Re: Need Linux on a bunch of computers quickly and easily

From: mjt (mjtobler_at_removethis_consultant.com)
Date: 09/17/03 

Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:16:37 GMT

Jason Victor wrote:

> Off the top of my head, I can think of those "Bootable CD" distros and
> the distros that install into a FAT partition. Does anybody have any
> suggestions? I'm searching for simplicity... say, a bootable CD with
> IceWM, xterm and GCC or something, that can save files to a FAT or
> NTFS partition.

... you've considered all the options. duel-booting is really
the best option. next is vmware. for a CD distro, i'd only
go with knoppix(.com). it's modern and is wonderful at h/w
detection.

BTW, you cant write to NTFS; you'll have to create a fat[32]
partition for sharing.

on another front with vmware - if this is an educational
project, you might check into educational discounts.
. 

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