Converting from XP to Linux Help!!!

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:30 pm

well sometime today i think im goin to get rid of xp and im goin to install Fedora,Mandrake,RedHat, and or SuSE8.0 on my computer, if anyone can help which should i use and..only one question i have in mind...should i download any certain programs for Linux and what not so that i wont have to worry about it when im working on Linux and setting everything up please help...thanks for you time and help...

One Sick Tzim · Post by **One Sick Tzim** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:41 pm

Having just recently done this, I can feel your pain. Before you stare - and personally I recommend using RedHat or Mandrake, but I've just had the most luck with them - but I would take a look at these two threads:

Problems encountered dual-booting XP/Linux.

Helpful Linux Sites.

Hope that helps!

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:32 pm

wow thanks soo much the odd thing is taht dual boot thing is soo correct my friend who i just got off the phone with had a problem with the dual booting with Fedora so...i think ill go Mandrake since u said u had good luck with it..also that link for helpful linux sites thanks

that'll come in handy...much respect for your time and help

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:57 pm

There is a problem with fedora core 2 and dual booting, core 3 works fine.

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:11 am

interesting...well thanks for the help...much appreciated...

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:57 am

Live distros are a great way to learn too. They allow you to get a feel for nix and dig into it without commiting to changes that can wreak havoc on your system.

Genuinely · Post by **Genuinely** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:04 am

would u happen to have a link to one...i mean im dlin one now but its dlin at like 0.6kb/s and its a 700+mg file...lol here is the link im getting it from if you have a better one please send link...thanks very much...

ftp://ftp.uniroma2.it/Linux/suse/pub/su ... al-x86.iso

One Sick Tzim · Post by **One Sick Tzim** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:04 pm

Another thing you might want to look at, especially if you have never worked with Linux before, is finding a CD copy of linux that doesn't actually run on your system. Just works off a burned CD.

stevebakh · Post by **stevebakh** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:03 pm

That's what a "live distro" is Tzim.

One thing to bear in mind, using a distro like Mandrake, Suse or Fedora, is that when you install them, they have a generic install. This is basically so it will work with a wide range of systems, meaning it will be unnecessarily bloated and fat. The kernel will be larger than it needs to be, you will probably have a lot of software installed that you don't even need, making it harder to keep track of what you have and don't have.