SLAX

the protable linux base on slackware. just copy the image file and boot from ur USB or optical drive.walla! a linux machine
zero configuration.

NOOB MUST TRY!

anyone use Lindows??it is combination of windows & Linus.....hope someone try it

what distro? so many? should i stick to FC? thanks

mitodna without blue

I tried:
1. Red Had Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0 -> FC1, FC2, FC3, FC4
2. Gentoo
3. Slackware
4. Linspire
5. Ubuntu
6. SUSE Enterprise Server, Profesional 8.0, 9.0
7. Mandrake 8.0, 9.1, 10.0
8. TopologiLinux

Overall, i am now using Slackware

Why?
1. Simple
2. Stable and Reliabe
3. I can play MP3, watch MOVIES even in .WMV format
4. Recompile kernel easily
5. Easy software installation with simple tarball *.tgz
6. I can configure servers (TFTP, FTP, DHCP, FIREWALL, .... within minutes)
7. Good for software development.
8.Fast
9. Customizability
10. NTFS & FAT32 is enabled


What it sucks:
1. No PAM (they claim PAM to have some flaws)
2. No GRUB (LILO is only available)
3. Kernel 2.4.xx ? ( Why don't they use kernel 2.6.12.x straight? I have to compile it myself)
4. Why no Proxy Server package provided.

Solaris 10 Free for download: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp

M currently using ubuntu and satisfied with it.
Just wanted to share this small site where they help you choose waht's suitable for you.

http://www.google.com.my/url?sa=t&ct=res&c...6f-JZ24YO29zJQL

recommend newcomers try out liveCDs first (eg, gnoppix/ubuntu live for gnome desktops, knoppix/kanotix for kde, and elive for enlightment desktops), and make your way from there.


I see too many l33t wannabes trying to install debian from netinst without even knowing how to use the command line, much less get apt-get started...

I'm NLD (Novell Linux Desktop) user. Look nice ... but need to pay if want upgrade service pack

low hardware requirement is one of the best part of unix blood platform.

i run FC4 and RH9

This post has been edited by MadCentury: Sep 10 2005, 07:26 AM

no linux distro are perfect, i think most distro can't compete with commercial available os as it's just open source.

Commercial products is no close from perfect, thats why open source was born.

Anyway I'm still sticking with Slackware for 7 years - simplicity

just got ubuntu with super-G wifi and most of the power management features working on my laptop. also a hack for the widescreen. took me 2 days but now i'm not a linux n00b anymore lol.

hello, kinda noob here, but i just donwloaded FC-4 and im planning to install in on a 400mhz PC to make it a pure linux PC. got a few questions tho...

is 320MB RAM and 4GB harddisk enough to install and run the OS properly?? gonna plan to use it mainly for surfing and maybe running it as a home server.

wanna learn how to use the software as i heard its stable...thanks ya

i think that is more than enough unless you install all applications ..even now i'm still running FC2 on Pentium 3 192MB ram with 5GB of old hardisk. ...running on TWM env (almost 2 years already).

FrozenTech's LiveCD List: http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
10 things to do with Linux live cd: http://www.tuxs.org/dolive.htm

This post has been edited by APIITian: Oct 8 2005, 04:20 AM

slackware is great for compiling source files.

yup CemtOS is enterprize linux, very good, just directly clone from RHEL the different is one for free another one need to pay.

friend, maybe you can check with your ISP or HSP that what system they used to provide service, expecially ISP. post back here the answers they give u, so we can know what commercial so called prefect software they used.

ohh did i smell UNIX?

for my desktop, i use mandriva 2006 and for my laptop, i use PClinuxOS.... both distros impressed my.... ... i've been using mandriva since mandrake 7.2 till now....

End of the day, Linux is Linux so whatever distro you're using all have pros and cons. The most notable pro of all, linux still run smooth on old moyang hardware

This post has been edited by tylux: Nov 23 2005, 12:14 PM