Re: Installing Linux

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 06/23/04

  • Next message: Rich Gibbs: "Re: Installing Linux" 
    Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:19:07 GMT

    On 23 Jun 2004 10:10:07 -0700, chris kennedy wrote:
    > Hi, does anybody know which stable version of linux is the easiest to
    > install?

    Depends on what hardware you are talking about.
    Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

    > I want to put linux on my old computer to try it out and get
    > used to it, but I've never used the program before. Any suggestions?

    If 128 meg are more of memory and greater than a 486 cpu.
    Mandrake aught to pretty easy. Get Release 10 and look at these
    docs just to get an idea of the questions.
    http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/92/en/Starter.html/

    PS:
    Please bookmark the following, very large,
    Frequently Asked Questions (faq) Search engine:

    http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
    key word(s) in the first box
    *linux* in Newsgroup, U need 2 use *, pick English

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