Which Linux to use

[scriptkiddie18]

I got a new HD and so I'm thinking about making a new partition and installing a Linux OS
On linux im like a total newbie :rolleyes: ....any suggestions which one to use...
I have the .iso of suse so i would have to make the cd and the 3 boot disks but i dunno if i should use this one...suggestions are very welcome
peace

[groovicus]

It sort of depends what you want to do with it.... programming, security, server... etc. It also is helpful to see if the particular distro you want supports your hardware.

http://www.distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=cd

[slarty]

Someone please change the record..

or CD or whatever.

Slarty

[dublix]

I think slarty means use the search function next time as this is a popular question. :D

[D0pp139an93r]

I personally enjoyed RedHat, but in light of their switch to Fedora, I would have to say SuSE. It has everything RedHat did, and has out of the box windows interoperability. NTFS support is there, including an NTFS partiton resizer. Slackware is damn good too...


My vote is as always for SuSE.

[576869746568617]

I'd install SuSE too. Another idea you may want to play with is Knoppix. You could download a .iso, burn it to cd, and learn to use linux without having to install it.

[pooh sun tzu]

I say download and use the Redhat 9 iso distro. Redhat has always been geared more towards linux newbies and with massive hardware support. RH 9 is still avaliable for download, but support is no longered officially offered. Of course, that means very little, since you can still ask anyone for help, just not the official RH team. Fendora (basically RH 10) is the latest release by RedHat, just fyi.

SuSe is a good choice, but a bit advanced if you are just stepping into the world of Linux. A thoughtful idea above was to use the knoppix release CD, basically a Linux bootable CD that doesn't require installation, but runs right off the CD with everything already installed on it.

http://www.knoppix.org

A good choice if you want to get the feel of KDE(one of the interfaces avaliable to Linux) and Linux in general before embarking on a quest to install.

[alittlebitnumb]

How many times has this been asked?

[pooh sun tzu]

Quite a few I'm sure. But times change, OSes change, opinions change, and I feel the question is always justified. Better to ask and gain the experienced opinion of others rather than step into one Linux OS and come out hating Linux with all of your guts. Even if it has been posted before, like I said, OSes change quickly and thus so does the experience with them.

[scriptkiddie18]

I'd install SuSE too. Another idea you may want to play with is Knoppix. You could download a .iso, burn it to cd, and learn to use linux without having to install it.
Is that like the linux phlack...runs from a cd...
btw: im sorry if my question was inconvinient but just as pooh sun tzu said...times change and i never did actually use linux only linux phlack...so just wanted to get some fresh opinions on this...
peace

[576869746568617]

Knoppix is a complete linux kernel distribution that is designed to run entirely from the CD. They took the phalck idea a step further and put a fully functional linux on CD that would auto-detect the hardware on any PC and run, complete with the KDE gui.

If you really want to get to know Linux, the best way is to take your SuSE, install it and use it. You'll have to make decisions on what services to install, device drivers, X or no X, what shell to use for the command line, etc. You can really personalize it to your tastes. That's the beautiful part about Linux. I say SuSE because you already have it. You may want to look into the ever popular RedHat, or FreeBSD.

If, on the other hand, you just want to "get to know" Linux, use knoppix or install Cygwin. Whereas Knoppix is a complete Linux distro on a single bootable CD, Cygwin is a linux-like command interpreter. It's great for learning how to run a basic linux command line, and alot of command-line based programs (like nmap and S.A.T.A.N.) will run under Cygwin. (I don't know if you've seen cygwin or not, just threw that in as an opt.)

I personally prefer knoppix to cygwin, as knoppix is a true linux kernel. The best part about knoppix is that it can be run entirely from the CD without even touching your hard drive (it won't even make a swap file!).

btw: I love your avatar, scriptkiddie18....that's truely unique FreeBSD installation :p

[scriptkiddie18]

If you really want to get to know Linux, the best way is to take your SuSE, install it and use it. You'll have to make decisions on what services to install, device drivers, X or no X, what shell to use for the command line, etc. You can really personalize it to your tastes. That's the beautiful part about Linux.
Yes i wanna get to know linux a lot better but i never heard of stuff like that...am i ready for it?

[JohnHACK]

I think SUSE Linux is better interm of Graphics because I used it before, and Linux Redhat is famous among the professional one. It's all depend on you, if you want to know more, just spend some time to make research. The more you know, The better you get.

[576869746568617]

When I first got started with Linux (way back when cars had wheels made of stone), I had no clue what I was doing. I was about to take a job as a network administrator for a company that was running some servers on Xenix, and I knew next to nothing about Xenix, or any other Unix. I did a search and found something called "Linux" that said it was like Unix.

I downloaded it and made install disks (on floppy of course -pre CD-R) and installed it on a i386DX I had, and voila....I was running Linux. If I can do it, anyone can. :)

Just read the release notes, readme and getting started files for the distro you are going to install

The best advise I can give is to get you a book for the complete noob, such as Linux for Dummies. It won't give you in depth info, but it's an overview of the OS and how to use it on a daily basis. It also has an installation section that focuses mainly on RedHat distros, but all Linux installs are similar. Get it and give it a quick read while you install. It's worth the embarrasment of having to buy a "dummies" book. They have really good info.

Hope it helps, and if you need anything while you install it, email me.

[VBraga]

SuSE sucks use BSD prefferablly FreeBSD

[AxessTerminated]

http://knoppix-std.org/

that's a variation of Knoppix. It's better in my opinion, and was customized by the guy running the site. It's Security Tools Distribution.