iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 i need a free verstion of linux lol whre ya get it from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 all linux are free Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 will it work if i make a partion n have it wif windows on one linux on outher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 Yes.. i prefer install windows first and then linux. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 You will need to have Windows installed first. Linux will allow a dual boot system, but windows will overwrite the bootloader when installed, so you won't be able to boot into Linux. IF you install Windows first, everything will be fine.A good place to see which distro you want is http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/Another good spot is http://iso.linuxquestions.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 Yea your right, linux is definatley worth trying :idea: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 but I've heard is really difficult to learn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 It's difficult when you come from a windows background Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 It's not so difficult. Some things are more difficult, but with time, you should be able to handle it easy. I would recommend getting a book to learn, at least the basics. Even one of those Linux for Dummies books will get you up and running.If you want something easy, I would go for a distro like SuSE. You might also want to try a live CD, either Knoppix, http://knoppix.net/ or SuSE's live-eval DVD, https://www.suse.com/ These run from the CD or DVD drive with nothing to install. It will give you a idea of what Linux is like.I highly recommend using Linux. At first, I was just playing around with it and now I use it 99% of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 Mandrake linux would be what I recommend for beginner users: it installs easily. ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ ) And I would download knoppix first, like SweetLou said. ( http://knoppix.net/ ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 We are pleased to announce that Ubutu Linux has recently won three awards from ArsTechnica.com: Â Â * Best Community of the year. Â Â * Distribution of the year. Â Â * Best newcomer to the community. From the article:"We didn't have many surprises. Ubuntu Linux had a huge turnout owing to its raging popularity on the desktop. It is like Debian, but unlike the Debian Project, Canonical appears to actually get things done. The distribution is targeted squarely at the desktop without all the political red tape in which the Debian Project seems to have wrapped itself. " http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 10, 2005 will it work if i make a partion n have it wif windows on one linux on outherbe careful!, installing linux (in windows aswell as in graphic mode can FRY ur graphic card!), and if you do not defrag ur windows partition, and make a new linux one, you may lose all ur files, and system drivers!, Read everything you can! and be Careful!, if you read tutorials online and possible have some one tell you how to do it, and you pay attention, nothing shuld go wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 11, 2005 be careful!, installing linux (in windows aswell as in graphic mode can FRY ur graphic card!), and if you do not defrag ur windows partition, and make a new linux one, you may lose all ur files, and system drivers!, Read everything you can! and be Careful!, if you read tutorials online and possible have some one tell you how to do it, and you pay attention, nothing shuld go wrong.What?! Have you any idea what your talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 11, 2005 yes becouse the first time i installed it on a win32 computer i fryed my graphics card and lost all my data. this information backed up by my uncle which is a well repected computer programmer, i'm just saying, don't (f) around, just be careful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
