On 02/18/2007 06:22 PM, Heather Dudley wrote:
> It doesn't have to be all or nothing, either; While Windows can be
> annoyed by such things, it is possible to set up a dual boot so that
> you don't have to give up Windows-only programs. I play games and use
> other programs that I can't be rid of; so I'm forced to keep Windows
> (although I'm still NOT upgrading to Vista.), I'm working on setting
> up a multi-boot including a Linux boot. (backing up files from my hard
> drives as we speak). Linux will be used for basically anything that
> can be done without Windows.
>
> Would any of you Linux experts out be willing to give me some advice
> off-list about decent, secure free Linux OSes? I'd ask here, but given
> that this is an OOo list, I'd rather not derail the conversation too
> much.
Happy to, but with the following disclaimer:
o I'm not an "expert" but do pretty well nonetheless
o I'm biased to Ubuntu (it's what I started with) stable (Dapper)
o I would not recommend that you do this unless you have:
- hours to dedicate to fiddling with the system & hugh selection of
new applications that you'll find you can install
- a high speed internet connection
- an (optional) system that you can place side-by-side so that you can
easily use the internet for answers. This just makes life easier
whether you are installing linux or any other OS. Not required but
helps.
- at least 10Gb of hard disk space that you can spare
- a backup of your critical system files
All of my systems run linux and most are w/dual boot to Win2KPro &
WinXPPro (I keep those for troubleshooting customer problems & also to
run some applications that just won't work under linux, even w/WINE).
Please make sure that you include "Ubuntu" in the subject line.
Gary Lee
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