docta13 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 What I really want to do is play around enough with Linux to the point where I feel slightly comfortable with it. I just want to do this so I can say I have experience using it coming out of college. And I've always been really interested in it But anyway, which version do you think I should go with? There are too many for me to narrow down. And I'm guessing for my situation it would be best to go with one of those live CD's that you can run the whole OS off of the CD/DVD itself. I've looked into Knoppix, but still don't really have a clue. Can you guys give me some suggestions and also where to download these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted September 1, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 1, 2005 Its your lucky day! I dont know much about linux but right now a version called linspire wich usually costs money is giving away their program for a couple of days. It is probably the most user friendly, so I would try that and see if you can get the hang of it. Then you can get into the more hardcore geek versions. Here is a link to the linspire site: http://www.linspire.com/ Here is where to get the offer for the free download: http://info.linspire.com/freespire/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 lol. i hear Ubuntu Linux is also user-friendly however i am a slackware user. get slackware http://www.slackware.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Signed up for my free copy, only trouble is there are almost 500 other people already lining up to download it, so I will have to wait a while to actually get it. I always wanted to try a totally different operating system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted September 1, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 1, 2005 Signed up for my free copy, only trouble is there are almost 500 other people already lining up to download it, so I will have to wait a while to actually get it.I always wanted to try a totally different operating system. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Get Azureus and use the bittorent link and you can get it right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Get Azureus and use the bittorent link and you can get it right away. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll do that tomorrow night or at the weekend, or I might try to do it at work, we have 4x faster connection in work than I have at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 just dont get caught. p2p is considered illegal because there are a lot of pirated files going between users btw:im not saying Azureus is illegal. the uses it's used for is. however there are some cases where p2p is used for saving bandwidth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted September 1, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 1, 2005 just dont get caught. p2p is considered illegal because there are a lot of pirated files going between users btw:im not saying Azureus is illegal. the uses it's used for is. however there are some cases where p2p is used for saving bandwidth <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If your downloading legal files than bit torrent is perfectly legal. I use it to download these programs: http://revision3.com/systm/ Now if your downloading music or movies than you will get in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 unless it's done privately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munjo Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 downloaded the ubuntu linux, just one question how do u run it off the cd???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 you use DAEMON Tools or some other software that is capable of "burning disc images" to a CD i did this to my slackware yesterday and it works like a charm. i used Nero Express though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 you use DAEMON Tools or some other software that is capable of "burning disc images" to a CD <{POST_SNAPBACK}> munjo asked "how do you run it off the cd?", not "how do you burn it to cd?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 rofl. nono you're missing my point. if you burned the .iso file to a CD, then the CD would only have the .iso file if you burned the disc image to a CD with the .iso, then it would have the files that were contained in the ISO such as the Linux kernel, the K Desktop Enviroment, and all the other junk edit:or if he already knew that and wanted to use Linux with a CD, then just put in the CD, restart and you're done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I might of wasted a disk then, I just burned the iso file to disk. I want to run it from the disk, so what do I need to burn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 i think i explained that you need to find an option to "Burn Disc Image" btw:what do you use to burn CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 i think i explained that you need to find an option to "Burn Disc Image" btw:what do you use to burn CDs? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nero 5 But do I want to burn just the iso or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Nero 5 needs to take the iso, decompress all the files, and place them on the CD i used Nero too but i used Nero 6. if you have Nero SmartStart, then click this http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/9638/nero2hj.jpg if you dont, open Nero Express, click "Disc Image or Saved Project", select the .iso file, and let Nero do all the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Thanks Mangix, that seemed a bit more helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 What I really want to do is play around enough with Linux to the point where I feel slightly comfortable with it. I just want to do this so I can say I have experience using it coming out of college. And I've always been really interested in it But anyway, which version do you think I should go with? There are too many for me to narrow down. And I'm guessing for my situation it would be best to go with one of those live CD's that you can run the whole OS off of the CD/DVD itself. I've looked into Knoppix, but still don't really have a clue. Can you guys give me some suggestions and also where to download these? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have a link for the torrent? Their site is so clogged right now it's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted September 2, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 2, 2005 Have a link for the torrent? Their site is so clogged right now it's insane. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I dont have it. I didnt even try to get the offer yet. I guess I will do it just in case I do want to try it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I dont have it. I didnt even try to get the offer yet. I guess I will do it just in case I do want to try it later. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I tried but it was no good. Might try later or in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Got it easy earlier using the torrent with Azureus that rridgely recommended, took 65 minutes to download at work, would of been quicker if I had played with the settings in Azureus a bit sooner. Glad I didn't download it at home, would of taken about 4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 you're lucky . i download stuff on 64k it took me 3 nights to download a 633MB file from Azureus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I currently have Knoppix installed on a virtual machine but i don't think i will keep it just for the simply fact that my games don't work on it, hardware drivers for printers, scanner etc are more or less non existent. Also i like my windows application i have and most are not available on Linux. I also do not want to run 2 OS but i still have Knoppix so i will carry on using it for some time and maybe i will maybe i wont. You should try here for some Linux Operating systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllThoseYesterdays Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 No install distro : http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html ( dvd or cd version ) you don't need to install it , it's a live distro ! great , lot of apps and test environment , you can use it as a OS rescue Best ( imho ) install and user friendly : Suse professional 9.3 For your start in linux world you can try mandriva too ( ex mandrake ) , pnp , user oriented ... for newbie http://www.mandriva.com/ if you ask to a "pure GNU | HURD " user about which distro use : www.debian.org Lot of distro reviews : http://distrowatch.com/ If you want to test linux as a firewall : www.ipcop.org www.smoothwall.org ( very good !!!! ) Make a backup of your mbr before start everything : http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/mbrtool.htm Last but not least make a safe backup of your HD personal file , you know here in italy we say " l'amore ? cieco ma la sfiga ci vede benissimo" , you can translate it as love is blindness but unluck see very good . Shout if you need help !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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