Best Linux Distro for Linux n00b
Well I've decided I wanted to mess around with Linux and I dont really know much about it yet. What distro do you guys suggest? Also where could I download it from the the fastest? I started trying to get Redhat from there site and I was only getting like 3k and it always ended screwing up like 200mb through the first file. Thanks
Mark Hensler posted this at 17:45 — 14th February 2003.
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I'm a fan of Mandrake. http://www.mandrakelinux.com I found the install to be fairly easy. It's similar to RedHat, but I found that the RPM manager in Mandrake 8.0 to be easier to use than the one in RedHat 7.0. Lots of mirrors on mandrake.
Also, if your having download problems, I would recommend getting Download Accelerator Plus. I've got the free version. It can download things faster by opening the file in multiple streams. That alone is nice, but it also supports resume.
Mark Hensler
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paintballdude13 posted this at 18:29 — 14th February 2003.
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Ok thanks, right now I'm downloading all 3cds getting about 130k total over all 3 files. I'll burn them later and see about installing them on my other comp. How do you recommend installing it?
mairving posted this at 18:47 — 14th February 2003.
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Real men use Slack. I tend to prefer Slackware but only cause I am used to it. It doesn't have the pretty installers like the other ones and you have to do your own Fdisk. Mandrake is definitely a good first choice.
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paintballdude13 posted this at 04:02 — 15th February 2003.
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Hmm well I've tried several times getting them, they all day Done when there like half way done, and I cant resume them using Opera. This is ticking me off.
paintballdude13 posted this at 14:41 — 15th February 2003.
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Ok I fixed it now, I got it downloaded, the first cd anyways. I can download the rest later. Gotta wait till dad gets home tommorw though to install and crap cause he isnt home and I dont know what he wants backed up.
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