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04-01-2004, 05:28 PM
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Downloading Linux
I am a complete n00b concerning Linux operating systems, and I want to learn. What version and what not should I download, and where can I download it from? Thanks in advance.
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04-01-2004, 05:50 PM
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Good Question... I myself recommend Fedora Core, by Red hat. There is tons of support and it is easy to use. Not to mention free updates and patches, as long as you have installed APT. Many others are similar, I just prefer Red Hat.
There are so many distro's out there that I built another computer just to try out as many as I can, It's turned into an addiction. The best website for newbs is: http://www.distrowatch.com/ This site is very cool and can tell you all you need to know to make your own decision. And how to download and burn your own disks. Another recommendation is buy a copy of Partition Magic or something similar, it will save you and make installs and uninstalls much easier!!!!! That is if you intend to Dual Boot... Good Luck and HAVE FUN!!!! |
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04-01-2004, 05:54 PM
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After choosing a distro, you can download it here:
http://linuxiso.org/ |
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04-01-2004, 07:18 PM
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LinuxIso also has a forum which you can browse, if I remember correctly. The top used are probably Redhat, Mandrake, or Suse. Those are all well documented and have the nice interfaces as a major plus for many.
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04-01-2004, 07:22 PM
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Alright thanks everyone. Another quick question....are most linux distros the same...or generally the same...like if I use Suse, then change to Fedora, will it be basically the same interface?
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04-01-2004, 07:25 PM
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Umm... they can use different Windows Managers like KDE or GNOME or Blackbox and the tons of others, but in all actuallity they can be almost identical, should you decide to make them that way.
By default they really won't be to different from eachother, apart from the distro's own utilities like the different system config. utilities and such, but other distro's will have similar utilities in almost all cases(all the major distro's at least). The WM will likely be either GNOME or KDE, which in general you get to choose as you install(you can also install both) Last edited by ZeratulsAvenger; 04-01-2004 at 07:27 PM. |
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04-01-2004, 07:26 PM
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Basically, If your used to Gnome, then KDE will be a little different, and vise versa. You have many options as far as desktops and interfaces go. Try them all.
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04-01-2004, 07:33 PM
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What is compatability like? I mean if I have three WinXP Pro systems in my house, and I decide to build this server, using Linux, will everything be compatable such as file systems, and sharing and what not?
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04-01-2004, 07:37 PM
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Not sure, about to do that myself.
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04-01-2004, 07:39 PM
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Umm... you would need to set up a Samba server I think. Windows no likey Linux file system, nor does Linux really like NTFS. Never really done it myself, but as far as I know the Samaba server would be set up on your linux machine and then you log into it from your windows PC with a client of some sort. I wouldn't imagine it would be all to dificult, but its not a "My Network Places" as far as I know.
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04-01-2004, 07:50 PM
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For beginners I'd recommend Red Hat 9.0 or Mandrake 7.2-9.0. Both are easy to install and use.
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04-01-2004, 09:08 PM
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Maybe I'll just buy a server edition of XP....I am looking for a server with the best features/compatablility with what I have now.
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04-01-2004, 09:54 PM
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Really? Thats a shame
 If its about the sharing then I may be wrong, because I haven't done it or anything. But I guess it makes sense if you do choose to do that.
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04-01-2004, 10:35 PM
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Well I mean I would really like to try linux....it seems to have bragging rights to be able to use linux, so I would like to try it for that, and because I hear it is very reliable, but maybe someon can tell me if my files and such would be compatabile. If I had an XP pro desktop and a Linux server.
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04-01-2004, 10:45 PM
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I'm not sure if this answers what you are asking, but here I go:
If you simply want to host the files on the Linux box, you can do that. Even if they are exe's. But unless you have an app like WINE, you won't be able to run them in whatever distro you choose. |
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04-02-2004, 05:37 AM
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icallmedan,
If you are trying to add a file server to your network, then Linux can be a great choice, you just need to learn how to use it first, and then you'll be able to share files over network using Samba. The file server doesn't care about the type of the files it's sharing, or the client's file system, so you should be OK even if you share exe's or have NTFS on the clients. It's free and won't take much time to get things up, so I suggest you give Linux a try before spending money and buying a server version of Windows. |
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04-02-2004, 02:11 PM
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Ok...thanks for the answers.
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04-02-2004, 05:59 PM
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PS-I would just browse around a Linux forum like LinuxISO's, or LinuxJunior, or LinuxBegginer and just do a search for Samba since you would likely recover countless threads with people having the same question about how to set it up.
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04-02-2004, 06:49 PM
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Yeah...thanks...
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