I don't know jack shit about Linux, but I want to try a live CD. What distro would you guys recommend that is available in live CD form for a total beginner? I've already tried Ubuntu and it wouldn't boot.
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Anonymous2007-03-24 22:55 ID:HsbEPp0a
Knoppix is a good starter. Of all of the distros I've run live it is the fastest at doing things (and I run a computer with only 256MB of physical RAM). Ubuntu and Sabayon were very slow and it took at least five minutes to do whatever I wanted to do. I imagine they would be faster if I actually installed them but I haven't done that yet. Anyway, Knoppiz will introduce you to KDE, so fiddle around with it and see if you like it.
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Anonymous2007-03-25 1:20 ID:ej75fu1M
Alright, I'll try that. Thanks.
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Anonymous2007-03-25 2:39 ID:C0VXzg4H
PC-BSD
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Anonymous2007-03-25 6:07 ID:ej75fu1M
The Knoppix live CD won't boot.
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Anonymous2007-03-25 9:13 ID:8/XrzNjq
>>5
1 Use your burning program to make an IMAGE COPY, not just a copy-files-over-to-cd-and-burn operation.
2 Check your BIOS
3 Stay away from Linux. If you don't understand the concept of bootsectors you seriously need a heavy dose of ZOMGRTFMSTFUGTFO
>>24
that's why hurd is a future wave. it's very big and very far away. i'm riding that wave along with the duke nukem forever wave.
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Anonymous2007-03-28 4:10 ID:I2Xi5QXr
Nexenta OS
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Anonymous2007-03-28 5:27 ID:X67Oxxj1
Ubuntu. It's teh easy
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Anonymous2007-03-29 2:33 ID:bX6pxZPK
You are kidding arent you ? I think you need to re-examine your assumptions.
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Anonymous2007-03-29 20:11 ID:tTQSf2jd
BTRON.
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Anonymous2007-03-29 21:59 ID:uPxrFlkJ
The gentoo live cd is pretty good these days. Its better than any others I know about because you can install from the livecd and it is quite simple. Gentoo also try to keep oldschool Unix faggotory out and actually use innovative stuff.
Before I tried my first Linux distribution, I was reading up about Linux with books for about a month. Because I like to know what all that shit is about and I don't want to make critical mistakes that endanger my data, my computer or even my life (not properly securing your box can ruin your life because of people sharing CP via your box, etc).
So I suggest you read up on Linux. Learn how it works, where the differences between Windows and Linux are. How to use and secure it properly. Then read up about different distributions (SuSE, Fedora, Slackware, Gentoo, Ubuntu, etc etc etc). Try to decide which one might suit your needs best. Be prepared to abandon it however and try other ones if it doesn't fit your way of doing things. That's what Linux is all about.
But what am I typing... this is the age of Ubuntu. Wth, just install Ubuntu and stfu. But don't ever come back here to complain or ask any questions you damn newbie faggot.
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Anonymous2007-03-31 19:31 ID:nIFBkEkc
>>40 here
PS: Somewhat knowing your way around will also help pose constructive questions. You won't believe what difference it will make being able to ask "The kernel crashes when loading xxx module, the yyy log says AAA, zzz log says BBB and my config and specs follow: [...]" instead of "ZOMG MY LUNIX DON'T BOOT LOLOL FUCK LUNIX". For one you might actually get constructive replies.
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Anonymous2007-03-31 20:49 ID:6aBFvRDr
In my opinion you should go with Slax.
Easy live-cd, with on-screen instructions.
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Anonymous2007-03-31 20:54 ID:aWqw0u3K
>>41 You can't be more wrong. freenode is very unhelpful, when you actually provide detailed information about the error - they think if you can provide that much info, you should be able to help yourself. Just flame Linux and say it worked so well under Windows and watch those fuckers run to your aid.
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Anonymous2007-04-01 5:57 ID:ZSx3F+E0
>>43
Go to a decent community instead. There are some with pros that are glad to help you, provided you give the necessary information in your first post. Those people usually don't like having to ask for every single bit of information.
But you're right in that the more you know the more problems you might be able to solve yourself. That's actually a good thing because you learn a lot about Linux in general and you distribution in the process.
That said, all channels that have #gentoo in thme somewhere are, in general, very friendly, if not the most hwlpful. But really, more people read forums and have time to digest what you say and respond, so that's where to go unless you want to fish for answers NOW.