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08-06-2001, 02:35 AM
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Best Linux?
Hi all! I'm a newbie to the Linux, and i keen to install the Linux on my system. Currently i'm dual boot with Win98 SE and win 2000, is it suitable for me to install the Linux? And another big question is which Linux is suitable for me -- Redhat, Mandrake, Suse....etc. My friend say that redhat 7.1 is the best, but it take lots of space, about 4GB which i can't afford it. So can any Linuxer give me some idea about this, many thanks in advance!!
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08-06-2001, 06:40 AM
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An age old question wiht many answers. The most popular are Mandrake, RedHat and SUSE in that order. Mandrake is based on RedHat but is a little bit more up on the latest and greatest. As far as the install goes, most nowadays use a graphical installer (except Slackware). RedHat and Mandrake are generally both easy to install. SUSE, I have had a few problems with in the past though I haven't tested the newer versions. It's the only one that has a default language of German. RedHat and Mandrake use rpms's which are well liked by newbies, since the installation of new programs is made a little easier. Then there are others like Slackware, Debian, Corel and a ton of little bitty guys.
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08-06-2001, 08:45 PM
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Thanks mairving, now i got a clearer idea about the Linux already, i think i'll go for Mandrake 8.0. But since i'm a newbie to Linux, so i have to buy a Linux book/bible, but in the bookstorem lots of the Linux book is Redhat Linux, Mandrake Linux just the few only. Can you recommend some good reference Mandrake Linux for me? Thanks in advance!!
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08-06-2001, 09:45 PM
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Probably 90% of what is covered in the RedHat books will be applicable to Mandrake, since it is based on RedHat. You are really better off with a book like Using Linux than you would with a RedHat book. Learning the basic shell commands in Linux is essential. My personal favorite is Linux Network Servers 24/7. It covers quite a bit of stuff from beginning on up to how to configure a mail server. Written pretty well and easy to follow.
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08-07-2001, 01:10 AM
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Thanks again mairving, i have reserved about 1600 mb harddisk space for the Mandrake Linux 8,could it be enough for it? Also the strange thing is, after i create the Linux partition using the Partition Magic 5, i cannot see the linux partition(Drive letter) under 'My Computer', why this thing happened? If it is not assign a drive, then how to i install the Mandrake Linux 8 on my PC? Your help really appreciated!
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08-07-2001, 06:34 AM
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Windows, since it views itself as the only OS that anyone would ever need or want, will not be able to see the linux partition. You might as well get over that drive letter thing too. Linux doesn't use drive letters.
The default install of Mandrake with everything, I believe is about 1200MB. You don't have to have everything installed though. |
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