Which Linux is the best?

pixellany · 02-20-2010, 06:28 AM

Would you believe FOUR gig for under a $100....
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...17&name=Memory

Jackount · 02-20-2010, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by pixellany

Not here!!! I've seen TWO gigs of RAM for under $100.

Not my ram... i'm totally sure

brianL · 02-20-2010, 06:40 AM

I've got 1 GB RAM in my laptop, dual-booting XP Pro and Slackware. I've had other distros on there as well, with no problems.

Jackount · 02-20-2010, 06:49 AM

I just thought of something... is it possible just to install it on a usb-stick? i get a 16gb soon... Is it possible to install some kind of linux on that, and then boot from that?

pixellany · 02-20-2010, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jackount

I just thought of something... is it possible just to install it on a usb-stick? i get a 16gb soon... Is it possible to install some kind of linux on that, and then boot from that?

Yes

brianL · 02-20-2010, 06:51 AM

Yeah, there's this:

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Jackount · 02-20-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pixellany

Yes

great ... are u sure about booting from usb?

cola · 02-20-2010, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jackount

I just thought of something... is it possible just to install it on a usb-stick? i get a 16gb soon... Is it possible to install some kind of linux on that, and then boot from that?

It is possible.

Jackount · 02-20-2010, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by cola

It is possible.

Just like that? can u just press F12 at startup and choose "usb" or something?

brianL · 02-20-2010, 06:57 AM

F2, not F12.

Jackount · 02-20-2010, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by brianL

F2, not F12.

With my computer F2 is BIOS and F12 is BOOT select or something like that...

brianL · 02-20-2010, 07:02 AM

Ah, on mine F2 is BIOS (including boot selection order) and F11 is boot selection. Different on different machines.

BeacoN · 02-20-2010, 01:28 PM

Linux is teh best!

mattca · 02-20-2010, 01:59 PM

Really the best thing to do is to just start trying them. They're free, and there is no reason you have to keep one once you've installed it. Sometimes I even install a new one just for fun, or to try it out. You can even put your /home directory on a separate partition, so you can reinstall without touching your files. Once you lose that fear of "don't touch it, I might break it" the world kind of opens up

rahulkya · 02-20-2010, 04:53 PM

Try ubuntu 9.10 you will surely love it.I give it an extra curve by adding kde into it then will have best of both world kde and gnome for kde in ubuntu just type
sudo apt-get kde-desktop
in terminal.