If you would like to try Linux

[Omun]

Hello if you don't know ever since I started dual booting Mandrake 10.1 this past year I have become a sort of Linux finatic. I now dual boot XP and Kubuntu, but it wasn't until tonight that I actually gave thought into trying KNOPPIX which is a Linux distribution that can boot and run from one standard CD. It is a great thing to try if you are looking into trying linux for the first time. It is very easy if you can manage to download one 700MB ISO image and burn it to a CD-Rom and configure your computers BIOS to boot from your CD-ROM drive (to do this, you usually press the delete key as your computer is booting up, you know when its telling you how much memory is in your system. that will usually put you into the BIOS) then apart from that its just a matter of getting a feel for linux and the KDE graphical user interface. To download the ISO visit http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/ I will also attach some eyecandy remember this is all booted from one 700MB Cd-R (no installation required!) Hope everyone gives it a try.

Omun Reviewed by Omun on 05-03-2005. If you would like to try Linux Hello if you don't know ever since I started dual booting Mandrake 10.1 this past year I have become a sort of Linux finatic. I now dual boot XP and Kubuntu, but it wasn't until tonight that I actually gave thought into trying KNOPPIX which is a Linux distribution that can boot and run from one standard CD. It is a great thing to try if you are looking into trying linux for the first time. It is very easy if you can manage to download one 700MB ISO image and burn it to a CD-Rom and configure Rating: 5

[stoner spirit]

is this more effective than windows is?

[LOVElife]

Couldnt get used to anything but Windows

[hardon]

is this more effective than windows is?

oh yeah, linux runs waaaay smoother than windows does, partly cuz windows is a bloated pos and partly cuz linux is open-code (everyone has access to it = no bugs, no hidden shit)...only problem??? most software isnt compatible for linux (although this is changing)....

[Omun]

is this more effective than windows is?

It sure is, depending on what you are doing. For simple word processing, surfing the internet, instant messeging ect. I use Linux, I only choose windows when I wan't to play counter strike. Also take in the fact that you won't be needing to waste time running virus scans and spyware scans while using linux.

[NextGen]

thnx Oman. I think I'll put this on the other computer.

[Lurker]

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
n click it on ship-it free cds.. got my copies a week ago took 2months though but it's nice got a live cd like knoppix n install cd too..

[2600]

What's the point of running an operating system from a CD? I guess just to sample it? Does Mandrake do all of your partitions for you to run a dual boot, or did you have to make your initial partition with partition magic or something like that with 10.1?

BTW yeah less software written for linux compared to windows, but also more spyware, viruses, popups, etc.

[hoodedclum]

I think its just like running it on a slave drive, so linux boots from the cd in the cd rom rather than the hdd, maybe im wrong ?
Saves you having to install linux on ya drive i think thats the main point, daul booting windows and linux from the same drive can be a bit dodgy.

[Lurker]

What's the point of running an operating system from a CD? I guess just to sample it? Does Mandrake do all of your partitions for you to run a dual boot, or did you have to make your initial partition with partition magic or something like that with 10.1?

BTW yeah less software written for linux compared to windows, but also more spyware, viruses, popups, etc.

i keep live cds just in case something goes wrong with windows like it won't boot or keeps on restarting to retrieve important files.. n yes just to sample them too..