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first timmer for linux
Name: spiritwalker Date: January 3, 2006 at 14:57:27 Pacific OS: windows xp pro sp2 CPU/Ram: 400/160
Comment:
im new to linux (i have never used it before) but i wanted to know where i could get linux, and find out how to install it on my dell inspiron 7000. if anyone could help me with this or point me in the right direction, it would greatly be appreciated. thanks!
Laptop : DELL Inspiron 7000, ATi Rage Pro 8MB, PII 400Mhz, 20gb HDD, 15'' display. Desktop : AMD Athlon 1800+, 640MB SD-RAM, 80GB HDD, ATi Radeon 9200 SE 128MB.
Name: spiritwalker Date: January 3, 2006 at 19:43:24 Pacific
Reply:
i narrowed it down to college linux. i just hope it will work on my computer. any advice would be nice. thanks.
Laptop : DELL Inspiron 7000, ATi Rage Pro 8MB, PII 400Mhz, 20gb HDD, 15'' display. Desktop : AMD Athlon 1800+, 640MB SD-RAM, 80GB HDD, ATi Radeon 9200 SE 128MB.
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Response Number 2
Name: tambes Date: January 4, 2006 at 06:47:00 Pacific
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Checkout the following site
http://distrowatch.com/
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Response Number 3
Name: Studentin Date: January 5, 2006 at 02:05:07 Pacific
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For the beginner, SuSE or Mandriva are very good one.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dave The Snakes Date: January 5, 2006 at 04:19:39 Pacific
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I bought a twin disc copy of mandrake 9.1 for 15 euros,its not bad,its not perfect but everything works somewhat slow 64k mem 4go hard drive HP vectra but also I connected it to a HP Buisness inkjet printer and as time goes by ,this not a bad system to run a "hamshack" offfice from.What i liked about mandrake is that every thing "Autoconfigured" during the install
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Response Number 5
Name: Sp3cial Date: January 6, 2006 at 00:56:01 Pacific
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