As some of you are familiar with linux, and I am an absolute beginner so

I would like some good> easy> to understand links posted please , I know you guys and gals will help in this matter and I thank you MS are getting on my nerves WATBS they come out with

I want to learn Linux to, so i bought the current issue of PC Pro (April06).
It comes with SUSE Linux Live 10 as an ISO, burn it on to a DVD R Disc, put it in your DVD Drive and re-boot the PC, it loads automatically and is run only from the disc, so no changes to your PC. It's a good way to learn and look at Linux without installing it.

I think Muck's crusade is working Thats a good handful of people making the leap now

These are worth a read too:

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-2207418.php
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-14442.php
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-2391876.php

Ah yes, a very good point! http://www.knoppix.com/ is similar too, I use it sometimes as it boots from a CD and doesn't make any big changes. Worth trying SUSE Live or Knoppix to get to grips first

Downloading SUSE 10 Live now (3.2 GIGS!!!)

ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.s...DVD-i386-GM.iso

Thanks for the link Ian

Hello "boys" welcome to my land of nutters ... be sure to register as a Linux user and join my FREE club for insane Linux users, we have 2 members.

The best place to look for ANY Distro is ... http://distrowatch.com/ ... on the right column you'll find a compleat list of "flavours" for your enjoyment.

May I recommend you stick to the top ten on the list ... all have a "liveCD" you can try out on your PC ... some of those Live CD will also install a full version on your PC. However, some Live CDs will not let you do much but play on the internet or check to see if your PC is compatable.

I do not recommend "Dual-Boot" if you value any data on your PC ... Dual-Boot can and does go wrong and in some cases will entail installing from scratch. For most part Dual-Booting works well.

If you are a games player, Linux is not for you, if you think Windows, Linux is not for you, if you are not willing to RTFM, Linux is not for you ... if you wish to try "something different" then Linux is for you, if you are fed-up with viruses, worms, spyware, then Linux is for you, if you wish to Learn how an OS works, then Linux is for you.

I know very little on Linux, but it does what I need my PC to do, and does it without crashing, without complaint and completely and utterly FREE.

Thats just gotta be a good thing.....

Well said Mucks, totaly agree with what you've outlined there.

I don't know bugger-all about the finer points of Linux, I don't know or understand the text commands, but I'm managing to use Suse 10 Ok.

I would recommend Suse 10, you'll have to download and install some stuff to play mp3's and DVD's, but links & help is readily available out there. Mucks & tjm4fun helped me get it just so, all anybody gotta do is ask, not feel like a newb, and you should get help. I did.

Linux has (almost) come of age.

Most newbs can get their head round latest distros.

It ain't that easy, granted, but if you're determined, like having a free OS and are prepared to make a little effort, then LInux is absolutely fantastic.

I been running Suse 10 coupla months now, it's update processs is very very easy, I like it.

And if you only have the one computer with Windows on it, dual boot is not a nightmare at all, I've run several dual boot systems.

Partitioning software, such as Partition Magic, helps here, although you can make partitions with most Linux distro installs, it is a little complicated compared to Partition Magic.

Download your ISO's, use md5sum checks, and burn. Take your time, study, and all will be good.

I honestly believe this is the future, Bill Gates and his overpriced OS may just, just, have their monopoly threatened.

I want to learn from scratch too. I installed UBUNTU on an old PC and it ran slower than win 98. I am probably wrong but I think it is too much like windows.
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