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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/1/2008 10:08:56 PM
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Lurker
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Which one do you want? Or heck, I can give them both to you. I even have a spare wireless card if you want it.
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/9/2008 6:45:34 AM
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DaveW
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Thanks Lurker but I got a new laptop last night.
So you want my old Dell cpi for parts?
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/9/2008 9:43:15 AM
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D'oh! I was just working on clearing a workspace last night to work on them. We'd had our windows replaced in the apt so it's been a big mess recently.
That said, 'grats on the new laptop. I'd take the old one for parts but the Mrs. would kill me. ;)
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/9/2008 11:58:23 AM
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DaveW
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I'd take the old one for parts but the Mrs. would kill me. ;) Uh - yeah. I was wondering about that myself........
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/12/2008 10:31:31 PM
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JonCo54
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PCLinuxOS 2007 is my distro of choice http://www.pclinuxos.com/
It works out of the box and is new Linux user friendly. No CLI necessary. Another good site to visit is http://distrowatch.com/ Try their top 10 recommended distros.
Like PCLos most have a live cd so you can see if it works before you do an install.
Cheers,
Jon
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/15/2008 12:46:29 PM
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ok, everybody - here's a list of distros I've tried so far:
Kubuntu 8.04 - I like it. I dl'd it with KDE 3 (wasn't sure if 4 was truly "ready"), and I've been playing with it, getting used to the environment.
I also dl'd Xubuntu - to try out the Xfce interface. This seems like a pretty good package to run on an older system with less RAM.
Xandros 4.0 - Frankly, I think I like this one better than Ubuntu/Kubuntu. I don't like the fact that it's just a 30-day trial, and I'd have to pay $99 to use it beyond that, but it seems closest to the XP environment I'm so used to.
Freespire - I dl'd this one on the recommendation of a friend. It's alright - it's just Ubuntu with KDE, and an app loader (getter?) called CNR. I didn't have great luck with CNR, however.
Pioneer Linux - meh. This is a distro from technalign, and they're pushing hardware preloaded with "their" version. I wasn't all that impressed.
Mandriva - Seemed too complicated for a newbie like myself.
Once I get used to Kubuntu (I'm just going to stick with it), I'll load it on my main system as a dual-boot with XP, and use the Linux environment more for working on-line, until eventually I don't need XP anymore.
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/15/2008 1:18:55 PM
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JonCo54
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Like I posted earlier try PCLinuxOS it works.
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/15/2008 1:46:01 PM
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JonCo54
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You won't be disappointed
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/22/2008 6:16:43 AM
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DaveW
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I just downloaded and tried out a live distro of the new Puppy Linux 4.00. Smaller than 3.01 and looks great. I may even try it on that old dell laptop.
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RE: What is the best Linux distro? - 5/22/2008 2:04:05 PM
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JonCo54
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Puppy Linux is a long time favorite for many Linux users. Especially with its small footprint.
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