Buuut, RPMs make things waaaaay easier the uninitiated for installing packages.
I've installed SuSE and Red Hat on literally hundreds of machines and SuSE requires the least amount of tech savvy. No need to hunt and peck for drivers with SuSE.
audiophyle
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screw this... if you really want to learn linux, dont take the easy way out. get a copy of slackware 9 and hack away at it until your head explodes. Then get back on the computer and do it again. Thats really the only way to understand a nerd's operating system... Mandrake and all the other newbee distros dumb it down too much, and isnt that one of the main reasons for leaving windows in the first place?
anyways heres some good links
www.slackware.com
www.justlinux.com
www.linuxfromscratch.org
linux from scratch is also another good way to become reallllllllly well aquainted with linux. check the links for more info
anyways heres some good links
www.slackware.com
www.justlinux.com
www.linuxfromscratch.org
linux from scratch is also another good way to become reallllllllly well aquainted with linux. check the links for more info
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audiophyle said:screw this... if you really want to learn linux, dont take the easy way out. get a copy of slackware 9 and hack away at it until your head explodes. Then get back on the computer and do it again. Thats really the only way to understand a nerd's operating system... Mandrake and all the other newbee distros dumb it down too much, and isnt that one of the main reasons for leaving windows in the first place?
anyways heres some good links
www.slackware.com
www.justlinux.com
www.linuxfromscratch.org
linux from scratch is also another good way to become reallllllllly well aquainted with linux. check the links for more info
Slackware blows.
TC2
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tried linux, like learning a different alien language.\
Just got machine back up and runing. The dual boot thing did not work for me, I don't know what happened.
linux worked fine but could not load windows.
Is there any way too put linux on my second hard drive only??
since its not my boot drive will I be able to do this?
I've got partition magic, and It's not as easy as I thoought it would be.
Just got machine back up and runing. The dual boot thing did not work for me, I don't know what happened.
linux worked fine but could not load windows.
Is there any way too put linux on my second hard drive only??
since its not my boot drive will I be able to do this?
I've got partition magic, and It's not as easy as I thoought it would be.
audiophyle
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what makes you say that? slack and debian are the only prebuilt distros that i like
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audiophyle said:
Both require that you're *not* running on the latest x86 hardware due to driver issues.
For instance, try using a 21 inch plasma monitor on either debian or slackware and notice that you have to run some crappy old skool CRT driver with like 800x600 resolution to get it to work.
Or try using slackware and the selinux kernel mod, not gonna work.
SuSE is always good about updating and pathing, as is Red Hat (with the RHN it's a snap).
