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Sandman53 · 05-24-2006, 12:34 AM

Ok, so when it comes to Linux... I have never even touched the OS. I want to host a dedicated server, and I don't want to use windows. So can anyone here give me a little guide for Linux? Just mainly where to get it and how to install it.

It would also be helpful if you included a link to a distribution or something. The server I want to run is for "Linux i386 - 32bit" if that makes a difference at all.

Any help anyone could offer would be great!

Astaroth · 05-24-2006, 12:39 AM

im using suse linux.
you can download it at www.opensuse.org

TwitcH · 05-24-2006, 12:56 AM

Finally a decent post, my reccomendation for a first distro would have to be ubuntu, and as for a guide: Click Here

Any more questions just ask, or PM, whichever you prefer.

FabianN · 05-24-2006, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLM

Finally a decent post, my reccomendation for a first distro would have to be ubuntu, and as for a guide: Click Here

Any more questions just ask, or PM, whichever you prefer.

When I saw the title, I just knew you'd be here
^_^

Anyway, ubuntu is one of the best distros for a beginner.
As for installing, thats preatty straight forward. If you've installed windows, you can install linux.

Astaroth · 05-24-2006, 04:51 PM

i like kubuntu much more than ubuntu, im a KDE fan^^

but i heard that "PC Linux OS" is the easiest linux with full media support and so on. www.pclinuxos.org

aduckie · 05-24-2006, 06:33 PM

I would highly reccomend you try a Live! CD before you try fully installing it. You might not like it, and you may become frustrated. Also, when you install the full verison, be sure to make a partition so you have access to Windows via GRUB.

Ubuntu is a really nice OS, as it has many cool auto-scripts that installs most multimedia functions, WINE, etc.

Kubuntu is basically Ubuntu running on KDE, not Gnome. Many people use it for the eyecandy. But if you want eyecandy, you might as well use OS X.

For servers, Suse is your best bet. That or FreeBSD, but that isn't Linux.

http://www.freebsd.org/

For personal use, Fedora Core and Redhat are both great.

If you want a complete replica of Windows version of Linux, Linspire is for you, although it is commercial.

Once you get experienced, try googling Debian.

TwitcH · 05-24-2006, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aduckie

Once you get experienced, try googling Debian.

Saying that, why dont your try jumping in the deep end and going straight for debian, debian was the first distro i ever used and nothing has compared to it, i fiddle about with the others now and then but always end up back at debian, slackware comes an exremely close second.

aduckie · 05-24-2006, 07:33 PM

Debian is definitely cool. I used to use it before Dapper Drake. But, when I first started using it, it was just so vague and basic I couldn't understand it. I'm not sure if the current release of Debian is more user-friendly, but when I was 12, it sure as hell wasn't.

Astaroth · 05-24-2006, 07:57 PM

PC Linux OS has Live CDs, too.
Should be one of the easier Linux distros. I think Debian is to hard for beginners, thats why im using suse. but i dont think suse is the best distro, it has some bugs.

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Sandman53 ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 4,267 Reputation: 45	Help on Linux Ok, so when it comes to Linux... I have never even touched the OS. I want to host a dedicated server, and I don't want to use windows. So can anyone here give me a little guide for Linux? Just mainly where to get it and how to install it. It would also be helpful if you included a link to a distribution or something. The server I want to run is for "Linux i386 - 32bit" if that makes a difference at all. Any help anyone could offer would be great! __________________ "The only dependable thing about the future is uncertainty." - Amarant Coral "People who commit war are stupid, but the blood they spill is not meaningless." - Dr. J.

05-24-2006, 12:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Astaroth ChimaeraOne's Cookie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hamburg, GER Posts: 1,329 Reputation: 15	im using suse linux. you can download it at www.opensuse.org __________________

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Astaroth ChimaeraOne's Cookie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hamburg, GER Posts: 1,329 Reputation: 15	i like kubuntu much more than ubuntu, im a KDE fan^^ but i heard that "PC Linux OS" is the easiest linux with full media support and so on. www.pclinuxos.org __________________

05-24-2006, 06:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
aduckie Ride em’ Yoshi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 188 Reputation: 10	I would highly reccomend you try a Live! CD before you try fully installing it. You might not like it, and you may become frustrated. Also, when you install the full verison, be sure to make a partition so you have access to Windows via GRUB. Ubuntu is a really nice OS, as it has many cool auto-scripts that installs most multimedia functions, WINE, etc. Kubuntu is basically Ubuntu running on KDE, not Gnome. Many people use it for the eyecandy. But if you want eyecandy, you might as well use OS X. For servers, Suse is your best bet. That or FreeBSD, but that isn't Linux. http://www.freebsd.org/ For personal use, Fedora Core and Redhat are both great. If you want a complete replica of Windows version of Linux, Linspire is for you, although it is commercial. Once you get experienced, try googling Debian. __________________

05-24-2006, 07:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
aduckie Ride em’ Yoshi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 188 Reputation: 10	Debian is definitely cool. I used to use it before Dapper Drake. But, when I first started using it, it was just so vague and basic I couldn't understand it. I'm not sure if the current release of Debian is more user-friendly, but when I was 12, it sure as hell wasn't. __________________

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TwitcH Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,053 Reputation: 14	Finally a decent post, my reccomendation for a first distro would have to be ubuntu, and as for a guide: Click Here Any more questions just ask, or PM, whichever you prefer.

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Astaroth ChimaeraOne's Cookie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hamburg, GER Posts: 1,329 Reputation: 15	PC Linux OS has Live CDs, too. Should be one of the easier Linux distros. I think Debian is to hard for beginners, thats why im using suse. but i dont think suse is the best distro, it has some bugs. __________________

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