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02-08-2008, 07:17 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
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hi friends, iam interested to use linux so pls suggest me which distributor linux s best...
my system config: 256ram(191mb)
80gb
amd processor
pls tell me which distributor version will work on dis config n also give download link if possible........
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02-08-2008, 07:21 PM
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The Thread Killer >:)
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Re: linux
Please post in the right section. Requested mods to move this thread.
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02-08-2008, 08:53 PM
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Re: linux
Search this forum and you will get to know about sites which suggest distros suitable for you.
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02-08-2008, 09:24 PM
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Re: linux
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02-08-2008, 10:30 PM
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Re: linux
^+1, or Xubuntu
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02-08-2008, 10:32 PM
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Re: linux
I'd say for new users, go for Linux Mint.
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03-08-2008, 12:34 AM
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Re: linux
Well first Id advise you to lower the RAM dedficated to onboard GPU to some figure less. With that kind of memory, you are seriously bottlenecking with so much video memory allocated.
And 256 MB RAM is too less for new Ubuntu. Try Zenwalk. I liked it but doesnt have that amount of repositories as in Ubuntu. Other members may be of more help.
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03-08-2008, 06:36 AM
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Re: linux
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Originally Posted by s18000rpm
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thanks for mentioning my thread 
anyway, its a looong time since someone asked for a distro. So fire away any questions you have.
and yes, DONT use ubuntu. Its going to hang like sh!t on your rig.
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03-08-2008, 07:42 AM
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Re: linux
You can even use OpenSUSE if you customize the desktop style.
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03-08-2008, 09:12 AM
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Re: linux
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You can even use OpenSUSE if you customize the desktop style.
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Yeah, and next what ? Drive a truck on a footpath ? 
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03-08-2008, 09:25 AM
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Re: linux
since download is freely available just search in google and u will get links
My choice is Fedora/CentOS or Debian.
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03-08-2008, 01:10 PM
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Who stole my Alpaca!
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Re: linux
Use Gentoo.
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03-08-2008, 04:14 PM
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TheSaint
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Re: linux
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Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham
Yeah, and next what ? Drive a truck on a footpath ? |
Very funny, when I say he can use SUSE and use it comfortably I mean it.
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03-08-2008, 04:31 PM
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Re: linux
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Very funny, when I say he can use SUSE and use it comfortably I mean it.
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Really ? Then I better give it a try. I seriously doubt the live CD would even boot. For SuSE 10.2, I got error saying for gnome to boot I need 512MB RAM
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03-08-2008, 06:33 PM
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Re: linux
Not the live CD, try the install DVD. The live CD unfortunately does not have the direct install option.
And while you're at it, install with the GNOME desktop environment, not KDE
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03-08-2008, 06:38 PM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: linux
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Not the live CD, try the install DVD. The live CD unfortunately does not have the direct install option.
And while you're at it, install with the GNOME desktop environment, not KDE
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I was downloading, 25mb was left and MultiGet screwed up. 
Finally I got the corrupted ISO, which I force burnt into a DVD using K3B, thinking that I may just give it a shot. But then, NO success. I couldn't fix the image with a torrent client since I need some disc space in my HDD to move the file around. Finally, I ended up spending two nights downloading nothing and converting a Disc to a frisbee. 
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03-08-2008, 07:00 PM
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Re: linux
So its all OpenSUSE's fault, right.
@Filled-Void - Ha! Tired of what-must-be-my-distro threads I suppose? 
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03-08-2008, 07:51 PM
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Re: linux
Enough of Ubuntu.....openSUSE is the way forward.
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03-08-2008, 08:27 PM
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Re: linux
Yeah OpenSUSE is quite good 
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04-08-2008, 06:28 AM
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TheSaint
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Re: linux
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Always use bittorrent for large files, it's almost foolproof because of md5checks
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04-08-2008, 06:31 AM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: linux
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Always use bittorrent for large files, it's almost foolproof because of md5checks
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BitTorrent gives 30kbps compared to 240 by directlink. And till now, whenever the download fails via Direct Link, since I always use a download manager which saves data to a single file, I use deluge, start new download and put that file instead of the one deluge creates for downloading, and the rest of the download gets completed.
The problem happened actually because I was too lazy to burn some other ISOs. Finally I crammed up my partitions and couldn't free a few gig.
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So its all OpenSUSE's fault, right.
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Nope. Its MY fault for not buying a bigger HDD.
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04-08-2008, 05:03 PM
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Who stole my Alpaca!
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@Filled-Void - Ha! Tired of what-must-be-my-distro threads I suppose?
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LOL. Everyone is recommending a distro for a random person who did a run drive through post.
Anyway I still say Gentoo .
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