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| Thread ID: 55149 | 2005-03-04 05:09:00 | To Linux, Or Not To Linux??? | Myth (110) | PC World Chat |
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| 330489 | 2005-04-04 06:01:00 | Having recently discovered TradeMe, and having sold something that gave me enuff money to buy some minor stuff; I came across a Dynalink external modem; which I have since discovered in Linux compatible :) My current question is: having also recently acquiring Ubuntu as part of a magazine disc, which would be the better one to play with... Ubuntu or FC3? |
Myth (110) | ||
| 330490 | 2005-04-04 06:19:00 | I have tried to keep out of this sort of thread because they tend to degenerate.;) My approach that if you want to use a computer to do things, any OS will do. If you are a Windows user, and it does all you want, you're best to stick with it. If you don't like Windows, try Linux. I'm a Linux enthusiast. If you enjoy "playing" with computers,you can have more fun than frustration if yiou use Linux. With Windows it is likely to be the other way round. So it's revealed, you want to play, Mythix. Ubuntu is a new distribution. It will have some rough edges, because an OS is impossible to test in all combinations of configuration and hardware. FC is descended from a long-established commercial distribution, but it will have a few rough edges too, for the same reason :D Play with both. :thumbs: It doesn't take long to reinstall . Just make sure you don't have any work you mustn't lose. (Be verycareful when doing the partitioning). Play with other distributions too. I like Mandrake -- it has a live CD which looks very good(though when I tried it on a friend's IBM PII-500,it didn't recognise his modem.:( Nor did Knoppix. External well-known modems are a good idea). |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 330491 | 2005-04-04 06:32:00 | having also recently acquiring Ubuntu as part of a magazine disc, which would be the better one to play with... Ubuntu or FC3? I installed Ubuntu 2 weeks ago and love it. I've tried a few distro's before but gave up because I didn't have the time to learn how to use them. Ubuntu is very easy to find your way around :thumbs: |
4bes (2848) | ||
| 330492 | 2005-04-04 07:04:00 | Its 6 of one, half dozen of the other when it comes to which distro. the fact is that 99% of your initial learning curve in any distro will also apply to another. That is, if you decide to try another you will be that much further advanced :) | Sam I Am (1679) | ||
| 330493 | 2005-04-04 07:33:00 | I'll give another plug for Mepis (http://www.mepis.org/). It comes on one live CD, no DVD needed. You will have it installed in about 15 mins, it will detect and run most winmodems, you can do most things without having to delve into the innards of the applicationss or OS (they're separate things with separate roles in Linux, as they should be). You'll know your not in Windows but you'll still be able to do the majority of everyday things you could in that OS without a strain, some gaming excepted. |
Murray P (44) | ||
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