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 Aug 4 2004, 05:57 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 12-July 04 From: london Member No.: 85  |
Hey please reply to this as fast as you can coz i wanna download linux today overnight, so will some one tell me which distribution of linux i should go for there are like a hundred for them so please tell me which is the best one.
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Aug 4 2004, 06:03 PM
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http://kalacreations.com/ Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 3-August 04 Member No.: 594 |
best site to choice to download linux is www.linuxiso.org/
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Aug 4 2004, 06:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 12-July 04 From: london Member No.: 85 |
yep thanks i already got that site, i appreciate it, but there are soooooooooo many versions of it, i would like to know which one i should choose.
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Aug 4 2004, 06:42 PM
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Ancient Enigma  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,760 Joined: 11-July 04 From: under the stars Member No.: 76 |
stevey, make a random pick
 every linux user has great things to say abouttheir particular distribution package they use, so agreeing on which to choose would be an endless debate.  download one (any one) and see if you can becomfortable in installing and running it. but i would suggest you make further research on linux as well as hardware compatibility lists from each of the distributors. then downloadthat which you suppose can handle your hardware. just needs time though. also read: from http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/introtolinux.html ==== Which Distribution Is The Best? Yeah, right. The best distribution is whichever one that You think is best. I suggest that you install and try as many different distributions as you can. Not only will you learn some things about Linux in general, you'll also discover some things about Linux in particular, like which one is best for you. ==== |
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Aug 4 2004, 08:51 PM
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http://kalacreations.com/ Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 3-August 04 Member No.: 594 |
i prefure you use mandrake, readhat, or fedora, anything that comes with a destop enviroment, or you will be clueless if you used Debian.
Mandrake is probably the easiest to install |
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Aug 4 2004, 09:18 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 227 Joined: 4-August 04 From: Serbia!!!! Member No.: 652 |
Mandrake!
easy-to-use...easy-to-install........best linux for newbies! |
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Aug 4 2004, 09:21 PM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 3-August 04 From: Charleston, WV Member No.: 553 |
I like Knoppix-STD! You should check it out. I only one I use.
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Aug 4 2004, 11:24 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 4-August 04 Member No.: 667 |
I don't have Linux, but I've heard Red Hat and Mandrake are good for newbies. I believe Knoppix can be burned to a CD and run from there, so that may be convenient for you. If you don't mind shelling out a little money, you may want to buy a Red Hat or Mandrake CD (or however they're distributed. Like I said, I don't have Linux... yet
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Aug 5 2004, 05:31 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 5-August 04 Member No.: 678 |
What's so good about Linux?
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Aug 5 2004, 05:47 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 1-August 04 From: Queensland, |