tommyland
11-26-2000, 09:56 PM
If I were to get a version of linux to load into a clean hard drive what version is one of the better ones and where would I get it??
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Unruly
11-26-2000, 10:02 PM
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Not to get pissed at you -- it's just I wish people would actually read stuff on this website, rather than jump right into the BBS and start posting, I mean,there have got to be hundreds of this exact same post all thoughout this webpage.
To answer your question though. It really depends on you. What's your level of expertese? Are you not all that comfortable with compiling or setting up software/hardware? Mandrake (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/)might be good for you, alternatives like Stormix (http://www.stormix.com) -- which is a derivative of the Debian Distribution is also simple and easy to set up, but lacks the hold-my-hand-gui. Other contenders like Caldera (? http://www.caldera.org), Redhat (http://www.redhat.com) and Corel Linux (http://www.corel.com) are good too.
If your more comfortable with doing things like registry editing http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Then distributions like debian and slackware are probably going to be more your choice. Debian (http://www.debian.org/) has a great package (program) mannagement tool called apt-get, which will "get" a package and install it, it'll also get anything the program needs to run. It's tre cool. There is one other debian derivative called Libranet (http://www.libranet.com) which I use, and it basically makes debian a little less of a pain in the *** http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Slackware (http://www.slackware.org) has a cult following and is arguably the oldest distribution. It has no real package mannagment system, or at least not one like debian's or redhat's (although, it does have RPM's -- which you'll learn about when you use linux). Some claim that because it's so non hold-my-hand-ish it forces you to learn about linux and how your computer works (the same can be said to some extent about Debian as well). I personally have only tried the zipped ... tryware version of it (see: Zipslack) and I didn't like it a whole lot.
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif phew!
But that's not all http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif -- There are HUNDREDS of different distributions out there, some more grassroots than others. Do a search on your favorite search engine (mine's http://www.google.com) and you'll come up with hundreds of hits. Check them out, see what YOUR needs are, also, check some of the links at the end of this post, they can help you get a better idea of what kind of stuff you're "getting into".
Hope this helped! ::copy - paste - save for next question of this type::
http://www.linux.org http://www.linux.com http://www.kernel.org http://www.linuxdoc.org http://www.slashdot.org http://www.securityfocus.com http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/index.html http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/security/index.html http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/distronhf.html
Nate http://clanghostbear.tripod.com/pics/saiyan.gif
Not to get pissed at you -- it's just I wish people would actually read stuff on this website, rather than jump right into the BBS and start posting, I mean,there have got to be hundreds of this exact same post all thoughout this webpage.
To answer your question though. It really depends on you. What's your level of expertese? Are you not all that comfortable with compiling or setting up software/hardware? Mandrake (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/)might be good for you, alternatives like Stormix (http://www.stormix.com) -- which is a derivative of the Debian Distribution is also simple and easy to set up, but lacks the hold-my-hand-gui. Other contenders like Caldera (? http://www.caldera.org), Redhat (http://www.redhat.com) and Corel Linux (http://www.corel.com) are good too.
If your more comfortable with doing things like registry editing http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Then distributions like debian and slackware are probably going to be more your choice. Debian (http://www.debian.org/) has a great package (program) mannagement tool called apt-get, which will "get" a package and install it, it'll also get anything the program needs to run. It's tre cool. There is one other debian derivative called Libranet (http://www.libranet.com) which I use, and it basically makes debian a little less of a pain in the *** http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Slackware (http://www.slackware.org) has a cult following and is arguably the oldest distribution. It has no real package mannagment system, or at least not one like debian's or redhat's (although, it does have RPM's -- which you'll learn about when you use linux). Some claim that because it's so non hold-my-hand-ish it forces you to learn about linux and how your computer works (the same can be said to some extent about Debian as well). I personally have only tried the zipped ... tryware version of it (see: Zipslack) and I didn't like it a whole lot.
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif phew!
But that's not all http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif -- There are HUNDREDS of different distributions out there, some more grassroots than others. Do a search on your favorite search engine (mine's http://www.google.com) and you'll come up with hundreds of hits. Check them out, see what YOUR needs are, also, check some of the links at the end of this post, they can help you get a better idea of what kind of stuff you're "getting into".
Hope this helped! ::copy - paste - save for next question of this type::
http://www.linux.org http://www.linux.com http://www.kernel.org http://www.linuxdoc.org http://www.slashdot.org http://www.securityfocus.com http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/index.html http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/security/index.html http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/distronhf.html
Nate http://clanghostbear.tripod.com/pics/saiyan.gif
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