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jayo  All-Star Member  2117 Posts 7/04 |  Posted - May 6 2007 : 9:53PMI didn't want to hijack Neech's thread. I want to try out Linux and see what I can do with it. I have some Unix experience from about 20 years ago when I had to dialup a Unix account to get on the net. I'm rusty but the Unix part doesn't scare me. But I know jack about Linux. I've been looking into it but there are a lot of different flavors and I can't figure out what I want. So help me out here. 1. I'm a Linux newbie. I've never dealt with it before. So I want something that doesn't require a lot of prior familiarity. 2. I can give it its own hard drive space, so I don't need one that'll run off a CD-Rom or a USB drive. Suggestions? [Link] |
| Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03 | Posted - May 6 2007 : 10:45PM [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - May 7 2007 : 12:57PM I wouldn't ask that question there though - it gets asked all the time. :) Just search and you'll find it. Have a look at some of the past responses and comments. Look all around there. Eventually you'll start to get a feel for something you want to try.They say that the best thing is to accept that you'll try several. Then just go for it. Btw, even if a live CD version is not a must for you, there is nothing wrong with test driving a few. I think some distros even have a live CD version, so you can get a feel for their distro, and if you like it, then you can install it. Ubuntu and its variants usually rank pretty high in the comments and recommendations. [Link] |
| Jacco All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04 | Posted - May 7 2007 : 7:08PM Jacco [Link] |
| GreenKnight Member 38 Posts 4/07 | Posted - May 12 2007 : 5:30PM "2. I can give it its own hard drive space, so I don't need one that'll run off a CD-Rom or a USB drive." If you're talking about dual OS with windows and linux youll have to set aside a partition. [Link] |
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| Ivory Sex Object by Proxy "We all want our time in Hell." 647 Posts 8/04 | Posted - May 12 2007 : 8:03PM My husband installed the Open Circulation Edition 3.0.2 on one of our computers 16 months ago, and we've had good experiences with it.
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