I want to download linux

maroon1 · 10-25-2006, 07:58 AM

Hello everyone

I never used Linux in my life, so I don't know any thing about it.

As I heard Linux is a free OS, and also as I heard there are different versions (or distribution ) of Linux.

So, please I want some one to post me a Link to the best version of Linux. A version that support every thing and the people use the most

Please post the direct link to the download, and please don't tell me "google it"

Also, do I need to burn it to a CD to install it ?

Thanks in advance

Trifid · 10-25-2006, 08:12 AM

As you probably already know there are loads out there. I am relatively new to Linux and started with Ubuntu which showed me just how good Linux is and how expensive Windows is.

I have tried Knoppix via VMware and I liked it but it doesn't seem to be a very big Distro and is German based (has English dictionary but help for it feels slightly limited.)

PCLinuxOS seems to be a good one yet to install but will when I get a CD-r.

I am downloading OpenSuse as I speak. It will be done at 6 tonight.

Law · 10-25-2006, 12:23 PM

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS seems to the best choice here, but try the liveCD and see if you like it and if your hardware is supported. I like using SUSE, but it's still linux. Still using it because that's the very first distro I actually like, than came Ubuntu which I'm liking also.

hillbillybob · 10-25-2006, 02:16 PM

Ubuntu, SuSE, and Mandriva are the three that I like. www.distrowatch.org is a good site for all sorts of distros.

Im sorry, but google it. It's all about experimentation. Don't be afraid to read up. Some people like one distro as compared to others. I don't care for PCLinuxOS, Xandros, or Linspire...that's my opinion. You just need to experiment on your own...There are generally live cd for every distro, and some are just live cd's. that way you don't have to install, you can test.

No matter the distro, live or not, you will have to burn a CD for it. It's an OS...I would suggest an ISO burner, Alcohol 120% is real good, and so is ImgBurn. Don't jump into linux full force expecting it to automatically replace windows. Ease into it, I would suggest a seperate system that as you get the hang of, you start migrating more and more too. If you do it too sudden, the change is too severe and it will turn you off just as fast as it turned you on. In the past, Linux was not too great an alternative to Windows, but now, it is a very viable alternative, and should be taken seriously.

good luck

Law · 10-25-2006, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hillbillybob
Ubuntu, SuSE, and Mandriva are the three that I like. www.distrowatch.org is a good site for all sorts of distros.

Im sorry, but google it. It's all about experimentation. Don't be afraid to read up. Some people like one distro as compared to others. I don't care for PCLinuxOS, Xandros, or Linspire...that's my opinion. You just need to experiment on your own...There are generally live cd for every distro, and some are just live cd's. that way you don't have to install, you can test.

No matter the distro, live or not, you will have to burn a CD for it. It's an OS...I would suggest an ISO burner, Alcohol 120% is real good, and so is ImgBurn. Don't jump into linux full force expecting it to automatically replace windows. Ease into it, I would suggest a seperate system that as you get the hang of, you start migrating more and more too. If you do it too sudden, the change is too severe and it will turn you off just as fast as it turned you on. In the past, Linux was not too great an alternative to Windows, but now, it is a very viable alternative, and should be taken seriously.

good luck

Well said

straightv6 · 10-25-2006, 08:30 PM

slackware

jakec · 10-25-2006, 10:44 PM

Try these distro Choosers:

http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

A few personal reccomendations:

Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/

Mandriva
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/downloads/mirrors

PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/

This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.

BeatrIX
http://www.watsky.net/download.html

Blag
http://www.blagblagblag.org/download/

OPENSUSE
http://www.opensuse.org/Download

Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/

Mepis install guides:
http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...artitions.html
http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...and-clear.html

Everything you will ever need on 1 CD. Hardware detection is exelent, as is the feel and look of the distro

The above statements are also true, it is all about personal preference and experimentation try a few live CDs and see which ones you like. Distrowatch is a good recource for this. http://linuxtoday.com/ is also another great resource for reading up on the latest distro reveiws.

Also try to read up on Linux here are some great links for you:

Linux online bible
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz

Linux Tutorials: Introduction to Linux, Hands on guide
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html

Ultimate guide for beginners
http://www.linuxlots.com/~jam/

The beginners Linux guide
http://www.linux.ie/newusers/beginners-linux-guide/

Ubuntu Install guide
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installing

Linux Survival
http://www.linuxsurvival.com/index.p...CE&mid=&ceid=5

Learn Linux
http://learnlinux.tsf.org.za/moodle/

Hope this Helps,

Jake

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 04:38 AM

Dependancy checking is:
A must
Not necessary
* I don't know what this is

* = checked option. What is Dependancy?

Also:

For my packages I want them to be:
In binary form ready to run
In source form, customisable/optimisable to my pleasing

What is binary and source?

Ubuntu 8/11: 72%
Mandriva 8/11: 72%
SuSe 8/11: 72%
Knoppix 10/11: 90%
Beatrix 10/11: 90%

What is Knoppix really like? It isn't recommended much?

hillbillybob · 10-26-2006, 12:03 PM

Knoppix is a live CD distro that allows you to also install it to your HDD. It is probably one of the fullest featured Live CD available. I like it for
1.) testing newly built systems, burining in the hardware
2.) teaching people about linux
3.)recovery of crashed systems (windwos...OMG!!!11!!)

Some of the original Knoppix distros were in German, so you had to specifically tell the kernel to boot in english. The newer ones don't require that, at least to the best of my knowledge. They keep it pretty up to date with kernel versions, software versions, and hardware support. unfortunatly, the latest is more a live dvd than it is a CD

As for Dependancy....If you install GIMP on windows, you are required to install GTK first...that's a dependancy

jhunholz · 10-30-2006, 03:33 PM

Dependencies are any package that need to be installed first so that you can install the package you want. So if you want to install Xorg to have a graphical interface, you would need to install many different libraries first. Or if you wanted to install KDE, you would first need to install X (of some sort), kdelibs, and many other packages.

Some modern distros handle this for you, so you don't really see it going on. Ubuntu/Debian has apt-get, Fedora has yum, Gentoo has emerge, etc.

Hopefully after you use Ubuntu for a while and become confortable, you'll be interested in learning more about Linux. May I suggest you check out Gentoo then? If you like to be in control and have choices, then that is the distro for you! I cut my teeth on Red Hat, but jumped to Gentoo a month after that. Sure, it was tough, but I learned a LOT really fast. And if you have problems, they have a great community of users to help you out.

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