iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 1, 2004 Which Linux, version is the best, anyone know? Suse or Mandrake or Red Hat? Any suggestions? I'm planning to multiboot with Windows too, anyone know what the issues are with that?kiwi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 1, 2004 Suse is good what I think.. But when you think about Multiboot with Windows... You should deside what you'll be using the most... If you are using Linux only for some stuff and not use it reguarly choose Linux Knopix You can download a ISO from them what you can put on a bootable CD and when you insert that CD you will run linux without multiboot... It's very handy if you use Linux rarely and windows more... Good luck with your choise! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 If you have no experience with linux, you should go for Lindows(Linspire) or Xandros or Mandrake.Install windoes first, then Linux. Your pc specs is determined by windows, as Linux will run on almost anything.A bootable cd is good to tryout the varous distro's but not much else. Since it is a rom, you can't add any programs and there is no swapdrive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 i have the new mandrake and it rux Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 3, 2004 Thanks for the advice!I have two hard drives, so what if I made one a Windows drive, and one a Linux drive? Could you multiboot that, or would simply unplugging and replugging the drives be better (although that would be a pain!)? The bootable CD sounds interesting, but not being able to load new programs is kinda weird.I'll get around to figuring out Linux eventually, , thanks again!kiwi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 4, 2004 Thanks for the advice! Â I have two hard drives, so what if I made one a Windows drive, and one a Linux drive? Could you multiboot that, or would simply unplugging and replugging the drives be better (although that would be a pain!)? The bootable CD sounds interesting, but not being able to load new programs is kinda weird. Â I'll get around to figuring out Linux eventually, , thanks again! Â kiwi Once you have one ore more OS' installed, you shouldn't change the boot sequence of your harddrives. You will most likely find that you have to change back if you wanna be able to boot again. Â If you already have installed windows on your primary hdd and your second one is empty, you can install Linux the second one. But first make sure your first hdd is fully used by windows partitions (start>settings>control panel>administrative tools>computermanagement>disk management). Careful if there is any free space here don't add it to the windows partition, just create a new partition. This will ensure linux goes on the second harddrive. Linux installs two partitions. When you are using windows you can see these two drives, but not access them. Windows will tell you they are not formatted and do you want to format now - don't. If you do, you'll find Linux gone and may have problems booting into windows. Near the end of the installation you will be asked if you wan't windows or linux to be the bootmanager. You can choose either but if you choose linux, remember to boot into windows you have to choose the "NT" option in the bootmenu. Â Good luck. 8) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 18, 2004 Which Linux, version is the best, anyone know? Suse or Mandrake or Red Hat? Any suggestions? I'm planning to multiboot with Windows too, anyone know what the issues are with that?kiwi I've tried Mandrake and was very pleased with it. Also try Debian or its derivatives, I use that now and don't plan on switching any time soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 18, 2004 I am sure you will get a lot of different opinions from different people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 19, 2004 Yes, you probably will get a lot of differnet answers as which distro is the best. It really depends on what you want to do with your pc. With that said, you really can't go wrong with any distro. Different distros have different advantages and disadvantages. For example, Debian if very good and stable, but to achieve this they are not "cutting edge". I'm not sure what kernel they are using now, but I think it is 2.4. They don't put out upgrades as fast as other distros because they are more concerned about stability and security. SuSE is pretty good for someone new that just wants to install and use. SuSE is pretty good at recognizing your hardware and configuring your system, but it also has some draw backs, mainly the directories that it uses for diffenent items. Slackware is considered "The Linux Distro" since it is concerened with keeping things very standard. But, some people find it hard to use. Those that do use it usually say it was hard at first but now that they are used to it find it the best. So, my advice it to download a couple of distros and play with them and decide which you like the most, which one fits your needs.As to installing, it doesn't matter how you have your harddirve(s) configured, you can do this all when you install Linux. I usually install to a second hard drive when doing a dual boot. If you do have free space at the end of another hard drive, which if very uncommon, you can still choose where to put Linux, it won't automatically install in the empty space. I actually use more than two partitions when installing Linux, just like when I install Windows, I use many partitions.Good luck with your adventures in Linux. I do recommend getting a good book to learn it. I got a couple from my library to learn and eventutally even bought a couple of books. There are times when I can't remember certain commands and have to look them up.After using Windows for nearly 9 years, I started playing around with Linux a couple of years ago and now rarely do I boot into Windows. The only time I do is when I need to run a program that only runs in Windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 22, 2004 redhat is best for multibooting 1st you install both den you set up gnome to boot both drives...easy pm me if you need help.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 22, 2004 I think the best Linux operating sistem is Linux RedHat 9.I always used it and I don't have any problem with it!Try it and you'll see.Fedora is more graphic but more dificult too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 23, 2004 First, concerning the dual-boot problem: I have Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD all on one hard drive. I can boot them all easily using GRUB, my Linux boot manager. It's actually quite easy to set it up.Second, regarding the Linux distros. As someone mentioned earlier, each distro has it's own advantages. I personally use Gentoo, and I really like it. The package management system is well built and I think it's much easier to use than Red Hat's RPM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 23, 2004 Personally i don't use Linux,but my friends say that GenToo is the best! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 23, 2004 Wow, soooooo many choices! There are more versions of Linux than I thought!I have another question (maybe dumb, I dunno) but are there differences about which programs will run on different distros? Windows programs don't run in Linux, right? But are there programs that run on one version and not the others?thanks again!kiwi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 24, 2004 Windows programs will not work on Linux machines, and vice versa. However, there are programs such as wine, which emulate Windows and allow you to use Windows programs. Many find this a good alternative to actually using Windows, but there are many programs, games primarily, which do not fully work with these emulators. On the other hand, there are some programs which work on both Linux and Windows, but these are only because the developers chose to port their software into the other OS. One example is gaim (http://www.pidgin.im/). Ultimately, your choice of OS should depend on what you usually do on your computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
