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Re: Linux Question [message #42563 is a reply to message #42562]

Wed, 16 February 2005 11:07

KM
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Registered: October 2004

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, David Fanning wrote:
> Which flavor is the easiest to install for the, uh, less
> technically astute members of our esteemed organization? :-)
I've used RedHat, Gentoo, Debian, and Knoppix.

Knoppix is the easiest and best at hardware detection in my
experience. It is simply amazing what a Live CD can do. But I never
did a full install, I just booted off the Live CD. I think there is
a simple point-and-click option to move from a CD boot to a
hard-disk boot.

A fun trick is to take your Knoppix CD to a friends house and reboot
their computer to Linux when they are not looking. Then, say
"Oops... Did you need that othe OS?".

Of the other 3 I have done numerous full installs, and I vote for
Debian.

> P.S. I'll probably put it on an old DELL laptop I have around here
> and have been using as a doorstop.
Thats what I use. No, not a Dell, a doorstop. It has been so beat up
that it doesn't even have a screen anymore:

http://spacebit.dyndns.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/AboutThisSite

-k.

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		Re: Linux Question By: Chris Lee on Wed, 16 February 2005 15:05
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:55
		Re: Linux Question By: Michael Wallace on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:37
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 14:21
		Re: Linux Question By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 16 February 2005 13:52
		Re: Linux Question By: Michael Wallace on Wed, 16 February 2005 13:30
		Re: Linux Question By: Jonathan Greenberg on Wed, 16 February 2005 13:31
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		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 12:55
		Re: Linux Question By: Michael Wallace on Wed, 16 February 2005 12:19
		Re: Linux Question By: James Kuyper on Wed, 16 February 2005 12:00
		Re: Linux Question By: Chad Bender on Wed, 16 February 2005 11:43
		Re: Linux Question By: Benjamin Hornberger on Wed, 16 February 2005 11:37
		Re: Linux Question By: KM on Wed, 16 February 2005 11:07
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 10:44
		Re: Linux Question By: James Kuyper on Wed, 16 February 2005 10:31
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		Re: Linux Question By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 16 February 2005 15:28
		Re: Linux Question By: David Fanning on Wed, 16 February 2005 15:14

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