In order to assimilate that I am going to have to become horizontal for a while.
>> I downloaded 3 distros of Linux recently: Gentoo, Knoppix >> and Open SUSE. In the first two cases the OS runs off a >> CD. In the latter, it might be designed to run off a DVD >> (I don't recall). That way, I can try them out easily >> enough. >> >> Any recommendations? > > I have two versions of Knoppix 3.3 and 3.6 there are > probably 3 or 4 newer versions than those. I have never > messed with Gentoo or Suse. I have played around with > Ubuntu, Kubuntu, CentOS, Puppy, Helix, Berry and the new > Mandirva. These are all Live CD and install versions. I > used to use Mandrake for 3 versions before it became > Mandirva. I switched to Fedora Core 2 about 4 years ago > and I am now on Fedora Core 6 about to go to Fedora 7 when > it comes out. I created virtual machines and installed all > the above Live CD install versions on the virtual machines > and tested them on my Fedora box using VMware Workstation > for my hardware emulator. Fedora is coming out with a Live > CD version. My next really big project is to learn how to > build the entire OS and all the packages from scratch. > There is a group and a site called Linux From Scratch. > They have documentation that teaches you how to do it. I > had a look at it and can tell you it isn't for the > squeewmish. Non geek winblows users would not want > anything to do with it. I have a copy of their Live CD and > their documentation. I know that after I am successful > with the project I will know plenty about the under > workings of Linux. -- D --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
