Which Linux ?

**erhan28** · February 10th, 2007, 11:44 PM

Hey guys; I want to download Linux to use occasionally.
I want a easy to load, Dual bookable with vista edition
I want to use XGL on it.
I want it to be easy if possible
I want it to load fast. I mean Fast. I would Like to have my pc turn on much faster than xp.
Any suggestions on which version to get. I want it to be free if possible but willing to pay like $25 for it. Also Where.
Help me get started. I know that I will be hooked.
I probably might use Linux for web surfing if it is faster.
thanks in advance

**Milwaukee** · February 10th, 2007, 11:53 PM

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...9562&CatId=673

It very cheap Linux for 20 dollars.

I edit my post because I didn't understand that he want free linux.

**RicheemxX** · February 11th, 2007, 12:05 AM

Milwaukee you have no idea what you are talking about he's not talking about live cd's!! he's planning on dual booting

gentoo, ubuntu and suse {would be my recommendation} are all pretty easy to use, at least I didn't find them that hard as a newb and all work with xgl. As for loads times I don't know didn't compare them that much.

**vass0922** · February 11th, 2007, 12:31 AM

Linux is not made to boot up fast.
Its made to boot up once and very rarely go down again.

whereas windows was made to reboot very quickly

Linux is SLOW to boot up.. if you clean up services it helps, but still not fast

**Mickwish** · February 11th, 2007, 12:54 AM

To have a *nix that loads fast would mean turning off lots of services. There are distros that load fast but they would be no good for gaming as they don't load many drivers at all.

Once it's loaded *nix does tend to load apps faster than windows, due to the way apps work with the OS. But don't expect a desktop disto like Ubuntu or Suse to load as fast as Vista at startup....

Trying them is the best way. After all, you don't have to pay anything to test them out...

Cheers
Mick

**DallasDon** · February 11th, 2007, 02:39 AM

I just revisited Linux again recently for SMP (dual core) processors.

If you are considering 64 bit Vista, then I would reccommend Kubuntu. Otherwise DL the appropriate version for your dual boot scenario.

Enough to get you started. As far as XGL, etc, you may have to add the package after the install.

Here's how I started:

http://dallasdon.com/html/kubuntu.html

**GameManK** · February 11th, 2007, 04:46 PM

If you want 3d desktop out of the box, you might want to try Sabayon. I haven't tried it, but I've heard good things. It's based on Gentoo.

What video card do you have? edit: oh looked at your sig, that should work nicely.

I also recommend ubuntu or kubuntu, but you'll need to do a how-to to get the 3d desktop going.

DallasDon: I'm sure you had fun with the digital camera, but next time you might want to try using ksnapshot (hitting print screen)

**erhan28** · February 12th, 2007, 12:03 AM

A friend also recommended Suse. I guess what it is driving me is the different looks and way of Windows. I want a system that is better made really, the Xgl really realed me in. I can install XGL later should not be a issue. any good sources for suse? PS i need drivers for nvidia and other major parts for my PC. Im sure that suse should have a lot of drivers available, right?

**ShuckyD** · February 12th, 2007, 12:29 AM

erhan28 if you want a good site to download .iso's from (both cd and DVD) then please check out www.distrowatch.com they have an enormous selection of distributions as well as a "most popular" chart

**GameManK** · February 12th, 2007, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by erhan28

A friend also recommended Suse. I guess what it is driving me is the different looks and way of Windows. I want a system that is better made really, the Xgl really realed me in. I can install XGL later should not be a issue. any good sources for suse? PS i need drivers for nvidia and other major parts for my PC. Im sure that suse should have a lot of drivers available, right?

Drivers for everything except nvidia come in the kernel for most distributions, so you don't have to install anything.

To install nvidia driver on ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia (basically comes down to installing the nvidia-glx package and running 1 command)

You can find similar instructions for SUSE or other major distros by searching.

**erhan28** · February 12th, 2007, 01:26 AM

any way to do a dual boot on a single HD.
I have a 250 GB HD with 193GB for vista RC2 and the other unpartitioned. How would I go about installing it? what steps. btw installing suse 10.0 x86 64bit.

**GameManK** · February 12th, 2007, 01:49 AM

Why 10.0 and not suse 10.2? I don't think 10.0 has xgl, they put it in in 10.1.
http://en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org

I have never installed SUSE, but it should detect that you have windows installed and add that to the boot loader menu. Hopefully that works with Vista, but since it's new, I don't know for sure.

**erhan28** · February 12th, 2007, 01:54 AM

any link for 10.1 or even 10.2 for a iso for DVD. Also 10.2 supports xgl ?

**erhan28** · February 12th, 2007, 01:57 AM

never mind opensuse

**DallasDon** · February 12th, 2007, 08:14 AM

DallasDon: I'm sure you had fun with the digital camera, but next time you might want to try using ksnapshot (hitting print screen

I actually did that by accident, holding it down with my arm against the keyboard.

I took about 50 of them in two seconds. I have no idea where they went, what file format, and have no clue how to move them over to the Windows partition so I can edit and post them on my website.

I really want to learn more with Kubuntu, I think I'll enjoy it more than Windows. And you certianly can't beat the price.

Not to worry, though. We are all born nothing but babies, everything after that is learned.

**GameManK** · February 12th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by DallasDon

I actually did that by accident, holding it down with my arm against the keyboard.

I took about 50 of them in two seconds. I have no idea where they went, what file format, and have no clue how to move them over to the Windows partition so I can edit and post them on my website.

I really want to learn more with Kubuntu, I think I'll enjoy it more than Windows. And you certianly can't beat the price.

Not to worry, though. We are all born nothing but babies, everything after that is learned.

Hitting print screen opens up KSnapshot which has a save as button to save in any format you want. Use krita or the gimp for photo editing.

**ShuckyD** · February 12th, 2007, 11:19 AM

if your looking to download any distribution whether it be openSuSe, Mandriva, Ubuntu, etc.. check out my post above and go to DistroWatch, they will have all the current versions of a distro and the main packages they have so you can compare and contrast.. as well as be redirected to either a mirror or the distro's site to download it

**Tux007** · February 17th, 2007, 07:38 PM

Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/

Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/community/mandrivaone

PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/

This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.

Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/

Blag
http://www.blagblagblag.org/download/

cheers,

Jake