Ubuntu Linux CDs For Free (incl. Shipping) - Grab it right now...

miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Feb 20 2005, 10:08 AM

Hi guys,
     I searched about this particular Linux Distro after I read about it in a post by MajesticTreeFrog ( http://www.astahost.com/I-Support-Microsof...getnewpost.html ) - and I found out that they still have that offer OPEN. They're giving away free CDs for Intel, PowerPC and AMD64 Platform.. They even ship as many copies as you want FREE OF COST INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES. This is your golden chance lol... HURRY HURRY.. GRAB YOUR COPY OF LINUX.. @ http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/
Do it today and spread the word around.. Linux is the OS of the day, year, the epoch...

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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Feb 20 2005, 02:25 PM

haha.. yeaah qwiji.. completely agree with you again.. What I'm going to say is so goddamned cliche - but I'll still go ahead and say it - "East Or West, Linux is the BEST".. lol.. (sic.) ..

anyways.. have you ever given QNX a try ? That's a damned good system too and the GUI (named Photon) is Ultra Smooth and fast. Only problem they don't have their drivers organized properly.. you'll have to look around all over the net.. Grab another of the free downloads at http://www.qnx.org . The .iso distro - runs directly off the CD (like Knoppix LiveCD or Lindows) except that this OS has been around much longer than those two. As also you can make a native installation from the same CD onto your HDD... The shell is pretty similar to bash - though with very little pre-configuration.

They also had another ditro with a trmendously scaled down version of the same OS (surprisingly including the GUI) - that could run off a couple of 1.44meg floppies. I found the repository yesterday (something like openqnx.org) - but lost the link again. However, try googling for "smallest os with gui" and you'll get to the site - or else check the shoutbox for the link. It should be there somewhere in yesterdays shouts...

All the best

 

 

 

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musichere

Feb 23 2005, 07:48 PM

QUOTE (JustinSquare @ Feb 22 2005, 01:21 AM)

For some apparent reason, i don't trust it. Sure i mean it's linux, but how real could a free cd be............

That's unfair becuase if you think about it, since they recieve lots of donations, and CDs cost about £1 shipped, it's actually not much money.

If you don't believe it's any good just download the ISO and have a try, or even better, order the CD from their official website.

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mastercomputers

May 12 2006, 01:18 PM

You can use WINE which can run some Windows programs, they aim to make all Windows programs run from it, but it's still early stages.

Depending on what programs you want to run, WINE maybe able to do it for you.


Cheers,


MC

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sendo72

May 12 2006, 12:50 PM

is there any way to make a windows program compatible with linux?

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nightfox

May 11 2006, 11:10 PM

I hate to bring back an old thread but, I got my copies today and I'm loving it!

Note: I also found out that Ubuntu doesn't like HP media center PCs X Server refused to start and I had a broken shell. I ran the Live CD on another (older, MUCH older) computer and works like a charm!

I'm ordering more for when I get my computer building service going, I'm going to offer Ubuntu as an OS option next to Windows... or thow in a copy of it

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carny gal

Apr 17 2006, 01:29 PM

My computer repair guy ordered a bunch of these cd's from ubuntu and now gives them away to anyone he can talk into trying Linux.

He gave me both the Install CD and the Live CD so I could try it without installing it. I tried it and I love it!

I'm going to do a dual boot install this week and I'll bet I'm a Linux convert by the end of the month!

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mastercomputers

Apr 17 2006, 09:54 AM

I wonder what the max limit of CDs are, I wouldn't mind creating a feature wall in one of the rooms out of Ubuntu CDs, I'll just go measure up the wall.

By the way I was joking, well kind of...


Cheers,


MC

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