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| 311041 | 2005-01-05 23:08:00 | I am quite experienced in Linux and I would like to put a free version on my PC, I have dial-up so downloading is out of the question but I don't mind paying around $20 for it in a shop. I saw a "Linux For Dummies" help book in Whitcoulls which came with a free version of Suse, but I don't want to pay for the book, just the program. Is there a place to get it for free or a small price on CD? | Squibler (6465) | ||
| 311042 | 2005-01-05 23:19:00 | Dick Smith, sell Mandrake watch the pc mags also they somtimes include it on cover disks |
beama (111) | ||
| 311043 | 2005-01-05 23:36:00 | http://www.xsolutions.co.nz | rmcb (164) | ||
| 311044 | 2005-01-05 23:41:00 | some distro's are not that big, yoper is only ~650, but i cant say much because im on dial up too and some one else downloaded it for me, you could try downloading some yourself, just aslong as you have a download manager and some time beause your wont be able to use your phone line for a while :) check out trade me, they have some there for a couple of bucks |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 311045 | 2005-01-05 23:42:00 | I think you will find that the APC ( Australian PC ) magazine also has Fedora Core 3 on this months cover disk which might be worth looking at. The beauty of using Fedora is that one of the moderators ( Jen ) and at least one other forum member are using this distro if you do strike any problems ;) | Simply_Si (354) | ||
| 311046 | 2005-01-06 01:24:00 | If you are a beginner go for or any Fedora distro, should be to hard to find one for around $10 - $20. www.Fishpond.co.nz (http://www.Fishpond.co.nz) A beginners guide isn't a bad idea tho, even with a GUI you still have to use quite abit of command line and the file system is quite diferent to what you would be used to with Windows. Have fun. :D |
Webbase (265) | ||
| 311047 | 2005-01-06 03:49:00 | I am quite experienced in Linux and I would like to put a free version on my PC, I have dial-up so downloading is out of the question but I don't mind paying around $20 for it in a shop. I saw a "Linux For Dummies" help book in Whitcoulls which came with a free version of Suse, but I don't want to pay for the book, just the program. Is there a place to get it for free or a small price on CD? Where are you squibler? You may be near a member who runs linux anyway. |
Sam I Am (1679) | ||
| 311048 | 2005-01-06 04:57:00 | APC certainly has it on the cover disk, but it is a DVD so will need a DVD drive . It has the four iso files so you do need to burn the CD's yourself, which is easy enough using Nero . Linux Format and other Linux mags usually have one or two distros on them each month and they cost $20 - $30 depending on the mag . In Wellington at least, Quay Computers sell several distros including Suse for about eight to ten bucks, and Copyleft sell nearly every distro online from somewhere in Dunedin . |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 311049 | 2005-01-06 05:03:00 | Never mind :o | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 311050 | 2005-01-06 06:28:00 | PM me and I'll be happy to send you Knoppix or something similar to get you started :-) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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