linux

[trackrat]

Is their a free downloadable version of a linux OS.
I have BB, so the download will be no problem.
Regards Alan 😕

 

[canadian_divx]

mandrake, gentoo, slackware, suse, redhat fedora, and millions others

http://www.distrowatch.com/

persoanly i think gentoo is the best but for a new user mandrake 9.2 is great but if u have a basic LG cdrom it might kill it but if it is a burner or dvd rom u are fine

 

[trackrat]

The couple of sites I have been too are asking you to buy mandrake & redhat, can anyone post me some links to the free downloads as i have just put together a new computer and wanted to experiment with Linux.

 

[trackrat]

Sorry canadian divx I did not see your link.
Thanks.

 

[canadian_divx]

http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3

 

[canadian_divx]

http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml (you compile this one to your exact system)

very good german one that is to replace winodws more than others http://www.suse.com/us/private/download/suse_linux/index.html

 

[j79zlr]

http://www.linuxiso.org/ has links to the 'main' distro's.

 

[trackrat]

thanks

Thanks to you all for the links, I will have a look tomorrow when I have more time to do downloads. 😱

 

[trackrat]

I dropped a clanger 😱 I burned the first two redhat discs as a normal data disc instead of an iso image disc.
Can i put these discs back in and burn another to an iso image or do I have to download them again.

 

[penguin]

Just copy the ISO off of the CD's back to your HD and them burn the image.

 

[trackrat]

Penguin can I put the disc in the dvd player, select burn ISO image then burn it or do I have to download it to the hard drive first?. 😕

 

[cpugeniusmv]

Penguin can I put the disc in the dvd player, select burn ISO image then burn it or do I have to download it to the hard drive first?. 😕

i would recommend copying it to the hard drive first.

 

[canadian_divx]

good choice but just in case i have encournted some errors with fedora with 2 network cads and some USB 2.0 by SIS and VIA, they were hulting the systems but once disabled and a USB card was entered all was good, i just thought you might want to know of this bug if u encountered it.

 

[trackrat]

good choice but just in case i have encournted some errors with fedora with 2 network cads and some USB 2.0 by SIS and VIA, they were hulting the systems but once disabled and a USB card was entered all was good, i just thought you might want to know of this bug if u encountered it.

Thanks for all your replies, I have plenty to think about now.
Regards Alan