Fagutish Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hello all, I have decided to learn Linux but i need some help from the ever growing and ever helpful Linux Community (Now aint this some ass kissing) So here is my question(S): 1.I have recently inherited my friends copy of Red Hat 9 so should i use that or DL the Fedora Core 2 Beta 2? Or maybe some other dist but know that my resources are quite limited 2.So i got a linux distro... what should i run it on? A VMware Vmachine? A Dual-boot on current machine? or maybe running it on an empty P4 1.4 512ram GeForceFX5200 128mb? 3.I currently have a Workgroup on my network running my 3 Win PCs sharing the internet using (gasp!) ICS!!! Will Linux run on the workgroup and connect to my Internet Gateway? 4.Should I be playing outside and exersizing rather than running Linux (Don't answer that!) 5. What would happen if I slapped a Mac in to the mix? Thanks, Fagutish ( Yes i also forgot what that meant) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemical Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 1. your choice 2. your choice 3. yes. 4. yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted April 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2004 5. Nothing much, they will all talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemical Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 err yea i meant 5) yes :) wasnt reading to much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjiggag23 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 start with knoppix, its easy to learn. it should run just fine on that p4 you said you have yes yes it would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJAJ Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I started with dual booting, its a good way to find your way around, but if you've got a free machine then just put it on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryx013 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 1. If you are new I would not run a Beta version. Either wait for Fedora 2, or go with Fedora Mandrake is another good choice for a beginer. 2. I recommend you dual boot, Fedora will help you set this up pretty easily. 3. I'm not sure. I am pretty sure it will but I'm not sure how. Use google. 4. Definatly. 5. Yes, it will. You can ever run Linux on a Mac (if you wanted to.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 its soo nice you cleared up your age .. hope more teens do it too ... (all teens think this is a teens only forum ... so wrong) good luck on this project of urs .. we are here to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Start with Knoppix, then practise installing on a virtual machine. Use Mandrake, I believe redhat is too hard for a unexperienced user like you. It should run fine on your p4, replace your video card with a 64mb one, it's useless to have a good video card like that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted April 20, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2004 1. Don't use RH9, too old. Don't use FC2 beta, too new. Pick Fedora 1. Just right! :D (or pick a different 'current' distro) Don't waste time with Knoppix or other live distros. Jump in! (download a copy of Knoppix though, it is a good recovery CD for Windows PCs!) 2. Don't VMWare it. Dual boot is cool. Separate machine is better. That way you can compare the number of times you have to reboot a Windows PC to your Linux PC. It still amazes me to this day (and I have been 100% Linux over a year - my wife is an XPer, though). 3. You will be able to access the internet fine though Windows ICS. Just use the IP of your 'sharing' PC as a gateway. :) 4. There is time to play with Linux on rainy days, or other idle times. I have a family with four young boys. I have enough time to use Linux, and learn bits and pieces as I go. I didn't want to (or have to) spend a great deal of time optomizing and recompiling. I use Linux as a tool, and it suits me well. :yes: 5. "slapped a Mac"? No need to be rough on the poor PC! :p (it will work fine without the physical abuse) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hi mate. nice to see you want to learn Linux, I was the same age when I first started. I would suggest a very new-user friendly distro like mandrake or suse to begin with. (SUSE 9.1 very very nice, get it at www.suse.com) grab me on MSN if you need any help with it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongit Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 mandrake 9.2 and Fedora Core 1 are both very beginner friendly. Suse is if you buy it and get the isos, however using the network install isn't very good for a complete beginner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimon Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Go with mandrake 10 ce if u cant wait or wait a few day and get oe its the only way to and i'v been using Linux seens b4 i was a teen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongit Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Go with mandrake 10 ce if u cant wait or wait a few day and get oe its the only way to and i'v been using Linux seens b4 i was a teen come again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaKeY Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 HERE you go shimon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaRaKa Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 for number 4 dont even talk about goin out side a good geek should never leave his/her computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichotin Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 if you have a spare computer with well supported hardware (the 1.4 ghz?), install linux on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 20, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2004 for number 4 dont even talk about goin out sidea good geek should never leave his/her computer Yes, the temperature changes could affect their removable storage devices (i.e. USB keys). "Man, the sun is bright today. Where's the gamma control?" "Damn. I dropped my glasses. How do I Ctrl-Z?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 1. Don't use RH9, too old. Don't use FC2 beta, too new. Pick Fedora 1. Just right! :D (or pick a different 'current' distro) Don't waste time with Knoppix or other live distros. Jump in! (download a copy of Knoppix though, it is a good recovery CD for Windows PCs!) Or if he wanted to he could install Knoppix on his hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 20, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2004 Or if he wanted to he could install Knoppix on his hard drive. I've attempted to make the point that Knoppix is more than "just" a LiveCD on several occasions but I am losing interest in repetitively making this point. Feel free to take over. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I've attempted to make the point that Knoppix is more than "just" a LiveCD on several occasions but I am losing interest in repetitively making this point. Feel free to take over. :D You're the one who likes to push Debian distros, I was just pointing it out :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimon Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 no geek has ever left his com besides to ask his isp why is the internet 0.0000000245764432% slow than what i payed for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 If a geek never leaves their house, how will they get to LAN parties (these are actually parties with computers right: not just like a party on IRC aren't they? I've never been to one :() and war driving is mighty difficult in a 12x15' bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 If a geek never leaves their house, how will they get to LAN parties (these are actually parties with computers right: not just like a party on IRC aren't they? I've never been to one :() and war driving is mighty difficult in a 12x15' bedroom. They have virtual LAN parties because the big geeks have the big pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimon Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 And Geeks have there own pipe they make them them self. hey geeks imgagen that normal ppl had pipes what would we have 10000TB/s connections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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