[OT] Installing Linux the easy way

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mike ring

UseLinux are selling distros at £1.20 per CD:
http://www.uselinux.co.uk/
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I guess so - it's usually an impulse thing at the Newsagents - "oh, look,
another Linux disk, perhaps I can kick out Windoze at last."

But I've never found one that worked fully.
Or you can download them for actually free.
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Yup, Ubuntu sent me a nice two-disc set - I was well impressed, but they
didn't install any more than the magazine version
Surely you troll, sir.
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Now this sounds like a linux group; I've been flamed no enda times in
those, I've learned not to ask questions there.

I understand that laptops are apt to create
problems, and if you have esoteric or very old hardware, then there
may be problems.
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No, nice new Shuttle box.

BTW, my post was intended to be a humourous response to Susan's method;
I've found a GSOH to be essential when trying linux (laugh for fear of
weeping!)

mike
 
E

El Gee

The last two cost money. I bought Red Hat 5 (??) many years ago - but
I would never pay for a distro again (unless they cost a nominal
amount like you see on some websites). I've purchased from UseLinux in
the past, and think they are a good bet for those on poor internet
connections, or those that simply can't be arsed with the downloads.
Plus, you can also often buy "bundles" from them, which is a whole
wodge of distros for less that £20. Not that I would necessarily do
that any more.

Plus, I suspect that Xandros or Linspire are too "sugary" for my
tastes, and I doubt that I'll ever have the inclination to try them
out; although maybe grandma will love it. Maybe one of these days I'll
try OpenSolaris - although methinks Sun is getting in on the action a
bit late in the game.
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Xandros has a "free" edition. I downloaded it and tried it, but did not
like the way you were limited in upgrades (it is semi-crippled).

Linspire can be downloaded free with a coupon code. It was very simple
to install but cripple much like Xandros. Both are simple to set up for
Windows people, but Linux folks will not like either distro.

I have been using Ubuntu for a little over a year now (on a total of 3
machines ... all of the old and the only issues I have had are the ones
I create when I experiment without backing up :). Two of the machines
it is install on are HP Omnibooks (650 amd 700 mhz) and the third is a
400 mhz Celeron server that is rock solid.

I have not tried "Open Solaris" but I did try Solaris for X86...I am not
doign that again. Far to difficult and drivers are no fun.

I will stick with Ubuntu, but I understand that it is not for everyone.
Just my .02 (US) worth. YMMV.

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David

These days mostly they're teaching me. (I'm glad they still think I'm
capable of learning.) ;)

Susan
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Sometimes I despair. I think my kids are pigheaded ... probably just
like me. ;-)}}}
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K

k

the best linux distro is called windows XP SP2...

oh with small problem.. its not linux crap!
 
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JP Loken

På Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:49:39 +0100, skrev Susan Bugher
Knoppix, KDE desktop/shell(?) (I think). ;) The rationale was that KDE
is the most Windows-like interface - therefore the easiest to start with.

Susan
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Mandriva is also a Windows-like distro that is easy to start up with for
Windows-folks.
 
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Susan Bugher

J

John Hood

JP said:
På Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:49:39 +0100, skrev Susan Bugher



Mandriva is also a Windows-like distro that is easy to start up with
for Windows-folks.
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Agreed JP. I spent three weeks looking for a good Linux distro,
determined not to use Mandriva because it was "too easy." Guess what I
used?

John H.
 
M

Mark Carter

Susan said:
Could be. . . Pigheaded-ness seems to be a *very* dominant gene (I
passed it down to all the offspring). ;)
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A nice quote I read recently:
Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your kids.
 
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Renan

At date Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:12:18 -0600, El Gee
([email protected]) wrote in article
for newsgroup said:
I have not tried "Open Solaris" but I did try Solaris for X86...I am not
doign that again. Far to difficult and drivers are no fun.
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Solaris x86 never was, and never will be, for the desktop user. (and not
for servers either: Sun doesn't recommend x86 Solaris for production
servers. ¹).
I understand that it can be useful for someone that wants to learn how
to work on it, or develop on it, but don't want to buy an expensive Sun
machine.

I hope that this picture changes with Open Solaris.
I remember that there are rumors about a OpenSolaris "distribution" much
like the Linux ones. Anybody confirms this?

Just my $0.02.

¹ I understand that Sun wants to sell hardware based on their technology
(SPARC)... don't tell me this :)
 
G

Gary R. Schmidt

Renan said:
At date Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:12:18 -0600, El Gee
([email protected]) wrote in article
<[email protected]>, for newsgroup
alt.comp.freeware:




Solaris x86 never was, and never will be, for the desktop user. (and not
for servers either: Sun doesn't recommend x86 Solaris for production
servers. ¹).
I understand that it can be useful for someone that wants to learn how
to work on it, or develop on it, but don't want to buy an expensive Sun
machine.

I hope that this picture changes with Open Solaris.
I remember that there are rumors about a OpenSolaris "distribution" much
like the Linux ones. Anybody confirms this?

Just my $0.02.

¹ I understand that Sun wants to sell hardware based on their technology
(SPARC)... don't tell me this :)
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Well, I have Solaris 10 running on my old Duron and my newer laptop.
Okay, I'm not a typical user as I've been a UNIX developer for 25 years.

Works like a dream, for me, at least. But then I _know_ how I want my
computers to work.

There are at least 6 "distributions" of Open Solaris,
<http://www.opensolaris.org> is a good starting place.

Cheers,
Gary B-)
 
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Chris Lee

At date Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:44:14 +0000, Mark Carter
([email protected])


Only thing I hated in most Linux distros, is that they don't come
with
audio/video codecs. (but this can easily be installed)
The only distro that came with those was (IIRC) Slackware.
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Who gives a shit what ASSES like you hate or don't hate?

Linux is not being developed for WINDOWS WAREZ HOUNDS like you.

Get over yourself.
 
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Craig

Chris said:
Who gives a shit what ASSES like you hate or don't hate?

Linux is not being developed for WINDOWS WAREZ HOUNDS like you.

Get over yourself.
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y.a. reason that I've stopped contributing in a lot of Linux n.g.'s.

Craig
 
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Ed

On 12/27/2005 JP Loken wrote:

-> På Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:49:39 +0100, skrev Susan Bugher
-> <[email protected]>:
->
-> -> Mark Warner wrote:
-> ->
-> -> -> Susan Bugher wrote:
-> -> ->
-> -> -> -> No Linux?
-> -> -> -> Okay, here's the one you should have first. . .
-> -> -> Which one?
-> ->
-> -> Knoppix, KDE desktop/shell(?) (I think). ;) The rationale was that
-> -> KDE is the most Windows-like interface - therefore the easiest
to
-> -> start with.
-> ->
-> -> Susan
->
-> Mandriva is also a Windows-like distro that is easy to start up with
-> for Windows-folks.

KDE is the default GUI for Mandriva (formerly Mandrake).

Ed
 

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