apostolics Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 im sick and tired of ms and i dont like where longhorn went so i see linux as my beekon of light. can some one help me find a no nonsense guide or maybe just your good advice. i already have red hat 9 and so far its not working with my hardware. the thing is i would like a gui because im not that great at command line and i dont see the use for it as an end user setup. i will try to learn the command line though. i went to linux.org but its outragious the amount of different distros Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_cow Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 Try starting with something easy like mandrake, fedora core 3/4, or SUSE then work your way up to debian and the lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 I'd second the Suse recommendation - it's fairly noob-friendly, and it does have a decent amount of hardware compatibility. http://www.linuxquestions.org has a good support area for choice of a distro that you'd be interested... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 Try takeing the quiz: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apostolics Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 thanks that test helped a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethedodobird Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 That was a nice find jeremy. Im in the same boat as you apostolics. I went with slackware, because i figure I might go all out and learn linux inside and out. Then when vista comes around I can aviod it like the plague (which it will probably be) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 I don't recommend using slackware if you are a beginner. The install is far from user friendly and takes time to fully get X up and running. If you are a serious beginner, I suggest you start with Fedora Core and then migrate to another distro. Just remember to try and not become dependent on RPMs to install programs and libraries. Doing so will only make it more difficult to move on to a more complex distro. Btw, once you go bash, you'll never go C:\> . GrammarNazi note: Beekon is not a word. The word you are looking for is "beacon". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 I second that . Im starting with FC4 and I thought it easy to setup after aris helped me with a partition problem (my fault). It is fairly easy to use i feel. I like the look and feel almost better than Xp. My suggestion is to start with FC4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asoTrance914 Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 idk i sorta like PHLAK lol but im in ultra advance Linux user but i started w. linspire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apostolics Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 after trying a few i decided on linspire to since it was a small download and it looks nice too. inyways i got it free thanks to that promo code on the hot deals part of occ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddy25fb Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 i myself use Suse 9.2...nothin wrong with it...linspire eh?? youll grow tired of it soon enough and move to another more complex distro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Frankenstein Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 i am just installing linspire on my laptop myself i am determined to get to know linux but gotta start out as a noob, i want to use linux on my folding farm so better start getting used to it now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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