| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | I have an old computer with windows 98, and I was thinking about putting linux on it. What do u think is the best Linux version to put on it. | July 24, 2005, 10:39 PM |
| K | [quote author=DeTaiLs link=topic=12322.msg121891#msg121891 date=1122244770] I have an old computer with windows 98, and I was thinking about putting linux on it. What do u think is the best Linux version to put on it. [/quote] If you've never used linux before, I would recommend Ubuntu. It will auto-detect almost all your hardware and set everything up for you. Plus, it provides an easy way to keep your system up to date and install new software via the synaptic front end for apt-get. Others will probably suggest slackware, which isn't a bad choice, but for a new user I wouldn't recommend it. | July 24, 2005, 10:45 PM |
| Yegg | Ubuntu looks pretty interesting. I was going to suggest Mandrakelinux for a beginner. I might try Ubuntu myself. | July 24, 2005, 11:59 PM |
| K | [quote author=Yegg link=topic=12322.msg121897#msg121897 date=1122249548] Ubuntu looks pretty interesting. I was going to suggest Mandrakelinux for a beginner. I might try Ubuntu myself. [/quote] The only real downside I had with Ubuntu was that by default it doesn't install a lot of stuff I wanted -- emacs, gcc/g++, automake, autoconf, the development man pages, subversion, some development libraries, etc. However, this is easily fixed with synaptic or an apt-get. | July 25, 2005, 12:50 AM |
| Twix | I just got done talking to my dad and if I get the old computer working he wants to use it to, so is there any other versions of linux that is user friendly or the best bet is to stick with Ubuntu. | July 25, 2005, 1:30 AM |
| Topaz | What would you use Linux FOR? The best OS suited for you is the one suited to your needs. | July 25, 2005, 1:38 AM |
| Quarantine | Because ANYTHING is better than Windows 98. | July 25, 2005, 2:02 AM |
| Yegg | [quote author=DeTaiLs link=topic=12322.msg121910#msg121910 date=1122255050] I just got done talking to my dad and if I get the old computer working he wants to use it to, so is there any other versions of linux that is user friendly or the best bet is to stick with Ubuntu. [/quote] Mandrake Linux is said to be one of the most user-friendly distributions of Linux available. | July 25, 2005, 2:11 AM |
| iago | My personal favorite is Slackware. It's not newby-friendly, but there's no better way to learn than emersing yourself in it. And once you can use Slackware, you can use any distro. However, I've heard a lot of good things about Gentoo. I would recommend trying that. Fedora and Debian make life easy by giving you the functionality of having apt-get, which automatically downloads/installs .rpm's, but Slackware has an equivilant called slapt-get, which is nearly as good :) | July 25, 2005, 3:28 AM |
| Newby | [quote author=iago link=topic=12322.msg121924#msg121924 date=1122262082] My personal favorite is Slackware. It's not newby-friendly, but there's no better way to learn than emersing yourself in it. And once you can use Slackware, you can use any distro. [/quote] Bingo. Signed. Quoted for truth. | July 25, 2005, 3:58 AM |
| Kp | [quote author=Warrior link=topic=12322.msg121914#msg121914 date=1122256946]Because ANYTHING is better than Windows 98.[/quote] Even Windows 3.1? :) | July 27, 2005, 2:03 AM |
| iago | [quote author=Kp link=topic=12322.msg122081#msg122081 date=1122429817] [quote author=Warrior link=topic=12322.msg121914#msg121914 date=1122256946]Because ANYTHING is better than Windows 98.[/quote] Even Windows 3.1? :) [/quote] Sure, why not? That's like comparing killers to rapists; at that point, who cares what's "worse"? :) | July 27, 2005, 2:11 AM |
| Quarantine | Well windows 3.1 didn't have as much so not as much to worry about, on the other hand windows 98 REALLY sucks :) | July 27, 2005, 2:29 AM |
| Myndfyr | [quote author=Warrior link=topic=12322.msg122085#msg122085 date=1122431356] Well windows 3.1 didn't have as much so not as much to worry about, on the other hand windows 98 REALLY sucks :) [/quote] As much as I like Win3.1 over Win98 (believe me, a LOT), it depended on DOS and himem.sys for its virtual memory space. :P | July 27, 2005, 2:31 AM |
| shout | [quote author="mike rowe soft"] with potentially catastrophic consequences. [/quote] | July 27, 2005, 3:33 AM |
| Quarantine | I didn't even know 3.1 had memory protection, I still thought of it as a gui for dos. | July 27, 2005, 5:28 PM |
| Myndfyr | [quote author=Warrior link=topic=12322.msg122149#msg122149 date=1122485337] I didn't even know 3.1 had memory protection, I still thought of it as a gui for dos. [/quote] In 386Enhanced mode it offered limited memory protection, but in real or standard mode (supported in 3.0), it did not. | July 27, 2005, 5:38 PM |
| Quarantine | man you're old :o :) | July 27, 2005, 5:43 PM |
| Topaz | Is Windows 3.1 still in distribution? I'd like to grab a copy to play around with :-P | July 28, 2005, 4:47 PM |
| iago | [quote author=Topaz link=topic=12322.msg122280#msg122280 date=1122569233] Is Windows 3.1 still in distribution? I'd like to grab a copy to play around with :-P [/quote] I have it on cd. I don't think it has a key. If you PM me, I can't rip it for you because that would be illegal. | July 28, 2005, 5:13 PM |