Reccomend A LinuxOS! I need good 1

[Kamakazie_X]

I need a good linux os that will run under DOS...
I dont want a dual boot manager and I just want one for dos... if anyone knows any please do tell!

I will need it for Dedicated Server and IP Masquerading over cablemodem... im getting my 3rd Etherlink III in about a week and I want it all ready and up for CounterStrike (Half-Life mod!) The gateway/server pc im using will have

133Mhz-4.2Gb-44mb
when i installed the drive manager for my maxtor drive to work on this packard bell, I set it for DOS and Windows, so It must be that file sys. Anyone know ones that install thru dos or windows?

I was thinking of buying WinLinux2000 but i am not really sure if its worth it after getting the beta exe...

Feel Free to add my UIN or AOL or even email me if you feel it is neccesary! This is an ASAP!

Note: If any other people play counterstrike and run a dedicated srv on this that read this forum, please send me scripts! ( LaRiviere@ispchannel.com ) I want scripts and I know Jack **** about Linux! I got RedHat 6.2 burned and Corel Linux (with RH6.1 burned) never really used them and now I have a reason to use them!

Right now this packardbell has 95 on it... the final release with USB support... I made a 100mb partition for the swap file and it takes less than 1min to boot! faster than my 333 with all its registry packed settings!!!

[CragStar]

I have only just started using SUSE 7.0 but it looks quite a good package. To be honest, the thing which makes Linux so good is that you can use a number of different applications for free! So you should experiment. It is not just who you get the OS from, its what's inside. You have different interfaces, Gnome and KDE the best known. These are seperate from the suppliers and are constantly being upgraded. It looks though that you dont want a graphical interface for your distribution. That doesn't matter because you dont have to install the GUI with the distribution. I thinks that what you want anyway. There are ways also to access Linux through DOS (according to the SUSE documentation).

The thing is, that whatever one you choose, it is not going to be too different from any other, especially for just a command prompt. However, everyone has a preference! Mine being SUSE 7.0.

[Edited by CragStar on 10-16-2000 at 05:02 PM]

[shafe1]

I like Mandrake LINUX. After I worked out a few hardware problems it runs great (and it's not as expensive as some other versions, should you choose buying over downloading). I also believe a lot of LINUX versions will read the FAT Filesystem used in DOS and Windows (which version of Windows by the way?). From what I've read you may find that putting LINUX on the machine improves the performance. Hope this helps.

[Edited by shafe1 on 10-20-2000 at 07:51 AM]

[Statica]

all modern distribs of Linux read & write pretty much every format there is, including FAT and VFAT [what the world knows as FAT32].

Running a "WinLinux" could pass on your system probs over to linux too. most of Win's evils stem from a filesystem that is (a) archaic (b) seem to have been conceived at 3:30AM after a night barhopping and drinking only antifreeze.

[Edited by Ex-Static-Cling on 10-20-2000 at 08:20 AM]