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01-10-2008, 08:49 AM
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In The Zone
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Which Linux???
Which Linux comes with packages for playing almost all type of media files???
I mean I dont want to download them after I install it.
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01-10-2008, 09:37 AM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
Ultimate Edition  !!
Am not sure. But i think so. OpenSuse 11.0 Comes with codecs installed. It also has lots of packages in the DVD itself. Lots to choose from.
Check it out.
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01-10-2008, 09:39 AM
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Re: Which Linux???
A good number of distros come with codecs installed.
For Beginners , Mint or openSUSE or Mandriva should be good .
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01-10-2008, 10:54 AM
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Who me??
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Re: Which Linux???
Mint. Look no further!
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01-10-2008, 01:55 PM
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Violent serenity.
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Re: Which Linux???
OpenSUSE .... 
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01-10-2008, 02:15 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
How is Puppy LINUX? Is it useful on the move?
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01-10-2008, 02:17 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
Mandriva ftw  Also they are going to release their newer version on 9th of this month
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01-10-2008, 02:28 PM
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Broken In
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Re: Which Linux???
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Originally Posted by Dark Star
Mandriva ftw Also they are going to release their newer version on 9th of this month |
Mandriva Truely rocks,It can play all audio files such as mp3,mp4 as well as VIdeo files like .VOB,3GP..But u ve to install VLC player which is present inbuilt in mandriva 4GB iso!!There is no doubt !!
Use Mandriva 2008 or Spring,
Last edited by goobimama; 01-10-2008 at 04:19 PM.
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01-10-2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
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Originally Posted by a_k_s_h_a_y
Ultimate Edition !! |
yes.. Ubuntu Ultimate Edition... 
http://ultimateedition.info/
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01-10-2008, 02:31 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
Hmm, luks good. Mann i wish all programs supported Ubuntu
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01-10-2008, 03:47 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
SliTaz (25mb) has mplayer which plays everything 
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01-10-2008, 05:16 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
What is the configuration of the PC you plan to run this distro on ?
Whats the level of experience you have in using linux ?
What are the exact uses of this distro ?
How would you be obtaining the distro ?
Would you download it at home or via some friend ?
If you want a one solution fits all possible situation type distro, I suggest you get Debian Stable three DVDs collection along with an apt-on-cd containing debian multimedia repositories. Such a set would enable you to install and use virtually ANY software without ever accessing the internet again after installing the OS once.
If you are an average windows user and you want some distro which is easy to use, based on a popular platform, has a high level of eye-candy and is bundled with the software the average person usually uses, like office suite, games, multimedia apps, etc, I suggest you get Ubuntu Ultimate 1.9 DVD.
If you want a solution which has the essentials of software for everything, a high amount of non-intrusive and eye friendly eye-candy and if you plan to later use the distro as a mainstream OS, and if you want ease of migration from microsoft platform, I recommend you to get Linux Mint 5 R1 Elyssa.
If all you want to be able to do is play some media files on an old PC, I suggest you get SliTaz, a lightweight OS which has MPlayer and hence plays all media files (however, you need to get extra 12.8MB zipfile with w32codecs if you want to play real media, vp7 and quicktime).
If you want a distro with exactly those software that you choose, I suggest you go to NimbleX's website and create your own live CD by choosing the software you need. It shouldn't exceed 700MB, and the download link expires in 12 hours.
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01-10-2008, 05:50 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
Quote:
Originally Posted by sganesh
Mandriva Truely rocks,It can play all audio files such as mp3,mp4 as well as VIdeo files like .VOB,3GP..But u ve to install VLC player which is present inbuilt in mandriva 4GB iso!!There is no doubt !!
Use Mandriva 2008 or Spring,
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Where do we get this Mandriva 4GB iso. I think its not available for download.
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01-10-2008, 07:44 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
it is. at mandriva website.
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01-10-2008, 08:33 PM
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Broken In
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Re: Which Linux???
Actullay,Last year, i got Mandriva 2008 4GB iso from a famous linux magazine,Now only i saw in mandriva site that they stopped giving free Full pack Linux of 4GB containing all necessary packages,U ve pay for it,
U better search for Mandriva 2008 in some Torrent site!!!
To know more
http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/e...released-today
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01-10-2008, 10:19 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
Hmm....BTW how is the interface and how ud users rate OPEN SUSE11?
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01-10-2008, 10:26 PM
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Call me Sumit
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Re: Which Linux???
Open suse is very slow on the old systems as ppl say
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01-10-2008, 10:45 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
Hmm, will it run on a P4 3Ghz HT, 1.5GB RAM?
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01-10-2008, 11:06 PM
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God of Mistakes...
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Re: Which Linux???
Linux Mint.
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02-10-2008, 11:14 AM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: Which Linux???
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Originally Posted by comp@ddict
Hmm, will it run on a P4 3Ghz HT, 1.5GB RAM?
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When even vindovs wista can run on that, why can't opensuse11 ?
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02-10-2008, 11:28 AM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
Suse is slow even on my AMD X2 4800 With 2GB RAM
Ubuntu is much faster.
because i have highly bloated install of SuSE.
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02-10-2008, 11:29 AM
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Re: Which Linux???
Well, he meant old, mine's 3.5yrs old, and not of DUAL CORE era, so tht's y i asked.
BTW-
Any more portable Linuxes?
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02-10-2008, 11:36 AM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: Which Linux???
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BTW-
Any more portable Linuxes?
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Portable in what sense ? Android ?
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02-10-2008, 11:58 AM
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Re: Which Linux???
Like running from USB
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02-10-2008, 12:07 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
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Re: Which Linux???
+10 for Mandriva 2009 final. I am using RC2 version its amazingly faster and stable with everything out of box.Installation took only 10min and easy like kids work.
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02-10-2008, 01:53 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
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Like running from USB
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I run Slax on my Pen Drive and am quite happy with it.You may check out http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ to see tuts on running "big" distros like Ubuntu from Pen drive.
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02-10-2008, 02:37 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Re: Which Linux???
Quote:
Originally Posted by comp@ddict
Like running from USB
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i repeat again
Quote:
Originally Posted by hullap
SliTaz (25mb) has mplayer which plays everything
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heres how to run it off a usb
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02-10-2008, 02:57 PM
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The Smaller Bang
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Re: Which Linux???
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Like running from USB
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USB ? Any distro can be run via USB. I personally recommend ArchLinux with Xfce, LXDE and KDEmod if you want a nice and completely customisable USB based distro.
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Originally Posted by shady_inc
I run Slax on my Pen Drive and am quite happy with it.You may check out http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ to see tuts on running "big" distros like Ubuntu from Pen drive. |
Slax ? Unfortunately, since Slax and NimbleX are KDE 3.5.9 based, which is depriciated, they can have issues later.
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02-10-2008, 07:24 PM
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India rocks
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Re: Which Linux???
Linux Mint.
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02-10-2008, 08:02 PM
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Re: Which Linux???
Quote:
Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham
USB ? Any distro can be run via USB. I personally recommend ArchLinux with Xfce, LXDE and KDEmod if you want a nice and completely customisable USB based distro.
Slax ? Unfortunately, since Slax and NimbleX are KDE 3.5.9 based, which is depriciated, they can have issues later.
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Never heard of any issues with them before. 
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