Author: Tom King
Date: 13:26:33 09/11/00
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On September 10, 2000 at 23:35:28, James Robertson wrote: >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 In the UK, there's a place which sells CD's of these freely distributable downloads. Cost is about £3 ($5). You can find it at www.linuxemporium.co.uk, but I'd guess you can buy it cheap from somewhere in the U.S, too. Cheers, Tom
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