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| 1395141 | 2015-02-26 01:38:00 | Hi All. Does Linux run as an OS on its own & boot from there, or does it have to have an MS OS first.? Which is the simplest Linux version that I van download from the Net? Thanks. PJ Damn, just noticed ians Chromium thred. Same situation for me on an older comp. pj |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1395142 | 2015-02-26 02:03:00 | I googled for Linux. Not the simplest of downloads. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1395143 | 2015-02-26 02:40:00 | Try this: http://elementary.io/ There's a small link underneath the download button that says "Download for Free" Once downloaded, grab yourself a small USB Thumbdrive, and run YUMI to have it "setup" Linux to be run from the Thumbdrive: www.pendrivelinux.com The theory being you can then just boot off the USB drive, play around with Elementary OS, then when you're done just unplug it and reboot and you're back in Windows! :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1395144 | 2015-02-26 03:04:00 | Linux MINT is a popular choice for people coming from XP, download from here if you want to try it www.linuxmint.com Most major linux distributions come as a ISO file which can be used to create a live CD(or DVD) or sometimes a bootable USB stick. You can boot directly off the CD into Linux to try it out or install it onto a hard drive using the same CD for a more permanent solution. Linux is based on Ubuntu which is one of the major ones, it's very good itself but the unity desktop is a bit different and not to everybodys liking. It's good to try a few from Live Cd's before committing to installing it as it gives you a good Idea of what it's like to use. As long as you have a big enough data cap they are mostly free (paid versions of linux do exist). |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1395145 | 2015-02-26 04:49:00 | I'm fully expecting to get flamed by all the Linux aficionados, but I still believe installing Linux is not for the faint-hearted. Having said that I have found PCLinuxOS to be the easiest to install. It doesn't confuse the newbie who may only be familiar with Windows with all sorts of Linux-speak, recognises your exiting setup, and does a smooth install | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1395146 | 2015-02-26 19:43:00 | I'm fully expecting to get flamed by all the Linux aficionados, but I still believe installing Linux is not for the faint-hearted. You won't get 'flamed' from me, what you say is basically true. Folk with limited nouse in Windows are unlikely to have enough with Linux. Saying that though, once installed it is worth the trouble. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1395147 | 2015-02-26 19:53:00 | Whoops! In my previous post, "exiting" should of course be "existing". | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1395148 | 2015-02-26 20:45:00 | I'm fully expecting to get flamed by all the Linux aficionados, but I still believe installing Linux is not for the faint-hearted. Having said that I have found PCLinuxOS to be the easiest to install. It doesn't confuse the newbie who may only be familiar with Windows with all sorts of Linux-speak, recognises your exiting setup, and does a smooth install At the risk of being that guy you mentioned :p I dunno, I think it depends very heavily on which Linux Distro. I've always found anything Ubuntu based to be a safe bet for easy installation, once you get outside that it can vary a fair bit. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1395149 | 2015-02-26 20:48:00 | I tend to agree, Linux is more suitable for the OS savvy enthusiast than the casual user. I'm not much of a supporter or user of linux myself. However it does depend what you do with a PC. Last time I installed linux mint was on a laptop that had no hard drive while I was waiting for parts to fix it. It installed and ran very well on a 16GB SD card in the card slot and gave me full browsing, E-mail, and youtube functionality. It also includes an office suite I believe. Try that with windows. So basically if it's fully compatible with your hardware and the default software does everything you need it's a pretty good free option and the great thing is you can try it from a live CD without any risk. This is not just for MINT but for any of the suggested options here, you can download multiple ones and try them from a live disk until you find one you like and if it doesn't work out you still have windows to fall back on. The larger distributions now tend to have an included software/package manager of some kind that lets you find and install software pretty painlessly. Where things start to get ugly for the casual user is when they want to install something that is not available that way or if they have hardware that doesn't load drivers by default. You then have to start using command lines in many cases and can run into dependency issues. The first time you google how to fix a problem and run into a page full of command lines can be more than a little daunting. I stick with windows because I'm a gamer, a work colleague uses Linux and older hardware exclusively. We both get what we want from our respective machines but he does it at a fraction of the cost. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1395150 | 2015-02-26 21:13:00 | I have tried to d/l 3 versions to put on a stick to trial. Not having much luck so far. I am happy enough with W8.1 but wanted to look at Linux to |play around" 7 see what it is all about. just to keep my brain active. A long time ago I was given a 5 CD pack of Ubuntu when it first came out. I gave them all away except to keep one for me. So...please somebody tell me where I put it? PJ |
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