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316701	2005-01-24 05:44:00	Yes, Knoppix and Xandros, and a myriad of other debian-derivatives Debian itself is not so easy I like the looks of NavynOS as a great Gentoo starter International Visitors? Why not, the www is an international place :)	Chilling_Silence (9)
316702	2005-01-24 07:37:00	Earlier, there was a comment about which Linux? I found that puzzling. Whey are they varied? I thought the goal was uniformity and simplicity. What am I missing to comprehend that remark correctly? Perry There is a part that does not vary - that is the kernel. The rest is about freedom and choice so I suggest it is a good thing that there are lots of distributions. However there are some standards that most distributions are starting to work towards.	johnd (85)
316703	2005-01-24 08:31:00	Thanks to all about linux/win info i think i will dual it :) . -SNIP- Only reason im using XP at all is im used to it and its somethin to fall back on if i screw everything else up. That's a good idea. Personnally I'd use another system to get the hang of Linux. You can use a lot of OSS proggies the are available on the MS and GNU/Linux OSs. :D	Mark.p (6961)
316704	2005-01-24 09:44:00	Start of with a live CD to get the feel. As has been stated Knoppix is a good place to start. One I have a little bias for is Mepis (http://www.mepis.org/) which is a live CD like Knoppix with the aim of being a Windows replacement like Xandros. It's Debian based, so offers the large Debian software repository and the it's stability (if you want that). It's also a more straight forward install to your hard drive than Knoppix, if you decide to do so. Another advantage of trying the live CD versions is, typically, the download is smaller, being one or at most two CD's, of course, moot if you purchase online or from a shop.	Murray P (44)
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