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May 9th, 2006, 01:37 AM
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Great Stuff Crouse...Just to tell ya, from today on... I am dual booting 
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June 24th, 2006, 06:16 AM
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November 19th, 2006, 08:02 AM
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My contribution begins with: FreeSpire - Even though I've only spent a few hours w/ it, it's the best Linux for folks who want a more stable Windows-like OS. FreeSpire is the OSS version of Linspire, which started life as Lindows, the distro that ran into trouble w/ the Redmond crew. Debian/KDE-based, w/ everything but the kitchen sink in it, for regular users and developers. It is a better Windows than Windows. Adding apps is as easy as a mouse click, bec of an integrated service called Click-N-Run.
My personal Linux fav is Slax  - Slax is a small, Slackware-based distro that's intended to be a live CD forever. Sure, you can install it on a hdrive, but that's really not what Tomas (its creator) had in mind. There are different editions: basic (non-GUI), lite-weight GUI (Xfce), desktop (KDE+WINE), and a server (MySQL+DNS+SAMBA+etc). Even the server edition is tiny (< 250MB.)
Extending Slax happens via a couple thousand (mostly) ready-made modules one can d/l from the site. Just add your downloaded modules to the /modules sub-dir on the CD and you've remastered your Slax CD. Customize the env (chg the wallpaper, add some icons, whatever), then plug in a USB thumb drive and at shutdown-time, Slax will offer to save the chgs to the thumb drive ! They also have a service (which I haven't tried), where one can save customizations to the Slax website in a password-protected repository. Cool idea, just isn't my cup'o tea. Of course, one can add packages via the tried-and-true tarball method and bec this distro is Slackware-based, you can get kits that are blessed by Slackware itself (from the Slackware site itself.)
Before I found Slax, I started to roll-my-own distro w/ Linux-From-Scratch. Even if you don't want to do it all yourself, they have a nice XFce-based live CD, which one can enhance using the excellent documentation on their elegantly-designed and efficient website. It's also good for learning how a distro is put together.
Even though it's been mentioned before, I can't stress the importance of Linux Questions.
Since I prefer live CDs, I recommend the LiveCD News site, for news about new/updated live CDs, a categorized list of live CD distros, and a forum discussing the subject.
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November 27th, 2006, 02:58 AM
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Thanks all, for all the info on Linux of all flavors.
This is a ton of useful information that will take some time to digest. I do have some specific questions which may apply to all Linux distros. Bear with me please.
a) I mostly do word processing using Corel WordPerfect 8.0. I have the 2000 version and the WP 8.0, most recent update. I have quite a few peripherals, ranging from scanners, external dialup modems (which I hope to replace soon with Cable modems), webcams and security cams of all sorts, printers, etc.
-- Will Linux support older (1995-forward) peripherals?
b) Can I import my existing and archived word processing files, dating back to WP5.0? This is very important since I have to be able to retrieve old files.
I do understand that PCI modems, specifically WinModems won't work under Linux, but this is not a major problem if my collection of NIC cards can talk to a cable modem.
c) My machines run the gamut from an aging Dell Latitude to a 64-bit Athlon. I will assume that I will be learning on Mandrake and upgrading to Mandriva.
-- Will the older Mandrake work on a Notebook with about 128 MB of RAM and still be able to communicate with a Mandriva-based 64-bit system?
Many thanks in advance.
Some background on the Linux transition quest, thus far, below.
KJ
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I've been attempting to make the jump from Win98se (I did actually have an XP system for awhile, but it was a complete POS, so I sent it and the CD back) over to Linux for some time now, but I will say that the task, to date, has been daunting.
1) Went to a local Linux Users Group and spent all day at an install party with a set of RedHat CD's which, for one reason or another, refused to complete installation.
2) Bought a Sam's "Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux 8.0" which came with two install CD's. Upon going back for a second shot at an install party, the Linux Old Salts determined that the CD's were flawed. Sam's sent me back a nastygram saying that they weren't liable for any problems with the install disks. I should've read the fine print disclaimer.
Alrighty then....
3) Got a buddy to burn a 7-CD set of Red Hat install disks. My Win98 box couldn't read a gosh-darned one of them. Falling back and punting by freshly fdisking to FAT32 and formatting to a simple command prompt, the copied disks couldn't read that the install disks either (a tad of arrrggg coming out here).
4) Now I've got a boxed set of Mandrake 8.2, complete with users' guide and factory-fresh install CD's. Granted, it's old and long since replaced by Mandriva, but it DOES have the literature that will give me a fighting chance at making a successful install on a test bed machine that I have set aside expressly for the purpose of being my instructional LinuxBox.
If all goes well, I plan thereafter to get the latest version of Mandriva and load it to the 64-bit AMD machine.
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November 28th, 2006, 12:51 PM
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kopfjaeger please create a new thread with your questions. This thread is just providing information for linux users | |
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January 20th, 2007, 10:41 PM
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| http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/index.html
Last updated in 2004, but still very useful. Helped me a LOT when i started out. I still think it's one of the best tutorials out there. Very easy to read and informative. | |
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January 25th, 2007, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hulkMAD  http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/index.html
Last updated in 2004, but still very useful. Helped me a LOT when i started out. I still think it's one of the best tutorials out there. Very easy to read and informative. | +1
yeah i had that bookmarked for a long long time. but its been replaced by rute.. | |
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February 16th, 2007, 04:38 PM
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