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Installing Linux
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.
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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?
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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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