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| 79568 | 2002-09-15 03:53:00 | Hey there everyone, it's been a while since i was here last :) I'm wanting suggestions on which Linux I should go for. I'm pretty much a newbie, but don't wanna be hidden from it all - I wanna learn. I want it as my desktop OS. So, that distro's I know are: Redhat - I don't think this is for me Mandrake 8.2 - is it too easy? Suse 8.0 - looks possible Slackware 8.1 - also looks possible What're your opinions? One of the above, or another? Thanks a lot, Jonathan Giles |
JoGiles (1898) | ||
| 79569 | 2002-09-15 04:35:00 | What puts you off Red Hat? The Mandrake distribution is based on it. I guess that Red Hat and Mandrake are the two most used in NZ. (Possibly in the world). I think that Red Hat is the most popular as a www server. They are all GNU/Linux. Debian is more for those who like playing with OSs. But any of those you list would be fine. Probably. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 79570 | 2002-09-15 05:08:00 | lol, ok. Reasons for disliking Redhat: none really, other than when I first used it as my first Linux OS, RH5.0 scared me away. And since then I have used 6.0 (I think) and Mandrake 8.2 - RH just seems scarier and more networky - I want a desktop OS. Plus I enjoy supporting the underdog - RH just seems to near to Microsoft for my liking - very money oriented (in my opinion). Which is why I'm interesting in debian, suse and slackware - but I know nothing about them. Mandrake is good, but it uses irregular filesystems, etc so I'm not too keen. Thanks a lot, Jonathan Giles |
JoGiles (1898) | ||
| 79571 | 2002-09-15 06:06:00 | I'm running suse 8.0 Installing suse was much easier than flashing the bios, so my 80 gig HDD could be used. Once i get my head around each thing i want to do, it very suddenly becomes very simple and logical. I've been extreemly short of time since installing it, but have managed to get most things i want going. Suse is EXTREEMLY stable. The only downtime i have had so far, running 24/7 is when i moved the brain of the machine to under the bench, and was forced to shutdown before i removed the power lead. Suse is a 7 CD set, and the 7 CDs provide just about everything that you would expect, including star office etc. BTW, apart from a redhat box 2+years ago, that i had running for a week or so, this has been my entire experaince with LINUX as a direct user. The suse box will never be running 'doze again. The only thing i'll say against it, is that i can't find a copy to download anywhere! |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 79572 | 2002-09-15 06:18:00 | Thanks - I think i'm leaning towards Suse 8.0 at the moment as well... Where did you get it? Would it be possible to get a copy somehow? Thanks a lot, Jonathan Giles |
JoGiles (1898) | ||
| 79573 | 2002-09-15 06:31:00 | Mine was copied of a CD set that came in from europe somewhere. Twas a freind of a freind....... 7 CD's, but no DVD, the DVD stayed in europe. The CDs were "surplus" to requirement. I don't know what part of the planet you live on, but i suppose i could be talked into copying a set.......... |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 79574 | 2002-09-15 06:38:00 | i'm in Palmy north, so a little way away from chch, but I'll be willing to pay for it and your troubles. My email addy is Jo@JoGiles.co.nz - send me an email and let me know how much it'll be. Cheers, Jonathan Giles |
JoGiles (1898) | ||
| 79575 | 2002-09-15 06:49:00 | Jo, There is an e-mail on the way to you. |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 79576 | 2002-09-15 07:22:00 | Have I just clicked on trade me?? | Ron Bakker (356) | ||
| 79577 | 2002-09-15 07:29:00 | Can you install Mandrake 8.2 on an 80GB hard drive ? Graeme |
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