On Saturday 25 February 2006 01:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am getting ready to rebuild my Windows laptop. > I am thinking of trying out a dual-book with Windows and Linux. > > > 1) I have heard of Linux systems that will run from a CD so that they > can be "tried" out. > Does anyone know where I can get one of these CDs (or ISO I have someone > download) and which Linux would be best for someone Linux stupid?
there are several Good Linux Distros for new Users: SUSE Linux http://opensuse.org Red Hat (or Fedora Core as its known now). http://www.redhat.com/en_us/USA/fedora/ Good for new users, but not sure if fedora has a "live cd" version. Kubuntu (my favorite 'cause its Debian based without all the headaches a new user would face trying Debian). http://www.kubuntu.org I like KDE better than I do Gnome, hence the reason for Kubuntu. The Ubuntu cds are Gnome based, so If you try it and like it better go for it. I've heard Knoppix is good, but haven't tried it. and others. > 2) Also, I heard that there is a version of Linux that will run from > a thumb drive called DSL. (D*mn Small Linux). > Has anyone ever tried this or know how to set this up? I have the thumb > drive ready. Not sure about this one, but I believe Mandriva has such a beast as well, and its been known to also have a live cd and be very user friendly. http://www.mandriva.com However, you must be aware that a distribution that runs from the CD will be VERY slow, so don't judge performance by that. Also it may not "from the CD" run and see all your hardware properly, like it would if you edited the right config file. Having a partition on which you can install Linux is much better. -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! Christian Books On-Line http://risenbooks.com http://home.comcast.net/~dhcolesj --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
