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| Thread ID: 54458 | 2005-02-12 23:40:00 | Wanting to learn Linux | Eminent1 (7284) | Press F1 |
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| 324514 | 2005-02-12 23:40:00 | Hi ya all I'm hoping someone would be able to help me with a few questions about Linux. I wanting to use Linux, but don't know which version to use and where to download them from. Any help would be great! =) |
Eminent1 (7284) | ||
| 324515 | 2005-02-13 00:50:00 | http://distrowatch.com/ | Caesius (3758) | ||
| 324516 | 2005-02-13 00:58:00 | Welcome to Press F1 for a beginner in linux you could try Yoper, i started with that and its pretty user freindly, you can get it from here (http://www.yoper.com), |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 324517 | 2005-02-13 01:45:00 | Disk Smith's have Fedore Core 3 on 4 CDs for $8.74 (XC4040), on a DVD for $4.95 (XC4041). Mandrake 10.1 on 3CDs for $8.74 (XC4037) or Mandrake 10 on 3 CDs for $1 (XC4035). They also have Knoppix 3.7 ( a "live CD") for $4.95 (XC4043). This doesn't touch your hard disk, so is good for a quick look. (You might find a copy of Knoppix 3.4 (XC4034) for $1.) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 324518 | 2005-02-13 01:55:00 | local library is also worth a visit. Pc mags are good also I just picked up live demo of Suse 9.2 there are a lot of linux forums on the net google "linux forums" The one I use a lot is www.linuxforums.org (http://www.linuxforums.org) |
beama (111) | ||
| 324519 | 2005-02-13 02:33:00 | Hi ya all I'm hoping someone would be able to help me with a few questions about Linux. I wanting to use Linux, but don't know which version to use and where to download them from. Any help would be great! =) Good on you! As an absolute beginner, you could start with the "live" distros which run from your CD drive, such as Kanotix and Knoppix - a brief comparison of 18 live distros is here (www.osnews.com). These are also good for checking out your hardware for compatibility. If you want to persist, then install one of the very good and user-friendly distros such as Xandros, Fedora, Mandrake or SuSE (there are lots more). Then there are the more "hands-on" linux distros such as Debian and Slackware. The important differences between them are the package-management systems and the maturity and expertise of the support community. You should not get "caught up" with a certain distro - this is what I find very annoying with linux fanboy zealots. My experience is that when you start to learn the fundamentals of linux, specifically the command-line interactions and the "base" tools, you will be able to run (almost) every linux distro, and can move sideways into the *BSDs with ease. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 324520 | 2005-02-13 08:37:00 | Have a look at: www.icon.co.za |
johnd (85) | ||
| 324521 | 2005-02-14 08:40:00 | Hi ya all I'm hoping someone would be able to help me with a few questions about Linux. I wanting to use Linux, but don't know which version to use and where to download them from. Any help would be great! =) Reply from Peterver: the best thing I believe you can do is to subscribe to PC World and read the regular articles each month, written by Geoff Palmer. If possible pick up some old issues,you won't regret it, the guy is brilliant,a good writer and witty with it. Cheers Peterver |
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