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06-06-2003, 12:26 PM
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Where can you get a free version of Linux?
i was wondering where i could fins a free version of Linux. DL is out of the question becouse i have dial up. or even if not free, where could i go to find it cheap?
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06-06-2003, 12:41 PM
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any particular version you're looking for?
lycoris 29.95 https://www.lycoris.com/store/os/?sku=DLX-PER-AM-BOX slackware 39.95 http://store.slackware.com/cgi-bin/s...6SeGn&mv_pc=17 redhat 39.95 http://www.redhat.com/software/linux/personal/ mandrake 39.95 http://www2.mandrakestore.com/mdkinc...G_=en#GOTO_274 that's all their retail prices. i have lycoris on this computer and i could ship it to you for like 5 bucks.
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06-06-2003, 01:11 PM
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Try here:
http://www.edmunds-enterprises.com/linux/index.php You can get most popular distros for under $10 with shipping. |
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06-06-2003, 01:35 PM
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which one would you say is "the best" or has more features and ease of use and all that. i havent read everything about all of them and personal experience is better than an ad. whats the difference between the Lycoris and the others like redhat? i noticed its cheaper
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06-06-2003, 01:36 PM
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You can get one of the "for dummies" books for the distrobution you want.
They come with a distro of whatever the book is geared towards. For instance, I got a Red Hat for dummies book and it came with RH distro CDs.
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06-06-2003, 02:31 PM
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www.linuxiso.org has virtually every distro available for download.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have read it more closely. LinuxISO is for dl only. |
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06-06-2003, 02:48 PM
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I've tried several and keep coming back to mandrake. It's very newbie friendly and has good gui configuration utilities that aren't found in other distros. It also has the best multimedia support of the ones I've tried.
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06-06-2003, 04:30 PM
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If you buy some of the Linux mags they often come with all the cd`s you need. I got mandrake 9 free with a mag which also gave very good instructions on what to do with them.
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06-07-2003, 11:32 PM
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06-08-2003, 08:28 AM
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Cheapbytes is also a good cheap source. You can also buy a book on Linux that come with CD's.
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06-09-2003, 12:36 AM
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what i did is check out Linux RH for Dummies at the Public Library. It came with the disk.
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06-09-2003, 02:06 AM
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That's a great idea, Kstatefan40. Maybe I should donate copies of Linux to my local library...
Also some computer shops may have a Linux head who gives away free distros. I have one here that does. He hands out rh9 all the time and gentoo on request. |
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06-18-2003, 01:50 AM
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Kstatefan & Blakhart that is a killer idea. I almost always burn a couple of extra CDs when I dowload the iso. I think I'll spred these copies around a bit. What a great public service!
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