uh....u can check their website maybe?
Hey people.
I want to download linux again, but I have a problem.
The last version I had didnt support my laptop's panel.
Is there anyway I can check the compatibility of a distro before I waste 800Mb of my bandwidth to download it?
-W
uh....u can check their website maybe?
So close,but yet so far.......
Check out http://www.linux-laptop.net
Linux on a notebook isn't always the easiest thing to do.
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Ok,
I got the info I needed for screen refresh rate!tnx bruce
Now for the distro,
I have the redhat 6 cd here.
Should I download the newer version and if yes, personnal or pro?
What the diff between 6 and 8 and 8Pro
Is it worth wasting 800mb of bandwidth?
-W
Red Hat kinda sucks. I'd suggest something like Slackware or Gentoo, then you can really learn linux.
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or MandrakeOriginally posted by Daniel
Red Hat kinda sucks. I'd suggest something like Slackware or Gentoo, then you can really learn linux.
But I already have the redhat 6 cd + book I bought at a closing sale at walmarts for 4$ cdn
Is it worth wasting 800mb of bandwidth to download a better distro? or redhat6 should be just fine for now?
-W
Mandrake is based on Red Hat Linux, thus is the closest thing to Windows(besides Red Hat).Originally posted by Kaliber
or Mandrake
I suggest you upgrade to atleast Red hat 7.2 or 7.3.
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Ok, I just read somewhere that xfree v3 (the one I have) dosnt work with my ati chipset, so I'll have to get a distro with v4+ (2000+ distros)
Wich one do you recommend?
Mandrake?
RedHat?
Daniel,
You suggested slaskware and gentoo "so I can really learn linux"
What did you mean by that?
-W
He means that it's as hard as heck to use and once you understand it, you'll be a 1337 h4x0r.
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hard to use =
redhat/mandrake
or
slaskware/gentoo
Is ZipSlack any good? Just throw in X and it would be ok, no?
if yes, what font file to get?
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackwar...e/slackware/x/
if no,
What to get?
-W
Red Hat and Mandrake are simply X-windows only. No need for use of the console.Originally posted by Wojtek
Daniel,
You suggested slaskware and gentoo "so I can really learn linux"
What did you mean by that?
In Slackware, Gentoo, etc. the console is everything, pretty much. Plus in Gentoo you have to compile everything yourself. It's the best way to learn linux.
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how exactly is this x/console difference seen?
redhat also boots to the prompt and you have to start x if you want to use it, if not, then just use the bash.
I don't understand your diference between redhat and slaskware
ZipSlack info
NT = 2000?Disadvantages
Uses the DOS filesystem, which is slower than a native Linux filesystem.
Will not work with Windows NT.
Last edited by Wojtek; February 28th, 2003 at 15:07.
-W
In Red Hat, if you boot to x, you can do everything you could as if you were booted into terminal.
In Slackware or Gentoo, X is limited.
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I just finished installing slaskware and configuring x
and after booting to it, gnome had the same funcionability of the gnome in redhat6.
What limitations did you have in mind daniel?
-W
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