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[MuffinMan]

Umm can someone care to explain where i can get a cheap copy of linux?

 

[sunny]

http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au

 

[Lavenderpup]

and ubuntu even sends a packaged cd copy to you for free (odd that the last version was from switzerland and then france though... =P)

 

[Scanorama]

Speaking of Linux, I installed Debian couple of weeks back, but I couldn't get into the graphic side (Debian's windows), it only stays on command screen

 

[redslert]

Speaking of Linux, I installed Debian couple of weeks back, but I couldn't get into the graphic side (Debian's windows), it only stays on command screen

Sounds like you're a linux newbie, you are better of using Ubuntu.

 

[Sharky01276]

or redhat, its pritty much out the box and there is slightly more support for it out than ubuntu at the moment. Do you know google is making a operating system based on ubuntu. Trying to compete with microsoft now...

 

[viviena]

If you want to try a Linux distro but don't know which one, try the Linux Distro Chooser. It's pretty helpful, though I went with Ubuntu (and am loving it) instead of its first recommendation, SuSE.

As for 'copies', most distros provide free CD images to burn -- you usually pay only if you order a hard copy, and some, like Ubuntu, send it out for free.

 

[MuffinMan]

i cant install it cause i need to partition my hdd and i have stuff on my hdd, so i cant format it!!! can u actually partition a hdd without formatting it? Yeah i need linux/winxp dual operating system on my comp

 

[sunny]

Yes you can...Partition Magic is one of the best tools around for this. Not free unfortunately. There are free tools around though:
http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Co...artition_Hard_Drive_without_Reformatting.html

 

[MuffinMan]

i have a old version of partition magic
version 5 i think
haha heaps old
i got it in 99, thats like 7 years ago, would that still work?

 

[MuffinMan]

yeah but u'll need to have the hdd partitioned first
and i lost my copy of partition magic

 

[DooGseY]

I just downloaded Ubuntu - I want to learn Unix as everything at CSE is Unix based. Goddamn nerds.

If you want to "learn" linux, I'd suggest getting slackware instead.