Linux Try-outs Like ubuntu

[toby 0]

Like how Ubuntu has live CD, which I got mailed here for free, what other Os's have Live CD, preferbly with free mail?

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

I don't think any other UNIX-like OSes will mail CDs out.xboxrulz

[nightfox1405241487 0]

Like how Ubuntu has live CD, which I got mailed here for free, what other Os's have Live CD, preferbly with free mail?

Only companies that have a lot of money can do that. Most places will provide the CD free with a shipping fee and some places charge like $1 for the CD and several other dollars for shipping (depending on where you live). End in end, it's better to just get broadband and a spindle of CDs (or DVDs for some) and happy burning!

If I could afford it, I'd do the exact same thing. But postage is expensive. I can hardly pay my bills as is!

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[toby 0]

I can't download, that's not really an option. So for the UK, is there one I should try? I'm not really bothered which distro I get.

[beatgammit 0]

I can't download, that's not really an option. So for the UK, is there one I should try? I'm not really bothered which distro I get.

Why can't you download it? You just need to burn it to a CD, and bam, you have done the same thing that they have done.

Anyway, Ubuntu is a different story. I read a little background about them, and apparently some really rich guy in South Africa somewhere really wanted to create a good version of Unix that could rival Microsoft and Apple. He invested millions into a free OS (now called Ubuntu) and distributes several versions, some for Education, some for Companies, and some for Users. Anyway, he is a man on a mission, and can afford to send out CDs for free. Most other distributions of Unix are created by a coalition of part-time developers who develop on their spare time. There is no organization. This guy from Africa has a whole company type thing going, so he has the structure available to be able to distribute the CDs.

In short, Ubuntu is a special case, so don't go looking too hard for another one. Only a distribution that is easily found is going to be available for free mail delivery, that's just the sad truth.

[toby 0]

My dvd-rewriter can't do boot discs or audio.I got Kubuntu, imo worse, so yeah, I'm fine with ubuntu, and there is a big choice for 99 cents (euro).edit :Yeah, nero 7 can't do it. I have a few small iso's so I might try a few more programs.

Edited February 28, 2007 by toby (see edit history)

[Herbert1405241469 0]

Odd your writer can't write boot cds... Perhaps it's your software? What burning program are you running? Perhaps you could try downloading a trial of Nero Burning Rom.You're not technically burning a boot disc as such... You're burning an image, which most burning programs can do, and it just happens to be a boot disc. And if you have access to Ubuntu, I know for a fact that it can burn iso's with the right software. I just tried what you are trying to do, by downloading other flavors of linux looking for live cds to try them out. Unfortunately I had no luck in this. I tried Debian and Fedora and after downloading both Live cd iso's at 700 megs a shot, then burned them to CD-R's, they both gave me some weird error message when I tried booting from them.I guess I'm sticking with Ubuntu for now, just because I don't have any hardware conflicts. I tried Debian tonight, and I couldn't get X windows to work with my Radeon device, bleh. All the distro's I've tried (Mandrake, Redhat, Debian, etc) Ubuntu has the easiest installation. Now all I have to do is install VMware to get Dreamweaver and Photoshop back on

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

Odd your writer can't write boot cds... Perhaps it's your software? What burning program are you running? Perhaps you could try downloading a trial of Nero Burning Rom.You're not technically burning a boot disc as such... You're burning an image, which most burning programs can do, and it just happens to be a boot disc. And if you have access to Ubuntu, I know for a fact that it can burn iso's with the right software. I just tried what you are trying to do, by downloading other flavors of linux looking for live cds to try them out. Unfortunately I had no luck in this. I tried Debian and Fedora and after downloading both Live cd iso's at 700 megs a shot, then burned them to CD-R's, they both gave me some weird error message when I tried booting from them.

I guess I'm sticking with Ubuntu for now, just because I don't have any hardware conflicts. I tried Debian tonight, and I couldn't get X windows to work with my Radeon device, bleh. All the distro's I've tried (Mandrake, Redhat, Debian, etc) Ubuntu has the easiest installation. Now all I have to do is install VMware to get Dreamweaver and Photoshop back on

For your Radeon card, read here: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

Be sure to choose the correct OS (ex. Linux x86 or x86_64)

xboxrulz

[Herbert1405241469 0]

For your Radeon card, read here: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/
Be sure to choose the correct OS (ex. Linux x86 or x86_64)

xboxrulz

Thanks for the link. I've tried Fedora Core 6 and Mandriva, and both of those supported my card just fine (Even better than Ubuntu because it enabled the 3D desktop effects by default, whereas Ubuntu and I had one hell of a time trying to sort that out, which resulted in utter failure and system crash). Fedora Core 6 wouldn't let me connect to the internet, and Mandriva didn't seem to have the software available for downloading like Ubuntu does, so I ended up trying Windows Vista which I just recently got from my college. I think it's rather funny how Microsoft seems to have made Vista's gui look a lot like the windows in the Linux distros. If it weren't for DirectX and my Windows programs (such as dreamweaver) that I can't find decent opensource substitutes for in Linux, I'd probably stick with linux for good.

[wutske 0]

Look for computer magazines, they sometimes comes with a free Linux distribution, especialy if it's a Linux magazine

[briealeida 0]

I loved the Linux magazines until I looked at the price! I'd much rather download! I can buy 25 CDs for the price of one magazine!To the OP, is your DVD drive the only drive in your machine? If not, change your boot sequence and try to boot to the other drive. Also, try borrowing Linux CDs from friends (assuming you have friends cool enough to use Linux).

[Alegis 0]

Why can't you download it? You just need to burn it to a CD, and bam, you have done the same thing that they have done.

Although the disk won't be as pretty!

I gather it's because of bandwidth limit reasons. It's only ~700mb, so don't think it would be too much of a hassle for your bandwidth.