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Originally posted here by pysk0tik
I'm talking about the off-the-shelf distros which come with all the gui's, progs, etc. and have 3+ cds
The Mandrake and RedHat downloadable distros come with all the "gui's, progs, etc." in the form of an install image or iso's. You can go to most college public ftp sites and get the full distros of most major Linux releases. I Got the four CD set of Mandrake 8.2 with two additional CD's of apps in iso format for free from the Notre Dame ftp server. All for FREE. Thats six CD's with the works for nothing, nadda, nill, free. Thats the greatness of it. The free download are the same as the off the shelf distro except you don't get a manual. But there are plenty of downloadable ebooks that you can get for about any Linux distro, software or programming. Just Google it and you'll find more distros, apps and tools for Linux than you can shake a stick at.
As far as a pick for newbies. RedHat, Mandrake or Suze is a great start.
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hmmmmmmmmm........me pay for linux distros no more, thanx, apocalypse. You da man.
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damn! I just realized that one of my friends payed $600 for the best Red Hat off-the-shelf distros! Boy, is he gonna be PISSED! LOL
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If you really want to learn Linux, I would stay away from Mandrake. Mandrake is akin to Windoze. They have over simplified many aspects of the OS and seem to take great care to keep you from goofing around and making the mistakes that tend to come with learning. Redhad, although they are in negotiations with AOL presently, seems to be pretty worthwhile for learning. If I were installing Linux again, I would probably go for Slackware myself, but for an intro, RedHat is the way to go.
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RedHat is definetly the best place to start out for a newbie linux user. The reason is its ease of updating packages for security reason. It has a nice GUI proggie for updating...
Hope this helps! :)
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if you want to spend a couple dollars ($7.) Pick up a copy of the Deluxe Version of RedHat 6.0. It has everything you need to know including the text file of SAMS teach yourself linux in 24 hours on Disk 3. I have pointed this out to many newbies, and they love it... HOPE IT HELPS..... (I recommend the buck a book stores, I know they carry this version around my areas)
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Originally posted here by {P²P}Apocalypse
The Mandrake and RedHat downloadable distros come with all the "gui's, progs, etc." in the form of an install image or iso's. You can go to most college public ftp sites and get the full distros of most major Linux releases. I Got the four CD set of Mandrake 8.2 with two additional CD's of apps in iso format for free from the Notre Dame ftp server. All for FREE. Thats six CD's with the works for nothing, nadda, nill, free. Thats the greatness of it. The free download are the same as the off the shelf distro except you don't get a manual. But there are plenty of downloadable ebooks that you can get for about any Linux distro, software or programming. Just Google it and you'll find more distros, apps and tools for Linux than you can shake a stick at.
As far as a pick for newbies. RedHat, Mandrake or Suze is a great start.
You are almost right on this one. The off the shelf products come with technical support, which for some is worth the price. Of course the more experienced you are with linux, the less likely you will need tech support.
