hi iam new to linux and i would like to try it as ive tried every os going at moment iam using vista ult 64bit


iam a gamer but i also do a lot of recoding vids music too any suggestion on which linux i should go for also is there a linux for dummies tutorial anywhere

this is my setup for me pc

pentium D 915 2.8
foxconn p35a mobo
4 gig blackdragon ddr2-6400
9600gt palit nvidia 512mb
sata 320 gig hdd
ide 160 gig hdd
7.1 realtek sound onboard

any help would be nice

Most people will agree Ubuntu is the best for newcomers.

It works 'out of the box' for most people with no driver installation required.
Its much faster and more stable than Windows once set up correctly.
You'll learn much more about the workings of an OS with Linux.
Ubuntu's community is huge, finding help is easy.

You can always move onto a more challenging build like Slack once you're comfortable.

I do prefer 'nix to Windows, but there are just a couple of apps I can't do without that don't run well enough in Linux.

Before you start, look at the programs you need and make sure they or an alternative are available in Linux.

For Ubuntu you can run it from the CD to get a feel for it, although it doesn't run as fast. You can also install it from Windows like any other app and remove it the same way, this will give you a dual boot choice when you turn your PC on so you can try it without losing Windows.

for gaming i'm sorry to say, you just won't get away with it without windows, of course this depends really on the games you play, any new-age ones you are going to want windows for, i run a windows installation seperate to my linux (openSUSE) for this with no active network connections

there is a linux for dummies book here

i would agree... my first distro was OpenSUSE... witch is also easy to install (if ur lucky with drivers) but i also suggest Ubuntu cause its easy to get help with it...

my advice is find out one you like from the Live CDs and install it... and be sure to know hes bases... like if is debian based, redhat based, etcs etcs.... cause if u cannot find help for it u find for the bases :P and it works xD (or most of the times do)

and be prepared to spend time on it... trying to do simple stuff... and about gaming... always keep a windows working partition :P cause wine doesnt replace windows....


(the best way to learn linux (for me) is to completly remove windows and just have linux.... but its gonna be hard cause nothing you already know will work on it (or most of it) and always look for stuff on the repository search engines... like synaptic on ubuntu.... dont look for a program name... but for what it does... cause names will be diferente...)

BTW.... 'nix (like deviant said :) ) RuleZ xD l0ol



GL & HF

Linux = Work / Internet / Fun.
Windows = Gaming machine.

I am very much a Linux newbie and I have had a pretty easy time getting comfortable with Ubuntu... One of the reasons I like Ubuntu is you can install it inside Windows and uninstall it from "Add/Remove Programs".. This makes it easy to get your toes wet before diving in head first.

I installed the latest openSUSE yesterday and it's now my primary (and only) OS installed.

Nice system and works great.

Ubuntu for beginner, definitely.
Bit more experienced: Fedora maybe.
Experienced+: Arch Linux or Gentoo

I've used a lot of different linux distros over time, the worst I've used was OpenSUSE. The best was either fedora or arch.
I currently use CentOS on my server, works brilliant :).

gone for ubuntu (installed inside windows) so windows may be gone sone muhahah maybe i try to take over the world just maybe installed running good so far updating now to learn

I've ditched openSUSE and switched back to Ubuntu 9.04. Just 'feels' better for me overall.

People looking into Linux but still forcibly attached to Microsoft (Once I get my nice RAID controller I'l throwing off the shackles) may want to try it out in a VM, VirtualBox will let you create VMs and that way you can test many different distros without needing to repartition.

I have messed around with linux but not enough to pick one for a server
HELP PLEASE

I have messed around with linux but not enough to pick one for a server
HELP PLEASE

for newb's Ubuntu !!!! the only reason being there is HUGE support online

Ubuntu is quite nice - 9.10 is current and stable
but you mentioned server
just a reminder that the server edition
does not install the graphic interface
you can use the regular edition
and install all the servers you want
and I'd recommend that to start.

some of the editors you'd need to use
are very unfriendly -
no menus, no helps in plain sight,
no keyboard shortcuts that default
to a microsoft way of doing things.
setting up servers is something you
will want help with if you do anything
out of the ordinary -
and since you are here,
you must be out of the ordinary...

if you do use ubuntu,
you will want to search their forums
most questions, have already been asked and answered,
just about everything you'll need to know.

enjoy the journey....

regards

8-)

Personally if you really want to learn Linux from scratch I'd get myself a book on it with administration, try the gui then get to know your command ( shell ) and the shell editor for your scripts such as bash ( widely circulated ) each shell has some features others dont but it's not that important at this stage. Then find an older version of the OS you want and work upwards from there, create a list of all your required hardware support drivers and grab the linux drivers for each of them. THis way you'll get a good grounding in Linux. I'd start with the most stable version of linux I've ever used which was redhat 6.0 I still kept my copy :). And use your floppy drive heh now I'm showing my true age. Try using rawwrite , or use the live cd which I don't really recommend if you want to get serious. Try compiling your own kernel ( msconfig pretty much ) and see how you go. Btw get yourself a klunker of a box as this will prove to yourself you can install Linux on anything. Anyway that's the old way of learning and there's been a huge amount of stuff developed in the open source community since then. Have fun and if you don't have a second machine just use virtual machine or something similar. My 2c , man I love darkside rg Cheers!

Ive been playin around with LInux for the last year and a half to 2 years or shortly there longer than.... Ive tried several flavors of Linux distros. And I still havnt really found a good one for me. Then my needs are gonna be slightly differant as well. As for the Gaming goes, use Wine Tool. I would reccomend looking @ www.distrowatch.com
they have a list of several distros. I would reccomend downloading a few that u can play around with that are "Live" Disk. Also You can dual Boot Linux/Windows as well. I also had installed Linuxs onto USB Pen drives as well info here www.pendrivelinux.com
My list of Live distros to mess wih are these:

Puppy
Knoppix
DSL (Damn Small Linux)

for onres u install,
I liked these:
Ubuntu
Kubuntu
Utlimate

If you want a Linux flavor Like M$hitt..... I reccomend
Vixta.org as a alternate Linux flavor.

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and u want further help with programs and the rest just send me a PM. Cause it really is based off of What you all need/want from your OS.

thanks I will check out the other sites you mentioned

Ubuntu is the best for beginners, unquestionably, but you might find yourself quickly getting tired of it as it's functionality is limited at more complex operations. At which time I advise going debian, ubuntu's parent. If that doesnt suit ( driver wise, but the testing distro could help), Fedora is good too.

Ubuntu also runs great as a live CD, no install necessary. I would also recommend Ubuntu for beginners, it's one of the easier distros when it comes to drivers. If you're mostly using your PC for gaming then I would suspect you'll find most Linux distros hard work.

LinuxMint is probably the easiest to start out with. It is based off of ubuntu but already has the additional codecs installed as well as a plethora of 'mint tools' that make it even easier to use. It also shares the same ubuntu repositories.

Mandriva i hear is also good !!
thats the first distro i tried out !!
very nice one

I would presonally recommend that you install VMWare Player or Workstation and then play Linux Within there. This will keep your windows OS as primary and you can test multiple distro's including the less known distro's like OpenSolaris and FreeBSD within a window.

also checkout vmware market place for already prepackaged VMDK files ready to run ubuntu and such.

Try Ubuntu using VM as above if you like it install it

Nice OS

I am new to ubuntu and I have it loaded on an older machine i was wondering of i need a fired wall if so what would be good
thanks OZZIE_40

in the reposotory there is an app called firestarter this is the GUI for IPTables

Ubuntu has a huge online support comunity.
using virtual machines can also increase security cant it. if you were to say install windows inside of linux.

coming up to the 2 year mark with linux, still consider myself a noob. but ive heard lots of good things about gentoo, might have to give it a try.

even as i may try other linux distro's, i will always be a fan and a contributing member of ubuntu. as i see it as microsoft's biggest competition. aside from .... aside from... who cares. did you know mac is unix based, of course it works. still full of pay for me crap and spyware.
linux !! lol

get ubuntu

edit:
for your first go i would use distro 8.04.3 ubuntu hardy. it will most likely give you the best first impression, with more out of the box stuff already working for you. like wireless, proper flash and so on. i know there is a list of compatible, and fully function computers for ubuntu 9.10 karmic. but i couldnt find it. if i do ill post it.

Well I bought the wife a smaller laptop on sat just gone as she complained that the 17" was no good for her needs as it wasn't as portable as she liked.

It isnt that old and is dual core, I had installed windows 7 but its so boring. You cant do anything but change desktop and border colours. So I decided since I acquired the laptop I would look into Linux. I havent used it since '97 and I used to use mandrake.

I took a look at this thread and decided that Ubuntu was the best to try out. I ran the live CD version and within an hour I had it installed.

Luckily my network has capability to backup wifes files and she can access them via the new windows laptop.

I am very pleased with the install, I always used to Dual boot linux with windows many moons ago as I used to play online games a lot. Not anymore. I have a console for that.

Full Linux box for me! Just finding a lot of new stuff out. I am seeking good literature to fully understand the file system as I never really appreciated it before. I am also learning bash commands as I was always a novice user. I want to step up my game.

because ubuntu is so well documented, thats what i would recomend, you may even have a look here