Linux?

**Wynd** · Jul 17th, 2001, 11:24 PM

I'm looking into it...what would you say is the best distribution?

Jethro · Jul 17th, 2001, 11:29 PM

Unix !!!!!!

**abdul** · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:27 AM

The best one is:

"chegaMugha OS"

**Kzin** · Jul 18th, 2001, 07:19 AM

Originally posted by Wynd
I'm looking into it...what would you say is the best distribution?

If you have to ask that question then its SuSE 7.1

Which does everything for you.

**barrk** · Jul 18th, 2001, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Kzin
Which does everything for you.

Everything???? Cool.........no more doing the laundry, grocery shopping or cooking dinner! Save on batteries for Arnie too..hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Thanks for the tip!

**Wynd** · Jul 18th, 2001, 12:33 PM

Yeah, I was thinking that I would like to try it, but then I realized that there are a bunch of different distibutions so I thought I'd ask people here which one(s) is good.

denniswrenn · Jul 18th, 2001, 12:36 PM

I like SuSE 7.2 a lot, but it has a bad time with my hardware(can only do 640x480, and when using the latest kernel, I can't use my aDSL connection)... Redhat 7.1 is also really good...

scoutt · Jul 18th, 2001, 01:22 PM

I have used RedHat and Mandrake, both are easy to load and run. I also heard that corel has a good one.

denniswrenn · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:20 PM

I heard Corel Linux really sucks......

**Kzin** · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by barrk

Everything???? Cool.........no more doing the laundry, grocery shopping or cooking dinner! Save on batteries for Arnie too..hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Thanks for the tip!

That's certainly what Linux buffs tell us that their OS does for you. So far I must admit all that happens is that I can see a Penguin on the screen ("sure lots of people want that")

Just joking

**Kzin** · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by barrk

Save on batteries for Arnie too..hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

And you've been getting Arnie past the guards at Edward's by saying "On no sergeant - this is a one quarter scale MX missile . . ." right??

**barrk** · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:39 PM

Have you been spying on me Kzin?????

**Wynd** · Jul 18th, 2001, 02:42 PM

lol

denniswrenn · Jul 18th, 2001, 04:48 PM

Do the real MX Missles vibrate too?!?!?

**barrk** · Jul 18th, 2001, 04:49 PM

When they have their engine reving they do!

Jethro · Jul 18th, 2001, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by Wynd
Yeah, I was thinking that I would like to try it.

You could probably get kovan to introduce you around the gay bars he hangs out at. Think you should keep to the computing though. But hey, if you want to swing your handbag with the other "girls" down "The Tool Shed" go right ahead. Most of us are fairly liberal in here, although that will not extend to threads about date waxing

**sail3005** · Jul 19th, 2001, 12:04 AM

corel is great for installing (better than win98). But...in general i like red hat and mandrake

**Wynd** · Jul 19th, 2001, 04:16 PM

I'll stick to computing, thanks

**barrk** · Jul 19th, 2001, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by Wynd
I'll stick to computing, thanks

Come on, Wynd...where's your sense of adventure???

**parksie** · Jul 19th, 2001, 05:26 PM

Give me adventure or give me a large kick up the bracket.

**JungleMan** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:14 PM

*gives Parksie a large kick up the bracket

*

Anyway...I tried Mandrake 8. Nice OS but it crashed constantly, not the OS itself but the stuff inside it. interesting but something I can do without. Windows 2000 forever

**parksie** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:16 PM

I tried Mandrake 8 as well, and reformatted 2 days later. Just isn't enough stuff I want to use with it. I'll go back to 98 and the crashes I think.

**JungleMan** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by parksie
I tried Mandrake 8 as well, and reformatted 2 days later. Just isn't enough stuff I want to use with it. I'll go back to 98 and the crashes I think.

Use Windows 2000 you fool!!

And Windows XP can burn in the deep dark pits of hell, it SUCKS!!!!

**parksie** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:26 PM

If you'd read any of my 2000 threads you'd hear that 2000 doesn't work on my PC - won't even install.

**JungleMan** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:28 PM

I had a few probs with W2K but I figured out how to work the probs out! it's a GREAT OS!

IM me and maybe I can help

**parksie** · Jul 19th, 2001, 07:32 PM

IQRL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL during setup at the COM+ installation section?

Either way, right now I'm a little worse for drink so I'm not bothering to think

denniswrenn · Jul 19th, 2001, 09:15 PM

Windows 2000 rules..... but none of my peripherals work with it

Damn pieces of outdated crap.......

**sail3005** · Jul 19th, 2001, 09:56 PM

I love windows 2000 too...fortunatly, everything works with it for me

**Kzin** · Jul 20th, 2001, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by denniswrenn
Windows 2000 rules..... but none of my peripherals work with it

Damn pieces of outdated crap.......

Now you know what you are going to spend your earnings on

- Bill Gates approved hardware

**Wynd** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:02 PM

Are there any without massive system requirements? Ex: Red Hat 7.1 needs like 4 gigs of hard drive space, and the newest version of Corel needs 64 megs of RAM (this all according to CNet). My computer isn't that great, 64 MB RAM is all I have

**parksie** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:05 PM

Ummm...Linux runs on a 386 with 2MB of memory

X-Windows has massive requirements, but you can use it with a LOT less than 4GB.

scoutt · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:24 PM

the redhat I installed said it only needed 2 gig of HD space for a full install. I didn't install everything and it ran ok. and parksie is right, you can run linux on a 386 with 2mb ram. that is why it is so awesome.

**sail3005** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:38 PM

what version of linux is that? i have not seen any? Are you talking about w/o a shell installed?

**parksie** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:42 PM

OK. The operating system is GNU/Linux - basically the GNU operating system with the Linux kernel underneath. The normal shell to use is bash (bourne-again shell). X-Windows is just a nicety that people who can't hack CLIs use

If you just install the basic packages you can really cut it down.

**JungleMan** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:47 PM

If I'm understanding correctly, it's like DOS is to Windows..

**Wynd** · Jul 20th, 2001, 01:48 PM

Ok, good

Red Hat 7.1

scoutt · Jul 20th, 2001, 02:44 PM

here read this

http://www.redhat.com/support/manual...TEPS-SPACEREQS

and FYI

by RedHat A custom-class installation requires 300 MB for a minimal installation and at least 2.4 GB of free space if every package is selected

**filburt1** · Jul 20th, 2001, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by parksie
Ummm...Linux runs on a 386 with 2MB of memory

X-Windows has massive requirements, but you can use it with a LOT less than 4GB.

The KERNEL does, but the Window Managers (KDE, Gnome, etc.) suck (especially KDE

) and slow down your system considerably,

**parksie** · Jul 20th, 2001, 03:30 PM

That's why I mentioned X

**HarryW** · Jul 20th, 2001, 05:43 PM

Why does KDE suck? Most of the people I know that use Linux use KDE, I don't know why. From what I've seen it looks better than GNOME but then I'm not a Linux buff.

So what's the fundamental difference between the different distributions? Is the kernel the same? Are they all the same version of GNU/Linux underneath? Please explain

There's a lot of *nix stuff like shell scripts that I should really learn about for the job I just started, so I'm planning on getting a Linux partition set up on my home computer.

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