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ok in a while I'm gonna take the plunge, putting Linux on a second hard drive.

I know 1 or 2 folks around here use or have used Linux as an OS so I have a question, which of the numerouse versions would be best for me?

My criteria are,
#1 it's gotta be free and downloadable, just the way it has to be for me.

#2 it has to be easy for a nugget like me to install, use and set up.

#3 it has to be popular enough to have a user base large enough that I can tap for info cause I dont know anyone with Linux.

my primary uses will be gaming (probly a no-go with Linux but that's ok I wanna try it) Graphics (also a bit of a weak spot for NOW) audio editing and net surfing, I believe they have adequete Email proggys too.

I plan on opperating it alongside my larger HD with WinME installed and hopefully it can grow with improvements in the fields that I'm interested in until I can eventualy switch over to it exclusivly.

so any thoughts?

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

send me a mailing address I will send you suse 8.1 professional on cd. great distro easy to set up.

Matt

boomer I run my servers on suse linux never had a crash. have several desktop units using linux, for work purposes. It is not personal pc system yet. However, my business is built around using them because it harder to crash when configured properly and you dont have give everyone the same level of access to install or run programs.

Plus with linux you can pick and choose what level of functionality you want. A full blown OS or server OS running bare minimum software like apache, Mysql, and send mail for speed on the web.

Matt

thanks Matt!!! I'll check it out a little and sen you my addy post haste. Is your addy here at WT the one I should send it too?

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

Fighting For Justice With Brains Of Steel !
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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

yes give me a few days to get the disc made. In the process of wiring 25 phone lines, and setting up internet access at office.

matt

lol nooo problem, thanks again.

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

Fighting For Justice With Brains Of Steel !
<img src="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/atengun2X.GIF" border=0>

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

is that "suse" from a Red Hat kernel? sorry if I got the terminolgy wrong.

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

Fighting For Justice With Brains Of Steel !
<img src="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/atengun2X.GIF" border=0>

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

SUSE is its own company same linux as red hat but different distribution. If you can wait I will be buying the lates version next week for new computer project.
then can send you the disk then.

Matt

yeah great, I cant get to it for a few weeks anyway, too much photo file organizing/renaming, audio editing to do before I swap drives.

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

Fighting For Justice With Brains Of Steel !
<img src="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/atengun2X.GIF" border=0>

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

hang on i thought mandrake linux was totally free n e way, and i also know that Microsoft "Borrowed" the linux stup, thats how they went from v3.11 to Win 95 so fast. And the game tux racer thats on there ROX!!!!!!!!<img src=newicons/bounce.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

If you see a bomb technician running try to keep up

i find suse to be a much better distro and easier to use.

Matt-************

never really heard of it, wats that like?

If you see a bomb technician running try to keep up

mattlott, is this the version your waiting on?

http://www.suse.com/us/private/products ... index.html

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

Fighting For Justice With Brains Of Steel !
<img src="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/atengun2X.GIF" border=0>

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

suse linux? I thought it was Mandrake linux!

If you see a bomb technician running try to keep up