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OT: Linux Question



Ubuntu and Kubutnu both have install cds that also function as live cds.

On 11/23/06, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> Knoppix has been really good for me so far, I can boot off the CD and
> I don't have to make a permanent install.  I did work with Lycoris
> quite a bit a few years ago but for some reason it doesn't detect most
> of the hardware in this toshiba laptop.  (but it did on a really old
> and slow dell?!?)
>
> I have or at least did make a permanent install of knoppix and it
> crashed on me.  This laptop has a defunct battery (it's five years old
> and still respectable) and my one year old unplugged it and it never
> came back got stuck in some sort of error 13 loop.  Maybe it wasn't
> 13.  It was (something)teen...LOL  I didn't bother to write it down
> and blew out the partition.  I have two seperate hard drives for this
> one so I am going to load up windows on the larger one as I am likely
> to dump alot of games and stuff on it, and then experiment with the
> other drive... I don't think like mentioned above that I will abandon
> windows altogether simply because there isn't (much) game support in
> Linux.
>
> I appreciate the suggestions.  I will probably trying them all before it's over.
>
> Chris
>
> On 11/23/06, Brendan Doyle <lord_verminaard@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I personally like Kubuntu myself, as I feel the Gnome variant (Ubuntu) is
> > too "Mac-y" for me.  Also, I am really becoming fond of PCLinuxOS,
> > http://www.pclinuxos.com/news.php it's super easy to use, fast, and really
> > pretty, (if you are in to that sort of thing) and does pretty much
> > everything a windows system can do (besides gaming, which is the main
> > reason why I have not switched permanently...)
> >
> > But I'm NEVER going over to Vista unless XP is not supported anymore and
> > everyone has 5ghz processors with 10 gigs of RAM.....
> >
> > Brendan
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Blake <blake.irvin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If you are a 'linux n00b' then start with Ubuntu linux.
> > > http://www.ubuntulinux.org
> > >
> > > Ubuntu is Debian-based so you have the ability to open the Application
> > > manage and just check a box next to the app you want (check from
> > > THOUSANDS of available free apps in the Ubuntu universe) and hit
> > > 'Apply' - you'll be asked for your admin name/password and a few
> > > moments later you are done.  (If you have broadband).
> > >
> > > I work with lots of n00b end users every day an all the ones who are
> > > mac-phobic I tell to run Ubuntu.  It's really nice and well-supported
> > > in ubuntulinux.org forums and FAQ sections.
> > >
> > > blake/
> > >
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