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| ChadTower:
You probably have to burn that disc as a bootable image. A lot of people miss that part of the burning process. |
| shmokes:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 27, 2007, 10:51:53 am --- What is your UNIX knowledge level? The concepts are the same in many ways. --- End quote --- My UNIX knowledge is confined to the end bit of Jurassic part when I saw the little girl look at the GUI and say, "It's a UNIX system. I know UNIX!" So, basically, I know that it has a futuristic interface that lets you fly through a three dimensional world looking for the files you want in much the same way that you might look for your ride home in a packed nightclub. So, yeah. I know zero about UNIX. My biggest driver concern is actually my RAID controller, which is SATA. No support for that single piece of hardware would be a showstopper. |
| boykster:
Why ubuntu? For decent driver support and pretty straightforward install, give Fedora Core 6 (or the latest) a shot. I have 2 FC6 systems, both recently rebuilt with reasonably new hardware and there were no driver issues at all. Linux is really no more difficult to install than any modern windows OS |
| shmokes:
I don't know. Cos it gets so much press, I guess. I just threw booted to the LIVE CD and it seemed to work well. I guess the answer to your question is that there is no reason. But now what I want to know is, why Fedora? |
| boykster:
--- Quote from: shmokes on March 28, 2007, 01:06:11 am ---But now what I want to know is, why Fedora? --- End quote --- mostly because of habit. I've been using Redhat since version 2, oh circa '96-'97? redhat/fedora is pretty much considered a top tier platform for companies releasing software (commercial) for linux, so it's generally supported OOTB rather than relying on a high level of customization. I've heard good stuff bout ubuntu as well... |
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