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  • 09-11-2001 2:47pm
    #1
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,148 ✭✭✭


    Well ive decided that im going to get into and learn how to use unix as an os, what im wondering is what version would ye recommend that would be
    1. easy to install
    2. beginner user friendly!
    3. will run most of my existing software>?!

    I have a 4 gig partition available for it ( my old win98 directory)

    Any advice,help, etc will be appreciated

    thx


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    hmm if you twisted my arm

    www.mandrakesoft.com

    I think that Mandrake is the most up-to-date of Mandrake, Red-Hat and SuSE at the moment, though I may be wrong.

    If you have the bandwidth then I might suggest getting a cd iso from www.tucows.com I would be willing to burn this iso for you if need be, otherwise if you repost here I could get you Mandrake 7.1 or someone on the board could/should be willing to burn you off Mandrake 8.1

    People may say get Red-Hat but, I think, not sure, but the Gnome version on Mandrake is newer, the KDE version might well be newer also.


  • #3
    Shoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭Shoe


    Redhat has a full GUI install.

    You can pick it up at PC WORLD, it is free but you might want to pick up a book with it ;)

    I never used mandrake, and i don't want too either.

    Also, before diving into linux, note that alot of hardware on your computer will like to suck windows balls, so bear that in mind.

    You may have to get an external modem, that will set you back £40 quid or something, and if like me your in secondary school, it's going to be hard to get all that money..


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