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    Kool Linux Live CD list. (link)

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 22, 2006.

  1. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 22, 2006
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    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    I was tempted to post a "meh, that's kommon knowledge" type response but Frozentech's list is actually extremely handy for new users looking into the whole linux thing.
     
    TedJ, Sep 22, 2006
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    They even have a BeleniX OpenSolaris link. Which I know absolutly nothing about. But I'll give it a try on Virtual PC
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 22, 2006
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    There is also a Windows XP Live CD. I downloaded it a while back ago but never used it. :(
     
    ScifiMike12, Sep 22, 2006
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    Philip_0729 Notebook Guru

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    hey tedj are you on the misticriver forums as well???
     
    Philip_0729, Sep 24, 2006
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  6. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    Yup! :)

    LFNYC, that Belenix is rather interesting... I had a quick play with it when it was bundled on a Linux Format magazine coverdisc a few months back. Previously, I hadn't played with Solaris for nearly 10 years.
     
    TedJ, Sep 24, 2006
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    Philip_0729 Notebook Guru

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    I am quite interested in Linux, for rockbox pruposes... but I'm complete Linux Noob ;) What would you recomend that list is massive :eek:

    a nice Ui would come high on my list, as would games and running from my H300 if possible would be cool :D
     
    Philip_0729, Sep 25, 2006
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    I'll probably sound like a scratched record saying this, but if you're interested at looking at linux then Ubuntu is hard to beat. A good liveCD with HDD installation if you decide you like it, combined with an excellent online user community makes it an excellent distro for new users.

    Once installed, Ubuntu has access to a massive amount of software via their online repositories.
     
    TedJ, Sep 25, 2006
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    BackTrack is very usefull if you like free internet ;)
     
    ivan300, Sep 26, 2006
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    I want to install it on my laptop, but I'm scared it won't let me dual boot and take over.

    I had a bad experience with Fedeora 2 & Grub loader awhile back.

    Ubuntu seems much more user friendly tho, but I still hesitate to install.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 6, 2006
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  11. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    my simple recipe - work (so far) all of the times, in order:
    1. xp
    2. vista (oh yes, i m triple-booting on my 80gb5400rpm) ; if no vista then skip this step
    3. a FAT32 partitionfor file sharing between windows and linux
    4. gpart tool to create a reiferts partition (or ext3 if ubuntu) i have mine at 12gb
    5. gpart tool to create a linux-swap partition (i keep mine at 3gb)
    6. linux installation, take the default settings, just follow the instruction

    by triple-booting, it 1st comes up with either linux or windows - default linux if nothing is being chosen
    if choosing windows, one then have the choice of vista or "previous windows version" (xp)

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 6, 2006
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