Author: James Robertson
Date: 20:35:28 09/10/00
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On September 10, 2000 at 17:04:26, Tom King wrote: >On September 09, 2000 at 17:13:20, James Robertson wrote: > >>I want to install Linux (alongside Windows) on my system before school starts. >>Are there any recommendations on what to get? Redhat? Debian? Something else? If >>it is possible, something free and maybe downloadable would be nice. >> >>Thanks! >> >>James > >Hi James, > >I've played around with a few flavours of Linux before. I'd recommend the Redhat >and Mandrake distributions. They installed ok, and were very stable. > >At work, I recycled an old P90 by installing Linux, and installing some free web >proxy software. This provides cheap, reliable access to the web for a whole >bunch of PC's on our LAN. > >At home, I tried Mandrake. It proved reliable and quick. > >If you haven't played with Linux, I'd recommend it. See just how stable your PC >can be with the right OS ;-) > >Rgds, >Tom > >(Still annoyed that Francesca turned down that draw by rep offer in London!) ;) How did you obtain Mandrake or RedHat Linux? The downloads are massive, and I'm not really in the mood to pay for an expensive package! James
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