Re: Recomendation needed...

From: ray (ray_at_zianet.com)
Date: 01/09/05 

Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 15:27:33 -0700

On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 21:52:33 +0000, rat wrote:

> I have never used linux in any shape or form before and now wish to have a
> go to see what all the fuss is about. I've got a spare pc comprising a k6-2
> 500 cpu, 256 sdram, Biostar M5SAA mobo with onboard sound, vga, usb etc, 2gb
> hdd, fdd and cdrom, currently running win98se.
>
> Basically I just want to install and tinker about..internet, office, file
> system etc so would greatly appreciate some guidance as to which distro
> would be best for my needs...cos there's a lot out there..
>
> I want to do a full install, not run from cd.
> Will the install take care of formatting etc or do I have to fdisk first?
> (The present win98 installation is not required)
> What about drivers? Will I need to find linux versions, or am I missing the
> point?
>
> Thanks... no doubt I'll be back ;-)

My first recommendation would be: go to OfficeMax and get a new 80gb hard
disk for $40 and install it. 2gb is not enough for much of anything
anymore - the rest of the equipment is reasonable.

Second recommendation - visit www.distrowatch.com for a couple of weeks,
and get a feel for what is available. You'll also want to become familiar
with www.yolinux.com and www.tldp.org.

Third recommendation - install three or four promising distributions and
set up a multi-boot system. Not that hard, and if you need help, you can
find it here.

Good distributions for beginners include (but are certainly not limited
to) Mandrake, Ubuntu, Knoppix (it's a live CD, but can be installed from
the CD as well), Linspire (formerly Lindows), and a host of lesser known
distributions.

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