-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Linux
- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 19:19:27 +1200
Hi, unclerichard,
I'm interested in what you have said in your response to my Linux
enquiry. However, there are a few points that arise in my mind, and I
would like to discuss them with you, if I may.
I have been trying to get Knoppix to run on my machine, but it refuses
to go further than the opening screen, and I am of the opinion that the
disc may be at fault. It is from the Oct 2002 PC World. It is not
complete, I know.
I am still unsure of which distribution to go for, and I am wondering
whether I could run Linux on my second hard drive, or whether a
partition is necessary. I have a 16 and an 8 gig HDD. 857 Athlon
processor 256ram and running WinMe. Does that make it any easier for
you to suggest the most suitable dist.
Finally, I wonder, could I telephone you at some convenient time for
you? I'm not far away, I'm in Pukekohe. I'll not be offended if you
don't want to, but if you're happy to, send me your number, and a
suitable day/time. As I'm a pensioner, any time at all suits me.
Thanks a lot,
Sincerely
Rick Holmes
unclerichard wrote:
> I have experimented with Linux for the last three years with mixed results.
>
> To answer your two specific questions:
>
> The latest are the easiest to install, especially Mandrake 9.1 and Red Hat 9.
> The best to date is
> SuSE 8.2 but though you can d/l ISO discs you are more likel;y to have better
> results buying the box
> set. Unfortunately they cost more than most Linux distros though no where
> near as expensive as that
> other well know OS. The Debian nased Linux OS's tend more towards a text
> based installtion, however
> they are on the whole more stable and somewhat easiest to update.
>
> I have used a second PIII/500 256RAM box for my Linux OS. I have run Linux
> successfully dual boot
> with WINME. Unfortunately, WINXP has a different boot process and though
> there are work around dual
> booting XP and Linux is problematical. For starters I would recommend a
> second box for your Linux.
>
> I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the latest :Linux OS's they are
> now very comparable with
> Windows, particularly if you take total costs into account.
>
>
> Richard Innes
> Auckland New Zealand
> unclerichard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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