[nflug] Linux recommendations for new user

[Richard Hubbard]

I'm a little late to this thread, but I would like to add the idea of a virtual machine.  I have started playing with VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/). It may not be a complete replacement for Vmware, but for just trying stuff out, it is an amazing product. The cool part is how fast it is.  I have my first VM running about as fast as my regular machine.  Microsoft vpcs were always noticeably slower.

Install virtualbox, then it will walk you through the procedure of installing and running a virtual machine.  This allows you to try all sorts of distros without messing up a hard drive, or needing reboots to get back to your normal business.
 
Richard Hubbard 
Technology Solutions Inc

----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Phillips <linux478 at yahoo.com>
To: nflug at nflug.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:26:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nflug] Linux recommendations for new user

yes

--- eric <eric at bootz.us> wrote:

> for DSL I'd like to download the most current version and install it on
> a hard drive would I download the iso that is called "current" ?  Is
> that all I need?
> 
> 
> Daniel V wrote:
> 
> >Hi Ryan,
> >I'd recommend that you try a linux that you can run
> >from CD-ROM. When I first got into Linux, I would
> >install, and then very soon have to re-install.
> >
> >I prefer three Linux distros...
> >
> >Knoppix because I can read/write NTFS reliably.
> >http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
> >
> >Damn Small Linux because it's small and loads fast,
> >also they have an iso that runs on old computers when
> >I have a problem running Knoppix on said computer.
> >http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
> >
> >Red Hat Enterprise free version 
> >http://centos.org/
> >Version 5 should be forthcoming very soon, so I don't
> >recommend bothering to download the beta. If you need
> >it stat, you can get a 30-day trial of the real thing
> >from Red Hat 
> >https://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/eval/
> >
> >Have fun!
> >Daniel
> >
> >P.S. You can also check out Fedora (Red Hat beta
> >testing distro for Enterprise), but I don't know how
> >stable it is.
> >See latest News section at 
> >http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
> >
> >PS PS You will find that there are lots of distros,
> >but the main ones that people fork off of that a new
> >user will find easier to use are Knoppix and Red Hat.
> >Debian is for Linux purists, but it has a learning
> >curve.
> >
> >I mention Red Hat because I've used it in an
> >enterprise setting and it's the first distro I really
> >got into.
> >
> >
> >--- Ryan Slomiany <ryamigo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>hi, my name's ryan.
> >>
> >>i'm new to linux and interested in learning it.
> >>
> >>which distribution do you recommend? how do I get
> >>started? and when's the next meeting?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives better.
Linux is my primary choice.


 
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