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| 366256 | 2005-06-23 06:14:00 | ive heard u can download linux to a cd (heard this process is called making a "live cd")then u can boot from the cd and use linux as your OS. is that true? if so can someone tell me where to get the files to burn to a cd? thanks to anyone who helps... |
CorbinH (37) | ||
| 366257 | 2005-06-23 06:22:00 | Hi A Linux live-CD is an operating system that runs purely off the CD-ROM drive and in memory without touching your hard drive. When you remove the CD, you will still have your original OS untouched. It is a very good way of seeing what Linux looks like without having to install it. There are a variety of distro's (flavours of Linux) that offer a live-CD. Is this what you were after? Or did you want a distro to install to the hard drive? Do you have ADSL or are you on dialup? What are the specifications of the machine you will be trying this out on? Once it is clear what you are wanting, we can suggest some live-CD's or distro's to install. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 366258 | 2005-06-23 10:51:00 | If you know anything about unionfs, Im just about finished with making my own... ;) Otherwise, popular ones to get you started include Knoppix, Slax, there's even a Ubuntu LiveCD out there too. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 366259 | 2005-06-24 00:09:00 | Hi A Linux live-CD is an operating system that runs purely off the CD-ROM drive and in memory without touching your hard drive . When you remove the CD, you will still have your original OS untouched . It is a very good way of seeing what Linux looks like without having to install it . There are a variety of distro's (flavours of Linux) that offer a live-CD . Is this what you were after? Or did you want a distro to install to the hard drive? Do you have ADSL or are you on dialup? What are the specifications of the machine you will be trying this out on? Once it is clear what you are wanting, we can suggest some live-CD's or distro's to install . :) well i want to make/get a live cd so i see what linux looks like as for specifications 1 . 5 ghz proceesor 256 mb ram 74g hhd 3mbps internet connection (usually downloads things around 200-400kbps) |
CorbinH (37) | ||
| 366260 | 2005-06-24 00:24:00 | Your specifications will be fine for any Linux distro . I would suggest you try a live-CD for starters, which runs purely off the CD drive without having to install anything so that you can see what it is all about . Because it will be running from the CD drive and in RAM, it will not be as fast loading the programs/windows as a hard drive installation would be, so keep that in mind . A good one to start with is Mepis (http://www . mepis . com/) . This is a live-CD but has the option of installing to the hard drive if you decide you really like it . You need to download an ISO image of the distro with this file name SimplyMEPIS-3 . 3 . 1-1 . iso as it is the latest version . List of download mirrors ( . mepis . org/node/1462" target="_blank">www . mepis . org) Once you have downloaded it, you will need to burn it to a CD as an image, which most CD burning programs will allow . Please ask if you need instructions on how to do this . If it is not burnt as an image, you will not be able to boot from it . You will then need to configure your BIOS to boot from a CD drive before the hard drive, again please ask for assistance if you do not know how to do this . Put the CD in and then reboot the machine . You will see a boot menu appear with some options, so just choose the top one which is for modern machines (2 . 6 kernel) . At the user login window there are two preset accounts, root and demo . Just use the demo account . The passwords for each are the account names eg, username demo, password demo . Then sit back and enjoy Mepis Linux with the KDE desktop environment! :) There are other live-CD's which you can also check out, for example Knoppix which is popular but not as nicely presented as Mepis . Distro Watch - top 10 ( . com/dwres . php?resource=major" target="_blank">distrowatch . com) - here you will find lists of distro's available, including live-CD's as well as distro's that are meant for hard drive installation . |
Jen (38) | ||
| 366261 | 2005-06-24 00:45:00 | Does anyone have a copy of Mepis that i could buy off them please. I'm only on dailup so I'd be alot easier if i could buy a copy. Send me a pm if you can. Thanks, Brian. |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 366262 | 2005-06-24 00:53:00 | Does anyone have a copy of Mepis that i could buy off them please.I've just decided to download the latest version myself, so once the download is complete and verified, I will give you a PM to get your postal details. | Jen (38) | ||
| 366263 | 2005-06-24 00:59:00 | I've just decided to download the latest version myself, so once the download is complete and verified, I will give you a PM to get your postal details. Thanks Jen. |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 366264 | 2005-06-24 01:42:00 | I've just decided to download the latest version myself, so once the download is complete and verified, I will give you a PM to get your postal details. How are you finding it Jen? :rolleyes: |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 366265 | 2005-06-24 02:38:00 | Dick Smith have Knoppix (and Morphix) CDs for $1 the two at the moment. Check the web page to see if your branch has any. | Graham L (2) | ||
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