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    What's the best place to download Linux from?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by mattireland, May 29, 2007.

  1. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Got a desktop Pentium 3 10 GB hard disk that I want to run on Linux. Currently running on my own OS. Where do I download it from and what package? Thanks loads.
     
    mattireland, May 29, 2007
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  2. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    There are many distros of Linux. Usually, each distro will have its own website where you can choose which version you can download and how (FTP, HTTP, torrent)

    You'll probably want some sort of ix86 version of whatever distro you choose...
     
    AuroraS, May 29, 2007
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  3. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Thanks. Is linux.org the best distro or can you get combined packages from other places?

    Also I was wondering about this thing called NAMP???

    Thanks again.
     
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  4. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    linux.org isn't a "distro". They don't have any software to download.

    I'm curious... what is this "your own OS" that you're running currently on the machine?

    Your best bet is looking at something like http://www.ubuntu.com http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ or http://www.mandriva.com/ which are all pretty newbie-friendly distros. I answered you about NAMP in another thread. It has nothing to do with Linux.
     
    Pitabred, May 29, 2007
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  5. beattie010

    beattie010 Notebook Guru

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    Ubuntu is probably the best linux distro going atm, its user friendly, and fairly simple. But I've heard something about gentoo...
     
    beattie010, May 29, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Gentoo is not user-friendly, or good for new users, unless you have a lot of patience and don't mind having to read a lot to get it running right.
     
    Pitabred, May 29, 2007
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    By lots of patience, he means days of patience...
     
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Mattireland, visit this forum's sticky and take the Linux Distro Test to see what Linux edition is good for you. Then you can download the .iso from the official distribution server or mirror.

    LOL...Yes, many days for Gentoo....
     
    Gautam, May 30, 2007
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  9. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Oh thanks everybody. Pitabred I'll PM you about the OS. Thanks.
     
    mattireland, May 31, 2007
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    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Oh and Pitabred - haven't read it yet but thanks for the NAMP answer.
     
    mattireland, May 31, 2007
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