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 Jun 10 2005, 05:12 PM
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Member [ Level 1 ]  Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 10-June 05 From: London Member No.: 6,063  |
hi people, I was thinking of changing to linux too, but i dont really know alot about linux , I have heard it has better security than windows but dont know if thats true or not. as i have never used linux before im not formillier to the opertaing system and dont want to break my computer
 and one give any good advise on what i should do?
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Jun 10 2005, 05:25 PM
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Techno-Necromancer Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 13-January 05 From: The Net Member No.: 2,127 |
The reason most people like Linux is that it is almost 100% customizable. It has the ability to have better security than Windows, but only if you know how to set it up. That said, it is not too difficult to learn to use Linux, and there are many tutorials available online. For switching to Linux form Windows, I would recommend using Fedora and dual booting with Windows. The REDhat website has an excellent tutorial on how to do this.
~Viz |
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Jun 10 2005, 09:35 PM
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Colonel Panic  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,876 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 myCENTs:50.40 |
I recommend SuSE because it's the easiest to use. Easy like Windows. Fedora is an experimental distribution and should not be used for daily uses. Mandriva one of the worst since it's bugged up.
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Jun 12 2005, 08:16 PM
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Techno-Necromancer Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 13-January 05 From: The Net Member No.: 2,127 |
Actually, Fedora is not an experimental distribution. Fedora does have developer's distributions, and currently core 4 fits that category. But core 3 and below are fully tested distributions.
~Viz |
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Jun 13 2005, 10:50 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 12-April 05 Member No.: 3,899 |
I think SuSE has better configurations tools than Fedora. They're more complete and more powerful, even providing a frontend for some of the nitty-gritty stuff like Powertweak which allows people to actually change the kernel during runtime...
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Jun 13 2005, 12:42 PM
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Whitest Black Mage Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,371 Joined: 20-May 05 From: NB, Canada Member No.: 5,281 myCENTs:65.99 |
Obviously customizability is not high on his priority list since he is just trying out linux for the first time and knows little of the environment at all...don't imagine he'll be kernal hacking anytime soon
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Jun 14 2005, 12:49 AM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 13-June 05 Member No.: 6,179 |
I've used both SuSe and Fedora and perfered suse but am using fedora at the moment.
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Jun 15 2005, 10:16 PM
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Member - Active Contributor Group: Members Posts: 87 Joined: 8-June 05 Member No.: 5,984 |
I think Mandriva 2005 LE and Suse 9.3 are the best for now because of friendly user interface. I currently use Mandriva and I think it's great.
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Jun 16 2005, 03:32 AM
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Colonel Panic Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,876 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 myCENTs:50.40 |
Please note that Fedora wasn't fully tested, their kernels have experimental codes that other Linux distributors and the Fedora developers haven't 100%ly tested them. The X server was affected because of an experimental faulty, it caused it to slow down.
Anyways, back to the topic, you should look around, I suggest you get Linux for Dummies. It teaches you to operate Linux as a novice in 2 weeks. xboxrulz |
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