lava.alt

Jul 27 2005, 04:05 PM

i think is a good idea if you just want to try something or you are going to execute programs that dont use too much memory ... i think this is emulation right??? and emulation consumes a lot of machine resources so if you really want to try linux install it normally, mandrake is a very friendly interface and have a lot of tools to manage multiple OS in your pc like linux and windows ...

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lava.alt

Jul 27 2005, 04:12 PM

QUOTE(snlildude87 @ Jul 27 2005, 02:54 PM)

There's also Ubuntu Linux. They give out free CDs without shipping costs. I ordered like 50 CDs for fun, and they all came! Here's the link: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

do you already installed ubunut linux??? do you recommend it'???
i entered to the website but im not sure to try it

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lava.alt

Jul 27 2005, 05:21 PM

QUOTE(truefusion @ Jul 27 2005, 05:11 PM)

Has anyone tried Lindows?

i was looking in google about Lindows and i found this

http://linux.sys-con.com/read/44508.htm

It's Official: Lindows Is Dead, Long Live "Linspire"

they changed their name to Linspire

here is the website if someone is interested

http://www.linspire.com/

also i read something about it ... at the beginnig they promised to bring users an OS that run linux and windows applications ... but now at days i think its only another interface of linux ... correct me if im wrong

 

 

 

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freedomjazzdance

Aug 1 2005, 05:16 PM

QUOTE(lava.alt @ Jul 27 2005, 11:12 AM)

do you already installed ubunut linux??? do you recommend it'???
i entered to the website but im not sure to try it 

I use Ubuntu, it is the single greatest linux community in the world.

While still fairly new, it's popularity exploded so there is alotta development and active forums, and good irc channels.

having a good community is very important, especially when you depend on them for support. It's nice to have people backing you up, as learning new software isn't easy.

Most of the people in the ubuntu community will gladly help you and respect you right away for just wanting to learn the system.

I've tried just about every distro out there when i was first thinking about linux, and ever since i first booted up ubuntu, i fell in love.

It has a beautiful philosify and is built on debian, so you know it's stable and has a great package management tool.

Ubuntu is great for the begginner or seasoned pro, it is for lack of a better word "perfect" =o) happy trails.


email me if you have any questions.
freedom jazz dance at gmail dot com

i would recommend ordering a free cd, because its nice to have, but i wouldn't take advantage of there offer, the defult is 10, i ordered 5 and gave the extra ones out to people i met at the cafe and a few to friends.

I don't recommed the live disc "just to see what its like" because *a lot* of features and software is not accessable.

www.ubuntulinux.org
www.ubuntuguide.org

the guide is very helpful, i don't know where i'd be without it

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k2wl

Aug 2 2005, 09:13 AM

i have used vmware work station 4.5 and it is great
it allows u to install linux in windows and also u can install lower versionof windows in vmware
thanx bye try vm ware

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Mohammed

Jun 15 2006, 12:36 AM

The best way to get linux run under windows is to emulate a vmware image for your favourite distro like fedora or suse or whatever .

Yet the vmware player will change nothing in your current system configuration , but for a 256 MB PC , it's a little impossible to run latest distro using this way .

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odomike

Jun 14 2006, 11:22 PM

Going thru the Ubuntu OS website and...men....what I saw there aint bad I must say. You know, I have alraedy registered and I am going to order for the free CDs and probably go for a download too.

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Tetraca

Jun 14 2006, 08:28 PM

QUOTE(bsdpowa @ Jul 29 2005, 09:08 AM)

I don't understand people who want to use Linux but don't want to leave Windows.
What's the point of trying it then? You want to use Linux? Format your drive and install it, that's the best way of doing it.Ofcorse you can also use LIVE distributions, but don't come up with stupid ideas like Lindows, Winix, Win-Lin and so on.Linux under Windows is just a freaking disaster! Use either Windows or Linux, don't mix these two together!

For all of you kids out there, haven't you heard of VMWARE?

If people really want to run windows apps with linux they should try WINE. That way you don't have to have windows but keep using windows apps, though for every product you can buy for windows there is and equal open source alternative for linux. The only place I've seen this not apply is Macromedia Flash 8, and games that are not open source.

I reccomend Fedora Core for newbs even though it is bloated. But, FreeBSD is my favorite UNIX style OS.

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Magic1492

Jun 14 2006, 07:58 PM

I found an old computer that was running Windows ME (You know, Windows Mistake edition. ) and installed Unbuntu Linux. It makes it run like new and it's actually useable again! I highly recomend it.

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digital-mobile

Jun 13 2006, 01:16 PM

Install VMWARE this very good program for emulation different os.

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