Linux

Old Reliable · **Linux -** 12-17-2003, 10:29 PM

anyone here use it? if so....what is the best version for someone coming from whinshits xp?

12-17-2003, 10:30 PM

I use Red Hat Linux at work, versions 6-9 are all fairly good.

Judas · 12-17-2003, 10:37 PM

ive also used redhad ... from about version 5 on ... the newer versions are pretty easy to install. ive also used slackware ...

coming from windows you are nt going to like it at all and might stick with it for about 3 days ...

its fun to mess around with but i would never switch.

Is This Teh 70s? · 12-17-2003, 10:37 PM

Where can I obtain this Linux that you speak of...I'd like to try it out...?

strvs · 12-17-2003, 10:41 PM

Is it possible to have windows and linux installed on the same comp?

Old Reliable · 12-17-2003, 10:42 PM

[url:00b48]http://www.oclug.on.ca/wiki/index.php/faq:What%20is%20the%20right%20Linux%20distribution %20for%20me%3F[/url:00b48]

well my roommate is an expert in SuSe and can help me out, but I am ready for a change from windoze

Old Reliable · 12-17-2003, 10:43 PM

[quote="[muted]strvs":b704e]Is it possible to have windows and linux installed on the same comp?[/quote:b704e]

absolutely, even with one HD. much more recommended for 2 hds' to increase performance though

Bucknub · 12-17-2003, 10:45 PM

[img]http://www.ispep.cx/files/my_girlfriend.jpg[/img]

[MOD]Gen.WikiWeaponn · 12-18-2003, 02:07 AM

FUCK LINUX

MinorThreat · 12-18-2003, 07:42 AM

[quote="[MOD]Gen.WikiWeaponn":4314d]FUCK LINUX[/quote:4314d]

I feel so much more enlightened with all you had to contribute to this thread. I would like to take just one brief moment to thank you for all the time, hard work, and effort you put into the above post.

You are truley a master of the written language, and my nomonie for "poster of the year"

Bleuachdu · 12-18-2003, 08:18 AM

Novell bought SuSe a month or two ago. Anyway, give Linux a try, I use it at work for webservers and a content management system. I'm no expert, but I have a decent understanding. Programs like Apache and Bind were designed for Linux so they run much better on a linux box. Also, all of our firewalls are based on a linux kernel from http://www.Smoothwall.org here at work.

I use RedHat here, also tried Mandrake once. RedHat is no longer going to support the v7.3-9.0. Now they are selling RedHat Advanced Server and Enterprise Server with companies like Dell and IBM. In other words, they won't come out with a desktop version 10. Instead they have the Fedora project, which will pick up where 9.0 left off. It will still be free/cheap, but the server versions are up there in price.

Anyhow, but a Linux book and dig in, thats what I did. I've installed it on 3 boxes here that are in production use, so its not that hard to pick up.

calmdown:

Short Hand · 12-18-2003, 07:46 PM

n00b to linux use

-redhat
-gentoo

more seasoned (confident)
-mandrake
-slackware
-suse
-zues
-maya..... so many.

Even try out FREEBSD ( ive never used but ive heard lots of good about it.)

Unknown_Sniper · 12-18-2003, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BucKweEd

[img]http://www.ispep.cx/files/my_girlfriend.jpg[/img]

and it still doesnt.

12-18-2003, 10:04 PM

i partitioned my hdd wrong trying to created a dual boot box, but well i ended up deleting my windows xp os. so i used linux rh8 for a few months. but ended going back to windows in the end. i wouldnt permenantly switch but linux rh is cool to play around with nontheless

Short Hand · 12-18-2003, 10:48 PM

If i did ever run a dual boot... which i won't since im not really in need of linux, then i would make sure Windows for meh games. linux = where teh games ? oOo: