Re: Advise on linux for a newbie
- From: kevin <pauluskevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:03:28 +0100
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:18:49 -0800, igor.espiau wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Iam new to linux. Given that I have a laptop with the following spec
>
> Pentium III, 500MB RAM, 6GB HDD, CD driver
> Windows 2000
>
> and that I am prepared to dump Windows 2000 in order to install Linux
> to run Oracle and get to learn Linux
>
> what version of Linux do you recommend?
> do I need to format the hard disk? what process to to install Linux?
>
> Thanx!
>
> Espi
If you really want to learn try slackware 10.2 (the most Unix like of
linuxes). It will be hard at first, but it will get better and better as
time past. And you will get a lot of satisfaction learning the new things,
configuring stuff manually, ...
.
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