VanBuren Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hey all I was thinking of trying Linux, i have a emty partition of 10 GB, what filesystem should i use for Linux and also, does Linux fix the boot when installing it? What Linux dist should i use, i know nothing about Linux atm VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hey Van, I used Fedora Core 2 for a while on my ex's computer, and liked it. I learned a lot from it, I ran it alone on that machine, though, so I can't help with the dual boot. BTW, the Linux PC is now gone (so is the ex) and I have been thinking of doing the same thing as you want to with the latest Fedora Core 4. Both my HD's are formatted NTFS on my current PC, so I would have to reformat #2 as FAT32 in order to run Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest helloimtim Posted August 21, 2005 CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 You could always try a live cd first to see if you like it before installing to your computer. There are tons of diffrent ones out there and they are free. I hear allot of good things about mepis. It is supposed to be about the easiest for begginers. Just my 2 cents. Oh the live cd will let you run lynix without installing it to your harddrive. Kinda of a test drive type of thing. Try a few diffrent ones and see what works best for you. As fast as your connection is it would not take alot to download a few then burn to disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted August 21, 2005 CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 fedora core 2 is the best one out there red hat is also a very good distribution.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted August 21, 2005 CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 I've used Red Hat before and it was pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted August 21, 2005 CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 I have used Red Hat Linux and the only drawback was, that I had to boot into Red Hat with a floppy, fortunately there are dist. releases wherein you can boot right into Linux from the selective screen when you power-up your PC. Also The Fedora Project is the free descendant of Red Hat Linux. As most computer enthusiast know, you can have a lotta fun using Linux ( I personally use SuSE now). Here is a link to Linux you may want to take a look at: http://www.linuxiso.org/ TheHalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted August 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 thanks guys i will look in to this VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 http://www.linuxiso.org/download.php/590/LiveCD-9.1-01.iso thats the link for the SuSE Live - you just burn the iso to a cd and run it from there that way you can see if you like it before you install it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 Van im with you... ive personally never used linux either.. but im downloading SuSE its at about 50% im going to boot it in the morning and let you all know how it turns out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 You don't have much to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 i just booted up SuSE its pretty neat lookin seems like its something im going to have to play around with.. but the only bad side is i cant get on the internet with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 Suse Linux Live CD ran with no problems on my first try. This has a pretty nice GUI. Not sure if I would use this version so much, I used the Fedora Core 2 a while back to run an FTP server. The server side helped me learn the command line interface, permissions, etc. If I am only going to browse, etc., I will stick with Windows. But, something different to experiment with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 Oh you can have lots of fun using Linux, just need the time to play, lol. TheHalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighawk211 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 Hey Van, I'm running a version of linux right now its called Gentoo its a bit more advanced than other most linux distributions but I suggest if you are ready to install a linux OS on your system i would recommend that you install Fedora Core 4 it walks you through the installation and it also partitions the drive for you so it is a pretty simple distribution of linux but at the same time you get to know linux a little bit. By the way I do dual boot with Windows XP home edition the bootloader is called GRUB there is also another one which is called LILO but I think when you install FC 4 that should all be taken care of, Im running Gentoo linux with the Gnome Desktop manager but there are also other Desktop manager's in linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 How is Gentoo more advanced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighawk211 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 If you don't know, ask around the net or go to the gentoo forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMadeRomance4 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 Suse Linux Live CD ran with no problems on my first try. This has a pretty nice GUI. Not sure if I would use this version so much, I used the Fedora Core 2 a while back to run an FTP server. The server side helped me learn the command line interface, permissions, etc. If I am only going to browse, etc., I will stick with Windows. But, something different to experiment with. SuSe is VERY good Fedora Core is a Slow Distro because of how things are puled together in it i personally like Gentoo but SuSe is VERY good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 why cant i get on the internet with my copy of SuSE Live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMadeRomance4 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 Live Disks Dont Function Fully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 hrm i see.. how would i go about dualbooting Win XP Pro + SuSE then? im in flashchat you can come explain it to me there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMadeRomance4 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 pretty much all u do is download it from linuxiso.org and if u have a partition it will ask you to pick a partition to install the OS on and when u turn on your pc u just pic widows xp or Suse Linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 gotcha.. that sounds easy enough.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMadeRomance4 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 VERY i promise you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 k just started my dl of SuSE personal got about a 1hr wait ill probably install it tomorrow morning thanx for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMadeRomance4 Posted August 23, 2005 CID Share Posted August 23, 2005 k just started my dl of SuSE personal got about a 1hr wait ill probably install it tomorrow morning thanx for the help anytime man thats what im here for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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