i m new to linux OS and previously was using window, then now i wish to try out linux. I heard from my frens that linux has alot of version then i dunno wat version to choose to start with. In term of popularity which versionis more popular and useful for both business and homeuse? pls help.

thks alot , corrrect me if i got anything wrong here. thx....

This post has been edited by jamis: Dec 26 2004, 06:21 PM

Go Knoppix, you have 2GB of s/w compress into a 700MB CDR that mean lots of Open Source software for you to try out and less of all no need to format your PC HDD. If you like it, install Knoppix into your HDD, and run fro m HDD it make loading quicker than CDROM.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=83292

www.distrowatch.com

This post has been edited by Kizarh: Dec 27 2004, 10:23 AM

i using red hat

it is fedora core

I'm suggesting for Linux beginner's who has a need for networking work can try Suse 9.x. Its really helpful as it comes with YaST - kindda like Control Panel in Windows. It DOES help me alot in configuring this and that. Furthermore, if you want to install anything(application), YaST will acknowledge what other package(s) you need in order to install the programme. Good Luck.

Just pick one.. doesn't matter.

same as me. suse is my choice but just curious. if we use yast to install application, it can also uninstall it right? but just for rpm application only. and how about tarbal application. (the one that have .tar) i'm succesfully install a lot of application using tarbal such as tvtime, xine and etc. but how to unintall it? using the commad "make uninstall" ? in what directory? am i right?

yeah... I agree.... just pick one of the most used distros and try it out..... after all, you just want to play around with it right? you're not deploying a mission-critical server right?

I'm sure as time goes by, you will have tried out a few of them anyway.....

Yeah.. I mean.. popularity don't mean squat. It's not a popularity contest

where to download this knoppix?

go to www.linuxiso.org there are a lot of distrubution

i use redhat 9.0.......wanna find the rpm package,go rpmfind.net.
quite good.....

google is the best search engine for me.... just give it a try n u'll find any linux u want.

Does that mean Fedora Core is actually Red Hat?
So now no more red hat?
Why they replace red hat with fedora core?

it is bcoz red hat now need money.. fedora is a free version of it

This post has been edited by jojoG: Feb 19 2005, 02:06 PM

How come I burn FC3 iso for few time still FAIL when I run test? Wasting my CDR only.... anyone know why? I tried to del the file and download again still the same problem....

Try not to use MAX speed when you burn ur iso

What speed is recommended???

i usually use 32x

in the extracted directory. eg. find xine folder and then type make uninstall. however not all the tarball files included the uninstall command.

anyway, I'm also a so-called newbie in this linux thingie, and as far as I concerned, Suse 9.1 pro is fine running on my box. Agreed with the YaST feature, help you a lot when installing rpm packages. especially, the dependency check stuff.

If I'm not mistaken, all rpms are compatible with suse, although they are made specially for red hat.