Which Linux Should I Use??

1) MANDRAKE IS BEST :- easy partioning and better GUI

2)I think present version of mandrake - 8.3

3) keep open option of dual booting

Update: I've looked through some of my old software and found Caldera OpenLinux 2.4. Can anyone tell me if that is any good?

Problem: Is there anywhere I can get CDs with Redhat or Mandrake on them? I'm still using dial-up and don't want to spend 9 hours downloading it.

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Originally posted here by jaguar291
Update: I've looked through some of my old software and found Caldera OpenLinux 2.4. Can anyone tell me if that is any good?

Problem: Is there anywhere I can get CDs with Redhat or Mandrake on them? I'm still using dial-up and don't want to spend 9 hours downloading it.

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Try www.cheapbytes.com

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Originally posted here by avdven
check out Sun StarOffice 5 (still free for download, thought 6 costs money)

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Where can you still legally download StarOffice 5? They no longer offer it on their website, but instead refer you to OpenOffice... Are there mirrors that offer it, or is it prohibited by the license?

--Sudo

avdven:

Thanks. So Wine is quite stable then with basic
9x programs? At one time the only reason I kept
Windoze was because I couldn't replace Office,
but today the reason for keeping Win is LAN
parties...

chipmicroic:

Mandrake is currently in 9.0 beta. 8.2 is stable.
http://www.mandrake.com/

Go check out http://www.distrowatch.com

Lots of info there regarding the various distros.

Although, I have to say, as a first-timer you should probably go with RedHat or Mandrake. You can check out those as well as all of the others at the address above.

If anyone in England wants to get linux try PCworld, my local one as a whole row full of Linux

also if you do decide to download a flavour of *nix i suggest reading the tutorial by rrewandaythal on burning the iso images just my 0.02p here`s the link in quetion http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=231882

Just this very morning I got up, and thought to myself "today is a good day to spend ripping my hair out"

So about 2 hours ago I started installing Madrake 8.2 download edition (I got it on a linux format coverdisk)

And now I'm posting using Konqueror

Absolutely painless, not one hiccup.

I run an AMD with a small handfull of HDDs, and if anything the install was easier than a Windows install (No long activation codes to type)

hell, go with Mandrake, and then we can ask eachother stupid questions :-)

Regards