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10/4/03 Linux, well to be honest I like Windows to much to mess with Linux anymore, that said, I think Linux or BSD are the best OSes for a Server. Now I have to say that I have not tried the newest Linuxes out there, Red Hat or Mandrake and what I have read, is that they are very close to competing with Windows, I have a problem with all the wierd names they use, I just cannot get use to that. I would like to purchase one and check them out, but I would rather use the money to put XP on all my Machines, I have XP Pro on my gaming machine and I am really impressed with it. That all said, until I get some Linux software to try out, this section will remain as is. Linux Mandrake 7.01
I installed it on a seperate harddrive, slaved off my main drive, so as not to interfer with my Windows drive. It took me three reformats and repartitions to finally get it installed ( for you Linux users, I kept putting the swap last, duh ). I have been trying everything to get on the net and haven't really played around with the rest of the stuff yet. I did configure my printer and sound, that wasn't to bad. USB isn't configured yet either, no clue. You do get alot of free programs with the software,Star Office, Netscape and many others and if you can get on the Net, (unlike me), there are alot more free programs to download--COOL. I only paid $19.99 for the software( I tried the free download, buy it!) and manual, I think installing it and actually running the program for me, is the best way to learn something. Then once I play around with it for awhile, I go out to the Web and start finding the docs I need to learn more about it. Linux can do much more then Windows and is much more stable. Soon I hope to Configure it as a Server, that will be Cool ( : Have more details after I get over this Internet bump in the install!!!!!!!!! Plus I'll have some good advice and Links to more info, to help you, if you decide to give Linux a whirl. Mandrake 7.02 I was given the install disk for 7.02 and instead of updating 7.01, did a new install. 7.02 was very easy to install and my Cable connection works" Ya hoo". 7.02 is really nice, if you are concidering playing around with Linux, Mandrake 7.02 is great. I did a full install which took up about 1 1/2 gigs of the harddrive with all the applications. One thing I tried which would be great to use and I wish windows had, is a desktop lock, you click on it if you are going to leave your computer unattended, it goes to a black screen with a login screen, in order to get back in, you must type in your password, when my nephew who is three and loves to get on the compuhter, as he says it, he has become quite alittle compuhter expert and loves to explore the Compuhter. With this install you do not need a boot floppy, boots from the cd, but you do need to go into your Bios and set the cdrom to be the first boot device,then the floppy, next the IE-0, thats under Advanced in my Bios. Then after it is installed you need to go back into the Bios and set it back to IE-0, Floppy, Cdrom. If your installing it to a slaved Harddrive, choose Expert at the formating screen, it will show, hda, which is my main harddrive with windows and, hdb, is the slaved drive I put linux on. I choose automatic partition and format of that drive. If your partitioning it onto your Windows drive it will do it automatically for you, Cool ! It comes with Lilo bootmanager and if you purchase it, will come with Boot Magic, if you use Boot Magic ( I do ) make sure at the bootloader install part, to install Lilo on the first boot partition of the Linux drive, NOT the MBR, Master Boot Record. If you use Lilo to boot to Windows or Linux, then it will have to be installed to the MBR. After Linux is installed and you reset the bios, you will have to install Boot Magic to be able to boot into Linux. It was a real easy smooth install, give it a try.
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