Bryan, Overall, I found SuSE 8.2 to be the easiest to install on an older machine. I'm a complete Linux newbie and didn't want to fool with the comand line during installation. SuSE install was straightforward and went without any hitches. It even recognized my windows network connection and DHCP and I can surf the net without any additional configuration.
Others I tried: - I could install Mandrake 7.2, but it didn't recognize the D-Link DFE-530TX+ (my ethernet card). I found a Linux driver but coudn't really follow the install instructions, so I bailed out. - I couldn't install RedHat 9.1 because it didn't seem to work with my video card. My computer is old enough that I don't even have an AGP port. So RedHat 9.1 was out of the question (although I installed it on my laptop without issue). I picked SuSE because it had a reputation for ease of installation and it supposedly will support CFMX 6.1, although I have not tried installing CF yet. Hope this helps, from one newb to another. Oh yeah, I installed Linux right over Windows 98 -- it wipes the drive. -- Marc A. Garrett since1968.com "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hey All, > > > So can I simply install Linux over Windows (i.e. from boot up)? or do I have > to wipe the drive first (FDisk)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=i:4:137365 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
