what version of linux to use?
 

i have a new computer that i would like to play around with different os's before putting xp on it. what is a good version of linux to put on for a newbie?

i've already tried linspire and everything went fine until it got to the desktop and it just hung, wouldn't let me do anything so that option is out.


thanks.

Hey,

Maybe Red Hat 9 and Xandros 2.0.

And maybe this one:

hxxp://releases.ubuntu.com/warty/warty-release-install-i386.iso

;)

cya,
Will

Anybody who hasn'tg tried Xandros is missing something.

Yeap. Now I'm pissed off. I cant find where I downloaded the damn thing to. I got it installed in Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 but I cant find the darn isos. lol

Forgot to burn it. :( Now waiting for locate32 to finish updating its datebase. hehe If it cant find it then nothing can.

check http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html , you can search for category of use, plattaform, language, etc

but my two cents go to gentoo linux http://www.gentoo.org/ (yes, the source based one!) the best if you want to play and learn linux!

have fun! :cool:

another good site for choices in a *old* post by felixml: http://distrowatch.com/

Download all of them here. :)

http://www.linuxiso.org/

Go ahead and download all 15 of them. ;)

war59312


What is "warty"...i hav only see a ftp-file-directory on your link.
Where see i more infos over this OS ? Is it a Linux-distro ?

Please send me more infos over this...thank you my Friend

i want one that is very easy to install. i just want to play around the desktop environment to see what it is like.

something like lycoris looked easy, but they only have a 45 day trial. which i'm sure is long enough, but i'd rather not have a limit in my usage time.

Xandros should be the answer. Where to get one with no time limit? I guess you have to pay for it. They used to have a try out. I don't know about the current version.

Thank You all...i hav found more and more infos with google...i hav downloaded and will testing the next time.

Hey,

Yeah its linux.

hxxp://www.ubuntulinux.org/



Tons of screen shots:

hxxp://osdir.com/shots/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=156&slide=17

Take Care,
Will

You could also try mandrake move - it runs all from the disk (cd) and will give you a decent preview ;)

Hope this helps some :)

/JD

adams...i think the Xandros 2.0 or 2.5 is good for Beginner (i a Beginner in Linux).

I hav testet Linspire and the new "Marlin" (is Linspire 5.0 in the Future) and think Xandros OR! Mandrake 10.1 (hav testet is, good) is for beginner the Best Distro.

With Debian 3.0....oh man i hav negative Expirence ! SuSE 9.2 is a not good.

Ok you must self finding the best Version for self.

Greetings from germany fritz122

then you can try knoppix! (http://www.knoppix.org/)


KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals.
KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.

no time limit! linux is free, free as in freedom :)

You can also sign up for Xandros 3.0 Beta 1. ;)

hxxp://support.xandros.com/beta_applications/xdl30/index.php

Hey Guys,

Order as many Cd's of Ubuntu 4.10 (the Warty Warthog) as you want. :)

http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/user.cgi?action=new

Enjoy,
Will

PS: I just ordered 20 for my entire Linux class. :)