Alpha Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Okay guys, soon I'll be reformating this piece of junk computer. What I want to do though is dual boot Linux with it. The problem is there, there are too many versions of Linux. What version do I go with? Is Linspire (formally Lindows) any good? Help me out here, you Linux fan boys.
solidius23 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 im thinking about putting linux on my spare computer so im interested in this topic as well.
Agozer Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 I hear good things about Ubuntu.Yeah. They say that Ubuntu and Kubuntu are the most n00b-friendly distros out there.
nxg Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) If your new to Linux I would also recommend Ubuntu,it's based on Debian with the same Packet Manager => easy soft installation.But at the same time it's easy to install Ubuntu itself.And you can get free copies of it at no charge ( https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ ).but it may takes some time to be shipped. Edited March 15, 2006 by nxg
Wizard Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Word up on Ubuntu also. Very good peice of Linux imo. Best since redhat.
Elazul Yagami Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 If you want ease, then Ubuntu all the way. HOWEVER, if you're technically versed and want the most stable and efficent linux you'll ever use (as well as have alot of time on your hands) then you use gentoo i warn you though, gentoo is NOT user friendly, UNTIL you install a gui for it yourself. and even then at first it's not user friendly, but after that, unless your HD physically crashes, you probably will never hafta install it again.
iq_132 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 I'm a big fan of knoppix. The newest version has support for read/write of ntfs drives. On top of that, the whole distro is bootable/runnable off of a cd/dvd.
Weirdy Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 I get a "module/kloop.ko" error whenever I try to boot knoppix and it's detecting my hardware. Do you guys know what the problem is?
Wizard Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 HOWEVER, if you're technically versed and want the most stable and efficent linux you'll ever use (as well as have alot of time on your hands) then you make your own distro<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Fixed. I'm a big fan of knoppix. The newest version has support for read/write of ntfs drives. On top of that, the whole distro is bootable/runnable off of a cd/dvd.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ubuntu is live also. At least mine are. I got both in 32 and in 64bit varity. They ship the Discs fo free!
Agozer Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Yup, Ubuntu on LiveCD is cool. Does Ubuntu/Kubuntu support NTFS writing?
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