i have heard alot of good things about this, can somebody reccomend a version to try? there seems to be loads?
also can i set it up to dual boot xp and linux?
Thanks
Matt
also can i set it up to dual boot xp and linux?
Thanks
Matt
linux for pc
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hi m8,
yes linux is a good operating system but in my opinion if you are running a desktop PC just stick with Windows - linux really comes into it's own on Servers etc etc.
if this is going to be your first time playing with Linux stick with one of the more common distributions such as Mandriva or knoppix, debian as these are really easy to install even for the first time user!!!!
i am also fairly certain most if not all distributions of Linux will dual boot with XP!!! as is the case with everything though always best to make a backup.
a good resource is www.distrowatch.com
some other links to distributions and downloads:
www.mandriva.com
www.mandrivalinux.com
www.debian.org
www.knoppix.com
just as another reference - if you do a good search on "linux live cd", you shuold be able to find some ditribution of linux that will boot from a CD without endangering your XP install - might be useful if you just wanted to have a quick look at linux.
hope this information is of some help to you
yes linux is a good operating system but in my opinion if you are running a desktop PC just stick with Windows - linux really comes into it's own on Servers etc etc.
if this is going to be your first time playing with Linux stick with one of the more common distributions such as Mandriva or knoppix, debian as these are really easy to install even for the first time user!!!!
i am also fairly certain most if not all distributions of Linux will dual boot with XP!!! as is the case with everything though always best to make a backup.
a good resource is www.distrowatch.com
some other links to distributions and downloads:
www.mandriva.com
www.mandrivalinux.com
www.debian.org
www.knoppix.com
just as another reference - if you do a good search on "linux live cd", you shuold be able to find some ditribution of linux that will boot from a CD without endangering your XP install - might be useful if you just wanted to have a quick look at linux.
hope this information is of some help to you
Yea Knoppix (Live CD) is nice for those who want to see what Linux is about without trashing their HDD's current OS.
In fact the State Department uses it for criminal data recover as it does not write to the suspect's HDD.
In fact the State Department uses it for criminal data recover as it does not write to the suspect's HDD.
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