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04-07-2008, 08:21 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14
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Not sure if you guys have done a topic like this but if so please tell me so . .
anyways Im wanting to try new things and get to try new OSs but Im not sure where to begin and how to begin it
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04-07-2008, 09:03 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,645
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polishlinux.org » Distro chooser
Go thru that. It will give you a suggestion of which Linux OS's to try. If you are a avid Windows user there is Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and OpenSuSe that you can try as well.
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04-08-2008, 01:20 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2
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This may just be a different answer than most ppl, however you should try Granular Linux. It is a newer distro, and has a lot of good things going for it. You should check it out for sure. It is easy to use, fun, and different. However don't us it as your primary OS, it is still beta-so it has it's share of bugs. You can get it here: Granular | The home of Granular Linux | |
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04-08-2008, 09:37 AM
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No place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,996
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Originally Posted by thebeastbeneath  This may just be a different answer than most ppl, however you should try Granular Linux. It is a newer distro, and has a lot of good things going for it. You should check it out for sure. It is easy to use, fun, and different. However don't us it as your primary OS, it is still beta-so it has it's share of bugs. You can get it here: Granular | The home of Granular Linux | I have never heard of that distro but it looks good.
If you decide to go with Ubuntu you might want to wait until 8.04 is released later this month. | 
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04-08-2008, 06:42 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14
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ok any tips on what I should do when installing and what not ?
cause I plan on trying it out like in an hour. . . just wondering like do I need to change the format and all that
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04-08-2008, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,645
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Your best option there would be to try Wubi first. That way you can make sure you want it installed for a period of time before you create a partition for it.
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04-11-2008, 02:52 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Townsville, QLD Posts: 640
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04-16-2008, 04:22 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 1,765
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I say Ubuntu. It's awesome, well supported, fairly commercially backed (at least in terms of Linux distros, it's been recognized by several companies like Dell and has support), and, most importantly, a huge and helpful community. It's very easy to install and use.
I'd say to go install it now, but in just like 8 days, the new 8.04 release will come out, so I suggest waiting until then to get 8.04.
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04-16-2008, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,645
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If i am not mistaken Mind already went back to Vista. As he had a topic in there on how to get it working again.
But it is good to hear 6.04 comes out soon. I really want to use it.
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