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#1
 2003-02-02, 04:44 |
Falcon104 
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 Linux version
hey i was planning on installing a copy of linux but i'd like your personal opinions i'm thinking about either S.U.S.E., Red Hat linux, Slackware, Debian, or Caldera(which is basically all the popular distributions).
however i probly wont have them installed any time soon because this laptop doesnt have a floppy drive for a bootdisk, but i plan on buying an external floppy drive but i still want your opinions
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#2
2003-02-02, 05:47 |
syphon detonator
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Re: Linux version
you cant boot from a usb floppy.
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2003-02-02, 06:14 |
Falcon104
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Re: Linux version
i sorta figured... Curses!
any ideas?
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#4
2003-02-02, 11:04 |
Kente
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Re: Linux version
Kick into bios and set it to boot from the CDROM.
As an aside, I thought there was an option to boot from USB devices. Not sure, though. I'll check later.
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#5
2003-02-02, 14:03 |
djsam
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Re: Linux version
It depends, if you have someone there to help you, or access to someone that can help you..Slackware all the way, you'll be an expert by the time you've got it running! (Almost)
If you don't, I'd suggest Mandrake or Debian. I'm not a Debian fan myself, I really don't even like it, but enough people swear by it for first time users, it should probably be in this post.
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2003-02-02, 15:38 |
rizzy
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Re: Linux version
mandrake is easy to install and yeah you dont need a floppy drive just set the BIOS to boot from the CDROM, i hear bad things about Red hat 8.0 though.
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#7
2003-02-02, 20:52 |
Falcon104
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Re: Linux version
ok well i've looked at the mandrake installation and i'll probly install that
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2003-02-02, 21:49 |
djsam
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Re: Linux version
Heh, you didn't even need to I'm sure.
Mandrake, Redhat...easiest things to install.
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#9
2003-02-02, 23:27 |
Falcon104
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Re: Linux version
i'm still going to go for mandrake but what does anyoneknow about Caldera?
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2003-02-03, 02:16 |
cense
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Re: Linux version
Caldera is really a commerical company trying to make money from linux. I would not personally suggest it as just a general use distro.
Personally, I dislike mandrake and red hat. My suggestions (from your list) are slackware and debian. Gentoo is very nice as well as long as you don't mind compiling everything.
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2003-02-03, 02:37 |
djsam
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Re: Linux version
I think the question needs to be asked first.. Do you want to learn linux first before you start actually working in it, or start working, and learn as you go? If you want to learn it all from the start, go with slackware If not, then something like redhat or debian is best. quote:
Caldera is really a commerical company trying to make money from linux. I would not personally suggest it as just a general use distro.
Not to mention caldera sucks.  As for Gentoo, I really like it myself, although I think it'll be much better in a year or so. Also, another distro that would do very well for a first time user is icepack. www.icepack-linux.com |
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