Which 1 suitable for me?
My system is very old system
CPU Intel Celeron 266Mhz
RAM:512 SD RAM
HDD: 40GB

I would go for Ubuntu since never use mandriva before.. Ubuntu is Debian based distros with Gnome interface.. but if u want to try something i would recommend PCLinuxOS. http://www.pclos.com

Have fun & good luck

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Added on April 5, 2008, 9:01 amSince U'r processor kinda at minimum level, there is not much GUI that can be run.. but u could still run Linux/Unix using the Shell (text based) command.. but U must be familiar with the *nix command.. good luck

also u might want to look at Ubuntu, Knoppix, DSL, PCLOS and other distros that available on the line



This post has been edited by NtahX: Apr 5 2008, 09:01 AM

try GOS..

ubuntu with Google..

i been using it for 2 days now..

www.thinkgos.com

excellent..

even with a idock.. aka macintosh..

can play dota in linux OS? in ubuntu?
thinking of migrating to ubuntu next month

Sure dude.. U might want to google bout it to see more of the screenshots...

be sure to have wine installed.. it's just simple as:



p/s: note thet the '#' is in the root account (bash/sh) or another method is just simply use the synaptics

which Linux is the best for my new comp....
running on a Intel Pentium Dual Core with 2 GB of RAM
any suggestions ?

is Ubuntu Linux good ?
please PM me the link where to download Linux OS
recommend me the best Linux as well

Thanks

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Added on April 12, 2008, 10:25 pmi want it to be user friendly, wide range of drivers compatibility
and fast....

Thanks

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Added on April 12, 2008, 10:26 pmalso... able to run most windows games and apps on it...


This post has been edited by general_odin: Apr 12 2008, 10:26 PM

you may try out the ubuntu.. i just installed few day ago.. and it run no problem so far.. all hardware was auto detected..
Ubuntu

This post has been edited by IwAp: Apr 13 2008, 07:48 PM

Ubuntu is fine for a start. For Windows games, you can run em' in Linux using wine. For other apps, I suggest you try to find their equivalent open source. Eg: MS Office --> OpenOffice, Adobe Photoshop-->Gimp...and something like that. Good luck~~~

IS that Ubuntu will offer the most eye-candies in GUI? Also is that Ubuntu the easiest Linux around?

In a way, I can answer yes because Ubuntu 7.10 comes with Compiz-Fussion (desktop effect) out of the box. But, with a little tinkering, other distro can have it too. Other eye-candies (icon, theme, login screen) can be downloaded corresponded with the desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, etc)


From my experience, it's among the easiest Linux around

This post has been edited by overlord_666: Apr 22 2008, 08:19 PM

How about Linux Mint OS? I heard that they have limited Windows programs compatibility there.

Never use Linux Mint myself, but some of my friends says that overall it's just another variant of Ubuntu (only with a couple of applications not available in Ubuntu and the multimedia codecs been installed by default). Don't know what you mean by "have limited Windows programs compatibility there" though. Is it using Windows everyday apps in it (without using the like of Wine)?

i wan to ask one thing..
using linux must have the internet connection?? to perfect it??
sorry for my noobness.. first time touching it yesterday..
queit pening edi

you need internet connection for updates, else it just works fine....
It is just too easy to look for apps in ubuntu with internet connection with synaptics.

or new user ubuntu is the hands down, the best distro

or experienced user slackware will be the best choice

personally i like linux, but not until it fully support the new ATi HD generation

been tryin' by all means to install ati driver but not luck.. only black screen bug anywhere.. zzZZzz

Have you tried using Envy? I used that for my Acer 1692's ATI Mobility Radeon X700.

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Added on May 4, 2008, 2:09 amMandriva is pretty easy to install and use. It worked right out of the box for my PC but software selection is rather limited. You can search it yourself but Linux softwares have a lot of dependencies so you got to do some work to get everything right for you. Distros like Ubuntu have a large software repository so all the softwares come in packages, you don't have to hunt for the dependency files. But Ubuntu doesn't install well on my PC but another distro, Linux Mint which is build on Ubuntu worked for me. I strongly recommend you to try Linux Mint.

Large collection of drivers? Why do you need a large collection?

This post has been edited by ayob99: May 4 2008, 02:09 AM

nope, if not mistaken, current linux kernel only can optimize 9500 & higher ati gfx but not hd series, i mean until x series.
as far ive already tried:-

- mandriva 2008 rc2
- fc 7 & 9 beta
- ubuntu 7.10 & 8.04
- opensuse 10.3 & 11.0 beta

the only works was opensuse 10.3 but it have the lagg problem..

i will try with rhe later.. might got luck?

This post has been edited by gengstapo: May 4 2008, 09:12 AM

I'm currently using xp to do a output file server. Would like to switch to Linux cos i heard tat Linux have better performance for input output server. Is it true ?

My current server is a dual core any recommend which Linux is suitable for this input output server ? Currently using dual gigabits LAN to provides all the clients need. (Im new to Linux)

This post has been edited by Viperize: May 13 2008, 09:51 AM

You mean like a Sharing Server?

Just get Debian, SuSE, Fedora, Ubuntu or something then setup Samba.