linux ??

john80y · 03-21-2002, 03:06 PM

I am seriously thinking of installing linux on a removable HD ... I have never used it and was wondering which version is best to use and how much should I be paying for it ??

**NUTNDUN** · 03-21-2002, 04:56 PM

Hey John,
I think Mandrake is the easiest, although this last install of RedHat 7.2 went really well. I like both distros. If you have a speedy connection don't buy either one. You can download em for free from their websites. I believe RedHat is on 2 cd's and Mandrake is on 3, granted it might take a little while to download but for someone starting out on Linux and isn't sure if they will stick with it go the download route. If after you try it and you wanna keep learning it or becaome a pro at it then buy your next distros. It all helps keep the GNU public license going plus it makes it easy for newbies to get started.

Sadclown · 03-30-2002, 12:02 AM

Ya know, I was thinking of trying linux out myself on this next box. How do you think XP and linux (I was thinking mandrake) would react to dual booting? I've heard linux has issues with that.

**NUTNDUN** · 03-30-2002, 12:10 AM

There aren't really any issues with it that I know of. I was dual booting Mandrake and win2k for the longest time, only thing I do recommend is installing windows first and don't format the space you want to use for your linux partition then get your windows all setup, then install linux, which you can use either LILO or Grub for a graphical boot loader that way when the system boots you can choose what OS ya wanna use. I have found that if you try to install windows after linux windows overwrites the MBR and pretty much claims the boot process. Whattayaknow proprietary

Sadclown · 03-30-2002, 12:22 AM

Well, I was thinking about putting them on separate hard drives so wouldn't that eliminate that problem?

**NUTNDUN** · 03-30-2002, 12:27 AM

Even if you have em on seperate drives I think they still both write to the same MBR of the first drive, I could be totally wrong though, hopefully someone else will chime in on this one.

Sadclown · 03-30-2002, 12:38 AM

Ya know, I really don't know. I tried looking it up but all I could find was that the MBR was stored on the first sector of a hard drive. However, upon further thought, I'd say you're right. I imagine the MBR is stored specifically on whatever HDD you set in the bios to boot from. Dunno, it just seems logical.

03-30-2002, 10:33 PM

I posted this on another thread, but it sounds like this is going down the same path, here ya go:

Check out VMware (http://www.vmware.com/). You can run Linux/FreeBSD/*nix inside a Win32 window, and vice versa.

I usually have Win2K/FreeBSD 4.5/RH Linux 7.2 going concurrently. Mmmm.

05-30-2002, 01:42 AM

I have just got my mate to download red hat 7.3 and its like 5gb. I have now idea of how to burn the ISO's into separate sections so that they can fit on the cd's. Has anyone had this experience before?

cheers
-Dillusional

**NUTNDUN** · 05-30-2002, 03:18 AM

Each ISO file will be one cd, there should be three or four of em that you actually need to download, and actually only 2 iso files for the os and programs, the other cd's have all of the source files.

03-21-2002, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
john80y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 261	linux ?? I am seriously thinking of installing linux on a removable HD ... I have never used it and was wondering which version is best to use and how much should I be paying for it ?? __________________

03-21-2002, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	Hey John, I think Mandrake is the easiest, although this last install of RedHat 7.2 went really well. I like both distros. If you have a speedy connection don't buy either one. You can download em for free from their websites. I believe RedHat is on 2 cd's and Mandrake is on 3, granted it might take a little while to download but for someone starting out on Linux and isn't sure if they will stick with it go the download route. If after you try it and you wanna keep learning it or becaome a pro at it then buy your next distros. It all helps keep the GNU public license going plus it makes it easy for newbies to get started. __________________

03-30-2002, 12:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	There aren't really any issues with it that I know of. I was dual booting Mandrake and win2k for the longest time, only thing I do recommend is installing windows first and don't format the space you want to use for your linux partition then get your windows all setup, then install linux, which you can use either LILO or Grub for a graphical boot loader that way when the system boots you can choose what OS ya wanna use. I have found that if you try to install windows after linux windows overwrites the MBR and pretty much claims the boot process. Whattayaknow proprietary __________________

03-30-2002, 12:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	Even if you have em on seperate drives I think they still both write to the same MBR of the first drive, I could be totally wrong though, hopefully someone else will chime in on this one. __________________

05-30-2002, 03:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	Each ISO file will be one cd, there should be three or four of em that you actually need to download, and actually only 2 iso files for the os and programs, the other cd's have all of the source files. __________________

03-30-2002, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sadclown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 133	Ya know, I was thinking of trying linux out myself on this next box. How do you think XP and linux (I was thinking mandrake) would react to dual booting? I've heard linux has issues with that.

03-30-2002, 12:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sadclown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 133	Well, I was thinking about putting them on separate hard drives so wouldn't that eliminate that problem?

03-30-2002, 12:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sadclown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 133	Ya know, I really don't know. I tried looking it up but all I could find was that the MBR was stored on the first sector of a hard drive. However, upon further thought, I'd say you're right. I imagine the MBR is stored specifically on whatever HDD you set in the bios to boot from. Dunno, it just seems logical.

03-30-2002, 10:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
jstanden Guest Posts: n/a	I posted this on another thread, but it sounds like this is going down the same path, here ya go: Check out VMware (http://www.vmware.com/). You can run Linux/FreeBSD/*nix inside a Win32 window, and vice versa. I usually have Win2K/FreeBSD 4.5/RH Linux 7.2 going concurrently. Mmmm.

05-30-2002, 01:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
dillusional Guest Posts: n/a	I have just got my mate to download red hat 7.3 and its like 5gb. I have now idea of how to burn the ISO's into separate sections so that they can fit on the cd's. Has anyone had this experience before? cheers -Dillusional

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode