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Subject: Re: Linux?

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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