which LINUX? and what about it?

REi_FoX · March 12th, 2003

i want to get linux OS...

my problem is.... which one!

RedHat 8 - 3CDs *NEW*
RedHat 7.3 - 3 CDs
RedHat 7.2 - 2 CDs
RedHat 6.2 - 1 CD

Mandrake 9 - 3 CDs *NEW*
Mandrake 8.2 - 3 CDs

FreeBSD 5.0 - 2 CDs *NEW*
FreeBSD 4.7 - 4 CDs
FreeBSD 4.6 - 4 CDs

Slackware 8.1 - 1 CD *NEW*

Knoppix 3.1 - 1 CD *NEW*

SuSE 8 Pro - 4 CDs

Gentoo 1.2 i686 - 1 CD
Gentoo 1.2 ix86 - 1 CD

StarOffice 5.2 - 1 CD

and what is the best of all...

**Kirby** · March 12th, 2003

so many choices. Start off with mandrake first for linux beginners. Betta wait for when 9.1 gets released soon, unless you want 3 outdated CDs. If you're daring, use Redhat next. I ran into alot of problems with geting mp3 and dvd support for Reddyhat working. I still am using mandrake, and besides those 2 distributions, all the others are crap

REi_FoX · March 12th, 2003

so mandrake...

its free right?

where can i download it? by the way?

**Kirby** · March 12th, 2003

yup. it's free

I would wait a little bit for mandrake 9.1, but if you really don't mind it, here's the link:

http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3

jegHegy · March 12th, 2003

i'm sure they have an official ftp, as well as a dozen of mirrors.
edit: Kirby posted the address a second before my post o_O

nyaa

Drack · March 12th, 2003

My personal preference is Red Hat 8.0, but I'm not a huge fan of Linux. Mandrake is also a excellent choice.

Gismo · March 12th, 2003

well, rei_fox, u missed Debian!

Thx, bye

Gamer1 · March 12th, 2003

just go for redhat 8, that's what i have

REi_FoX · March 13th, 2003

any links for redhat gamer1?

Aleksei (St) · March 13th, 2003

go for mandrake 8 it has the besto choices for begginers

Gamer1 · March 13th, 2003

ftp://ftp.oregonstate.edu/pub/ftp.redhat.com/

that's an ftp server that i recommend. its fast, unlike .com servers, those are .edu servers and less people goes download from them.

if you want more sites to download form go here:
http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html

and i recommend the .edu sites, they are alot faster. and i DO NOT recommend getting one if you do not have broadband access.

Ipswitch · March 13th, 2003

Well, ive sampled almost all those, and id have to recommend mandrake for a beginner. redhat is also very easy and looks great and has less issues, but doesnt have as much software. BSD is barebones as is debian, slackware is very nice, but requires experience, and i wouldnt recommend the others.

staroffice is slow and buggy btw. for a fast, nice office suite get open office.

currently I run redhat 8, because when i went to install some kind of linux my slackeware CD wouldnt boot or I would be using that.

for downloads, i use sourceforge as their servers are very fast and i was able to download at a constant 150-170 kB/s.

http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/mirrors/ copy and paste that link

wolfmaster · March 14th, 2003

slackware is good but i can't get xwindows to work probly becuase it's on my 75mhz pc overcloked to 200mhz some how (don't ask how)

**Shiori** · March 14th, 2003

Wow... 75Mhz to 200Mhz?

Sorry, but I just had to ask.... HOW?!?!?!

**Kane** · March 14th, 2003

That's BS. Most chips will fry after less than a 10-20% increase. a 250% increase is a completely baka idea, even without taking into account the difficulties with multipliers etc.
/me brings out the dumba$$ stick
BAKA! *twat*
BAKA! *thwack*

Kabuto · March 14th, 2003

If you could, wait for Mandrake 9.1 it will be a lot more easier to use and instal.

About staroffice \ open office open office is free, staroffice 6.0 is commercial

**Kirby** · March 14th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Kabuto
About staroffice \ open office open office is free, staroffice 6.0 is commercial

I thought that openoffice used some source code from staroffice before? Since staroffice was free a little while back

**Kane** · March 14th, 2003

Open office is the Open source version of Star office, yes.

**Kirby** · March 14th, 2003

then why did staroffice go closed-source all of a sudden?

Player-X · March 15th, 2003

Question: Why go linux?

March 12th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	which LINUX? and what about it? i want to get linux OS... my problem is.... which one! RedHat 8 - 3CDs NEW RedHat 7.3 - 3 CDs RedHat 7.2 - 2 CDs RedHat 6.2 - 1 CD Mandrake 9 - 3 CDs NEW Mandrake 8.2 - 3 CDs FreeBSD 5.0 - 2 CDs NEW FreeBSD 4.7 - 4 CDs FreeBSD 4.6 - 4 CDs Slackware 8.1 - 1 CD NEW Knoppix 3.1 - 1 CD NEW SuSE 8 Pro - 4 CDs Gentoo 1.2 i686 - 1 CD Gentoo 1.2 ix86 - 1 CD StarOffice 5.2 - 1 CD and what is the best of all... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

March 12th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	so many choices. Start off with mandrake first for linux beginners. Betta wait for when 9.1 gets released soon, unless you want 3 outdated CDs. If you're daring, use Redhat next. I ran into alot of problems with geting mp3 and dvd support for Reddyhat working. I still am using mandrake, and besides those 2 distributions, all the others are crap __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

March 12th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	so mandrake... its free right? where can i download it? by the way? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

March 12th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	yup. it's free I would wait a little bit for mandrake 9.1, but if you really don't mind it, here's the link: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3 __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

March 12th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Drack Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PDX, USA Posts: 1,187	My personal preference is Red Hat 8.0, but I'm not a huge fan of Linux. Mandrake is also a excellent choice. __________________ Athlon64 +3200, GeForceFX 5900, 1024 MB DDR 400, nForce3 250Gb chipset 80 GB SATA Seagate , 80 GB 7200 RPM Seagate, 120 GB 7200 Seagate Lite-on SOHD-167T and Pioneer DVR-A06D Running XP Professional and SuSe 9.1

March 12th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	i'm sure they have an official ftp, as well as a dozen of mirrors. edit: Kirby posted the address a second before my post o_O nyaa

March 12th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Gismo A man w/ a lot of dreams Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: now Geneva (CH) / past Lodi (ITA) Posts: 731	well, rei_fox, u missed Debian! Thx, bye __________________ < half-december '02: ASUS L2480C (14" TFT / Athlon XP 1600+ / SiS 630/730 / 256MB SDRAM / 20GB HDD / DVD-ROM+CD-RW) > half-december '02: ASUS L3562T (15" TFT / Pentium4 2.0GHz / SiS 650 / 256MB DDR / 40GB HDD / DVD-ROM+CD-RW) > end-march '03: ASUS L3568T (15" TFT / Pentium4 2.4GHz / SiS 650 / 256MB DDR / 40GB HDD / DVD-ROM+CD-RW) > june '03: ASUS M3410C (14" TFT / Intel Centrino Pentium-M 1.3GHz / Intel 855GM / 512MB DDR / 40GB HDD / DVD-ROM+CD-RW) ============================== always... Debian sid/unstable (& sometimes WXP-Pro+SP1+lastDX) / Super Dual Box (2-players PSXtoUSB) / Sony DualShock 2 Ocean blue

March 12th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	just go for redhat 8, that's what i have __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

March 13th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	any links for redhat gamer1? __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

March 13th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Aleksei (St) In Love! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ensenada Mexico Posts: 704	go for mandrake 8 it has the besto choices for begginers __________________

March 13th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	ftp://ftp.oregonstate.edu/pub/ftp.redhat.com/ that's an ftp server that i recommend. its fast, unlike .com servers, those are .edu servers and less people goes download from them. if you want more sites to download form go here: http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html and i recommend the .edu sites, they are alot faster. and i DO NOT recommend getting one if you do not have broadband access. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

March 13th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	Well, ive sampled almost all those, and id have to recommend mandrake for a beginner. redhat is also very easy and looks great and has less issues, but doesnt have as much software. BSD is barebones as is debian, slackware is very nice, but requires experience, and i wouldnt recommend the others. staroffice is slow and buggy btw. for a fast, nice office suite get open office. currently I run redhat 8, because when i went to install some kind of linux my slackeware CD wouldnt boot or I would be using that. for downloads, i use sourceforge as their servers are very fast and i was able to download at a constant 150-170 kB/s. http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/mirrors/ copy and paste that link

March 14th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
wolfmaster Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 1000 at last all this time yay Posts: 1,029	slackware is good but i can't get xwindows to work probly becuase it's on my 75mhz pc overcloked to 200mhz some how (don't ask how)

March 14th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Wow... 75Mhz to 200Mhz? Sorry, but I just had to ask.... HOW?!?!?! __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

March 14th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	That's BS. Most chips will fry after less than a 10-20% increase. a 250% increase is a completely baka idea, even without taking into account the difficulties with multipliers etc. /me brings out the dumba$$ stick BAKA! twat BAKA! thwack __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

March 14th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Kabuto Neverwinter Paladin Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between the doors of life and death Posts: 323	If you could, wait for Mandrake 9.1 it will be a lot more easier to use and instal. About staroffice \ open office open office is free, staroffice 6.0 is commercial __________________ Another happy owner of a Dreamcast! My PC specs: Mobo: Asrock k7vm2, Processor:Athlon XP 2400+, Memory: 512MB DDR 333 RAM (Running at 266Mhz), Video Card: nVidia Geforce 2 MX400 64 MB, Sound Card: AC 97 On board Card. HHDD: Maxtor 80Gb (7200 rpms), DVD Drive: LG DVD-R/RW, OS: WinXP SP2

March 14th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Open office is the Open source version of Star office, yes. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

March 14th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	then why did staroffice go closed-source all of a sudden? __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

March 15th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Question: Why go linux?

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