On Saturday 25 February 2006 11:38 am, Howard Coles Jr. wrote: > 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.
Nobody mentioned Puppy Linux. It is a live CD but unlike the others, it doesn't run programs from the CD. It loads everything into ram so it's fast. You can make a mulitsession CD or DVD so that you can install and make changes. If you are using Windows, it allows you to create a "pup file" so that you can save your settiing and install other software. I installed OpenOffice on my version of Puppy. It can be installed on your hard drive for a dual boot with Windows, if you want and it can be installed on a flash drive as long as your bios supports booting from a USB device. Eric Jackson > > Having a partition on which you can install Linux is much better. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
