Re: I want to migrate to Linux

pcbldrNinetyEight <pcbldrninetyeight.com> wrote:

General Schvantzkopf <schvantzkopf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:ZNOdnSL2_exfT1vanZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:03:47 +0000, pcbldrNinetyEight wrote:
I'm ready to buy distros and dive in head first. Thanks for your
patience and help. Where do I send the check? (just kidding) You
really do deserve high praise.

Make sure that you buy the full install DVDs not just the Live CDs.

That's news to me! Please tell me where can I find these "full install
DVDs" or how can I discern a full install disc from a partial? I surely am
a babe in the woods concerning Linux.

Typically you can order them from the distributor's website or you can pick
them up at any software shop that sells GNU/Linux distributions alongside
their tremendous offering of Windows and Mac software. :p

If you opt for Mandriva, you'll have a chance to get the PowerPack Edition,
which is pretty feature-laden. Novell/SuSE and RedHat typically also offer
pretty complete distributions, and as a bonus you'll also get software
which may not be distributed with the freely downloadable distributions
because of licensing restrictions, such as proprietary video drivers for
nVidia graphics adapters or for several WiFi adapters, Adobe
Shockwave/Flash browser plugins or Sun's Virtual Java Machine, and all
kinds of codecs for audio/video playback. Yet another bonus is the printed
handbook typically supplied with such a shrinkwrapped distro.

Ubuntu is another beast as it's not offered as a commercial platform, so you
can simply order the CDs or DVD from companies like CheapBytes. This will
be far cheaper than a shrinkwrapped distribution, but then again it comes
without a fancy printed manual or phone/fax/e-mail support. Those CD/DVD
disks are basically the same thing as a downloaded and self-toasted one.

Several distributions come as Live CDs only, while others are available
either as a Live CD - possibly with an installer, as our high-ranking
military friend has stated ;-) - or as a complete, installable
distribution.

http://www.distrowatch.com is a good place to start for getting to know what
is what, and if you find something that might interest you, you can check
the vendor/distributor's own website.

--
Aragorn
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
.

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