On Feb 24, 2006, at 23:21, <[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?
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.
DSL is a very good distribution to run on older hardware as its
requirements are modest and
it is a small distribution. Being Debian based, it is easy to install
aditonal programs if ones
that you want are not included.
For laptops, Knoppix is the premier live distribution. For
installation, Knottix is essentially
Knoppix for hard disk installation.
www.distrowatch.com is an excellent source to find different
distributions and has links to
more information and downloads.
A word of caution with laptops. Many use proprietary chips and support
for them may not
be available. On the other hand, many laptops work well with Linux. In
the user group I
am in, Knottix has a good history with laptop installations. Others to
look at include
Ubuntu and Kubuntu. These last two are used a lot on Mac laptops
because they have PPC
support.
Ross Bernheim
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