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Which flavour of linux should i get
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t92300
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it looks like im going with mandrake because as long as its not bloated in the microsoft way i dont mind it having lots of apps etc
heres why im getting linux
Win XP has product activation(this would be a real pain for some one like me who reformats when they get bored)
TCPA
linux is cheaper/free
linux is supposed to be more stable
i have a choice
probably some more reasons but i cant think of them right now
t92300
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heres why im getting linux
Win XP has product activation(this would be a real pain for some one like me who reformats when they get bored)
TCPA
linux is cheaper/free
linux is supposed to be more stable
i have a choice
probably some more reasons but i cant think of them right now
t92300
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Yeah that product activation is a real pain. I tried installing winXP in linux under vmware. Everything went fine and after about 2x the normal time it takes to install XP it loaded up. Then I was greeted with the darn activation screen!!!
I decided to just remove it and vmware as it was just waaay tooo slow. Besides, I don't think I can activate it again, winXP is on a 10GB partition also.
I decided to just remove it and vmware as it was just waaay tooo slow. Besides, I don't think I can activate it again, winXP is on a 10GB partition also.
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Originally posted by Sodapop
Between mandrake and debian, use mandrake. Debian main advantage is apt-get, its package management system. But urpmi with mandrake is pretty much the same.
So, is one "easier" than the other? More suitable than the others for beginners?
Since I have Debian here on CD, should I just try and install that? Or shold I try and get Mandrake?
I have two hard drives in my pc, one 40gb with xp and one currently empty 10gb. I was thinking about putting linux on the 10gb with a dual boot for now.
Any suggestions? And anything about the install/setup process?
Sodapop
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Ok, I wanted to write more, but it seems I forgot some parts.
If you don't know what linux is, ie, never have used it, don't go with debian unless you really want to learn the painful way (command line, config file editing) and know your system inside and out. Mandrake has a gui for everything, and you won't have to use much of the command line to install it/use it. However, debian wasn't meant to be a user-friendly distro. The installer is command-line, the package management utility is command line (although there are GUI front-ends that exist, they're not standard), and you actually have to install the GUI separately, as it's not standard. The only good thing is the dependancy resolution, but mandrake handles that too, and you'll have a GUI.
So go with mandrake, as there are good chances you'll get disgusted by linux if you use debian, unless you are really willing to make it work, and like to break & fix things (if I wouldn't have liked to do that, I would have gotten disgusted by linux in general quite quickly, but I hate to get beaten by my machines, so I fought until I actually got it to work
and then went on ). Again, have fun
What Sodapop said.
Debian is a good distro, but isn't really suited for Linux "newbies".
Mandrake, on the other hand, has for several years been considered the "easiest" to install and use, i.e., a good "newbie" distro. So much so that they are having trouble shaking the notion that they are *only* a newbie distro.
Debian is a good distro, but isn't really suited for Linux "newbies".
Mandrake, on the other hand, has for several years been considered the "easiest" to install and use, i.e., a good "newbie" distro. So much so that they are having trouble shaking the notion that they are *only* a newbie distro.
For a beginner -- Mandrake, I suppose. But the company is going under, I hear.
For the power user who still likes things working nicely out of the box... SuSE. I would suppose Redhat probably falls into this category too, but I have not had any experience with RH since 8.0.
For me, the expert... Gentoo. Or, better yet, a Linux From Scratch system...
And why use Linux? It just simply is the best for the computer-aligned person. You get all the control, it stays up when you want it to, and everything that doesn't work is all your own fault.
For the power user who still likes things working nicely out of the box... SuSE. I would suppose Redhat probably falls into this category too, but I have not had any experience with RH since 8.0.
For me, the expert... Gentoo. Or, better yet, a Linux From Scratch system...
And why use Linux? It just simply is the best for the computer-aligned person. You get all the control, it stays up when you want it to, and everything that doesn't work is all your own fault.
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Okay, I'm running Mandrake now.
Just to let you know.
Are there any good sites that you use? Or that should be recommended?
I'm browsing with Mozilla by the way. I like it. But the civfanatics site (or at least forums) look a little, I don't know, different and...strange.
Why's that?
Just to let you know.
Are there any good sites that you use? Or that should be recommended?
I'm browsing with Mozilla by the way. I like it. But the civfanatics site (or at least forums) look a little, I don't know, different and...strange.
Why's that?
Sodapop
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Well there are obviously differences between mozilla's rendering and IE's rendering, but I can't tell you what the problem is as I never use IE anyway. If you prefer, I think opera now sync windows and linux release, but I don't use opera too... But you might prefer that.
As for the sites, I suggest you go there : http://plf.zarb.org/ . You can get packages that were not included inside the distro for reason X, or contributed packages.
http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/ that page, more precisely, will help you set up the internet repositories to download these packages.
They filled for protection to avoid bankrupt. They are better now... Anyway, the community around mandrake is big enough to let it live, and since everything's GPL, even if the company stops, there will be people to reuse their work
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Okay, rather predictably, I need some help. Just a couple of quick questions:
I have VIA VT8233 audio. Except I don't have sound. Any help?
Also, do I need to do anything about video drivers? I have an ATI All-in-Wonder 8500DV, obviously it's working, but is it advisable to, do anything concerning the video?
I have VIA VT8233 audio. Except I don't have sound. Any help?
Also, do I need to do anything about video drivers? I have an ATI All-in-Wonder 8500DV, obviously it's working, but is it advisable to, do anything concerning the video?
Sodapop
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Assuming you have mandrake 9.1, there was a problem with the sound being off by default. That's probably your problem.
As for the video, I'm a bit in a hurry, and I don't have an AiW, but since it's a 8500, you have the choice between binary drivers by ATi or third party open source drivers. Mandrake is bundled with one of those two, but I don't know which. Reading on ATi's site, the things like tv-out and tv-in are third party drivers, by the GATOS project. So, well, you'll have to read a bit
The GATOS project :
http://gatos.sourceforge.net
ATi's driver page :
http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
ATi's linux FAQ :
http://www.ati.com/support/faq/linux.html
Good luck
As for the video, I'm a bit in a hurry, and I don't have an AiW, but since it's a 8500, you have the choice between binary drivers by ATi or third party open source drivers. Mandrake is bundled with one of those two, but I don't know which. Reading on ATi's site, the things like tv-out and tv-in are third party drivers, by the GATOS project. So, well, you'll have to read a bit
The GATOS project :
http://gatos.sourceforge.net
ATi's driver page :
http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
ATi's linux FAQ :
http://www.ati.com/support/faq/linux.html
Good luck
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