Best Linux install

[DarkShadow]

I have a 37gb hard drive that I want to dual boot Linux and Winblows98 I was wondering what was the best release of Linux considering that I want a FAST computer and for that I need a fast Os (I have a 1ghz AMD Athlon) plus I only have basic knowledge of Linux so it can't be for advanced users.

I need to know what the minimum size I should put my Linux partition to since I already know how to mount a Dos drive and I will just store all my multimedia files on it so they can be accessed by Winblows to.

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[pachamanca]

Go to www.justlinux.com (http://www.justlinux.com) and under distributions look for Peanut . it is the fastest. even came with suppor on their webpage. it is supersonic fast!

[EthicsGradient]

Originally posted by DarkShadow:
I have a 37gb hard drive that I want to dual boot Linux and Winblows98 I was wondering what was the best release of Linux considering that I want a FAST computer and for that I need a fast Os (I have a 1ghz AMD Athlon) plus I only have basic knowledge of Linux so it can't be for advanced users.

I need to know what the minimum size I should put my Linux partition to since I already know how to mount a Dos drive and I will just store all my multimedia files on it so they can be accessed by Winblows to.


The safest way of doing this is to install Windows first. Use fdisk (from the MS-DOS prompt) to make a primary partition of, say, 25GB (leaving 12GB unpartitioned) and install Windows 98 on that.

Then install your favourite Linux distribution (the three that are easiest to install are Red Hat Linux 7.2, Mandrake Linux 8.1, and SuSE Linux 7.3).

My personal preference is for Red Hat (have been using it since 5.0 and am too lazy to change :-)), and I know that the installer will not harm your Windows partition at all as long as you do a "Workstation" installation. You can also let it automatically partition up the free space for you. I believe that Mandrake and SuSE will do this, too. 12GB of space will let you install lots of stuff and have plenty left over.

As long as you have a reasonably current PC (and it sounds like you do) you should have no problem installing Linux as long as you read the instructions on the screen :-)

[This message has been edited by EthicsGradient (edited 11-18-2001).]

[furrycat]

"The safest way of doing this is to install Windows first"

If you take only one piece of knowledge to the grave with you, make it this.

If you don't know what you're doing DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT to install Linux before Windows.

If you do know what you're doing ... well don't attempt it anyway. Trust me.