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Steve-O posted on Sep 5 2004 at 01:54 PM said:
Whats the Best Linux OS to use????

theres 100'ds of them :p
If you are new to Linux I would recommend Fedora(aka the free version of RedHat). It's easy to install and use. It should autodetect and configure most of your hardware for you.

Mandrake is also a good choice but it is not as easily available for download as it once was.

Gentoo and Debian are also good distro's but are a bit more difficult to setup and configure
 
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my p3 and k7 500 run both linux, runs nice.
the k7 haves w98 and debian at the moment, and the p3 w2k and suse, but i change the os often, i use it for testing operating systems from time to time.
 
Steve-O posted on Sep 5 2004 at 05:13 PM said:
I was gonna set it up on my 450mhz P3 with 192mb Ram... would that be fast enough to run it?

Thanks

Ok, I need help. Im here http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedo...ore/2/i386/iso/ and I want the DVD Image but it is only 71MB Big. Is that corrent?? It seems too small to be a DVD Image :p


So is that the actuall DVD Image as 71mb seems small...???

Or is it possible to make a DVD image if I download all the CD images and unpack them??
 
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Debian has an installer which pulls the files off the internet and builds an ISO for you. It might be something like that (71mb being the initial core files). I recommend Mandrake, regardless. Even if you have a USB modem just insmod CDCEther and you should be running fine. It's the only Linux distro that hasn't given me major headaches at installation and later when actually using it ;)
 
I use Madrake Linux v10. It runs a hell of alot faster than any Windows can. And I get better bandwith while surfing the net when I am on Mandrake also. I have WinXP Pro on one HD, and Mandrake Linux on 2nd HD. So it's easy enough to switch back and forth

EDIT: IF you want to see what Mandrake is like, then I suggest you download Mandrake Move and check it out. Mandrake Move is only one disk and the OS runs off that disk, it's good if you want to see if you like it or just use it to surf the internet :). It's easy enough to bring it to a friends house, and show it off lol. That's how I've gotten friends into Linux
 
ok, People have recommended 2 different ones :D

Fedora
Madrake

The Computer Does not have a USB Modem, It will be connecting to a 8 Port Hub and sharing the internet from my main computer thats on XP Pro.

I was planning on setting up a Dual Boot thing so that I can boot to Win98 or Linux depending on what I feel like :p

Which one should I go with Fedora or Madrake? :D
thanks
 
when I used Mandrake, I would sometimes logout to use root. After that, it gave me a commmand prompt instead of a GUI and I couldn't start the X server. Red Hat 9 seemed to work a bit better, but I've had problems getting my network card to work with it. I've also been thinking about using Suse, since they have an AMD64 version and it seems like it has better networking support.
 
Ouch... sharing internet? I don't think ICS plays well with Linux. Good luck though. I found it hard enough getting two XP computers to work well with ICS - a router might be a wise investment (you get a hardware firewall as well then, for about £20-£30)
 
Rico posted on Sep 6 2004 at 08:06 PM said:
Ouch... sharing internet? I don't think ICS plays well with Linux. Good luck though. I found it hard enough getting two XP computers to work well with ICS - a router might be a wise investment (you get a hardware firewall as well then, for about £20-£30)

Currently I have my System on XP and my brothers on XP and my Spare PC on Win98 and my Laptop on Win98 and my Borthers Laptop on Win98 and it all works fine connected to the Hub.

I will be getting a router some time :D

So your saying a Linux system might be hard to set up onto my network ? If so, Ill stick with a Fresh Installation of Win98se :D

thanks
 
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Clarify! If you have a connection to your hub being shared (unlikely) Linux setup is a piece of cake... if it's connected to one PC and being split out - I can't guarantee anything.
 
Well.... all internet sharing does on winXP is to set up a mini DHCP server and pipe out the net connection to the second PC, so in theory it should work....

I use Mandrake BTW (when I can be arsed to use Linux at all)
 
Yea, the net is connected to my PC then fed to the others. Ill be getting a router sooon :D
 
Axeman posted on Sep 6 2004 at 10:46 PM said:
Well.... all internet sharing does on winXP is to set up a mini DHCP server and pipe out the net connection to the second PC, so in theory it should work...
Well yeah but it probably does a bunch of Microsoft magic that messes it up - in short, it didn't work for me on Linux ;)
 
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So you did something wrong then, Rico. It's the same procedure, no matter what kind of Gateway you're using. If it can NAT a windows PC, it can NAT a linux box. Just set the default route (route add default gw [router's IP]), done.
I really recommend you guys to read some linux book, no matter if ebook or a real paper one, it's really nice to understand the essential stuff. No matter what distro you're using, the SuSE book from the professional packages are pretty good (you can buy older suse distros for just a few bucks, so while you throw away the CDs/DVD keep the book).
Or, if interested in more special stuff like debian's apt or other distro-dependend stuff, just buy an appropriate book, you won't regret it.
 
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