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Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to be
either redhat or mandrake

As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
appropiate for me

Currently my system is Win XP pro booting from a SATA drive but will install
linux on a new standard IDE drive all by itself

The other question how do I boot from one OS or the other while the XP will
be on one drive and linux on the other

Thanks
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Trevor BROOKES

Shazbot wrote:

> Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to be
> either redhat or mandrake
>
> As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
> appropiate for me

Both about the same

> The other question how do I boot from one OS or the other while the XP
> will be on one drive and linux on the other

The installer should set up a boot manager that will prompt you when you
turn the PC on.

--
David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

Shazbot wrote:

> Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to be
> either redhat or mandrake
>
> As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
> appropiate for me

Flip a coin. Seriously, at this stage it's all going to seem strange to you
and the differences between these two distributions would be almost
invisible in comparison.

>
> Currently my system is Win XP pro booting from a SATA drive but will
> install linux on a new standard IDE drive all by itself
>
> The other question how do I boot from one OS or the other while the XP
> will be on one drive and linux on the other

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+Wind...WTO/index.html

That is a "HOWTO." It should serve to get you started finding the answers
to your questions.

>
> Thanks

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 01:02 David Dorward spake of :

> Shazbot wrote:
>
>> Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to
>> be either redhat or mandrake
>>
>> As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
>> appropiate for me
>
> Both about the same

With Mandrake having slightly better gui tools, but Redhat having a bit more
power under the hood so to speak.



--
Want to spread virii, then make sure you use Outlook express.

Jim Bowering wrote:

>Shazbot wrote:
>
>>Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to be
>>either redhat or mandrake
>>
>>As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
>>appropiate for me
>>
>
>Flip a coin. Seriously, at this stage it's all going to seem strange to you
>and the differences between these two distributions would be almost
>invisible in comparison.
>
As a linux newbie, I don't agree with that, I've tried both redhat 7.3
and mandrake 8.0 and I consider the mandrake to be easier to use and to
go around with. their software manager app is especially important to
the beginner I still am. The thing I've learned after a lot of mistakes
is you should always read carefully documentation before taking steps
with linux, which isn't usually required with windows. Especially if you
try to compile a new program, read carefully what addon programs are
required and strictly do what is said. But as a matter of fact, you'll
probably have to make your own mistakes...it's very interesting but
takes a lot of time in the beginning, although installation and standard
use of the already installed software is pretty straightforward with all
of these new distributions. Also if you find a new program which you'd
like to install, always look for the binary rpm file (rpmfind.net)
before trying to compile sources.
cheers and good luck,
Jacques

Thanks for all your help

Have just bought and installes Mandrake 9.1

Boy is Linux complicated, XP is far easier, or so it seems, for exemple
installing programs is far harder the on XP

But I shall keep on trying

Again thanks to all
"charroy jacques" <jcharroy@club-internet.fr> a écrit dans le message de
news:3F3A0B79.9030109@club-internet.fr...
> Jim Bowering wrote:
>
> >Shazbot wrote:
> >
> >>Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to
be
> >>either redhat or mandrake
> >>
> >>As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
> >>appropiate for me
> >>
> >
> >Flip a coin. Seriously, at this stage it's all going to seem strange to
you
> >and the differences between these two distributions would be almost
> >invisible in comparison.
> >
> As a linux newbie, I don't agree with that, I've tried both redhat 7.3
> and mandrake 8.0 and I consider the mandrake to be easier to use and to
> go around with. their software manager app is especially important to
> the beginner I still am. The thing I've learned after a lot of mistakes
> is you should always read carefully documentation before taking steps
> with linux, which isn't usually required with windows. Especially if you
> try to compile a new program, read carefully what addon programs are
> required and strictly do what is said. But as a matter of fact, you'll
> probably have to make your own mistakes...it's very interesting but
> takes a lot of time in the beginning, although installation and standard
> use of the already installed software is pretty straightforward with all
> of these new distributions. Also if you find a new program which you'd
> like to install, always look for the binary rpm file (rpmfind.net)
> before trying to compile sources.
> cheers and good luck,
> Jacques
>

Shazbot wrote:

> Boy is Linux complicated, XP is far easier, or so it seems, for exemple
> installing programs is far harder the on XP

Its a combination of learning curve (Installing and uninstalling things on
Linux is easier, but you have to know how to go about it first), and that
you have probably been using Windows for years (not harder, just
different).


--
David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

Shazbot wrote:
>
>>Boy is Linux complicated, XP is far easier, or so it seems, for exemple
>>installing programs is far harder the on XP

it's been said before, i agree completely: Windoze is for those who just
want to get a few things working, it hides operational detail from the
end-user; Linux is for hackers, and you need to know much more about
what you're doing and how things work. my personal opinion: MS Windows
is 'toyware', reliability and security are an afterthought. Unix, Linux
and variants are the real thing.

I've used MS operating systems since DOS, and just started using Linux
6 months ago. I've found Linux to be more stable, more reliable, and
easier in every conceivable way. Yes, there is a learning curve. But
I'm running Apache with 3 virtual domains, complete e-mail service
including webmail, and streaming with RealAudio. It never crashes, and
has been an all around great experience.

I used Redhat, and have done versions 7 & 8. I actually found it to be
easier than Mandrake, but each to his only. My only suggestion is that
until you get some experience, stick with the packages from whichever
vendor you choose. I had someone help me, and he preferred something
else besides sendmail and the DNS server Redhat includes - installing
these was quite a bit more complicated to the uninitiated user.

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:13:48 +0200, Shazbot <REMOVEMEcdmail@cdmail.fr> wrote:
>
>
> Will try installing one of these systems very soon, the choice seems to be
> either redhat or mandrake
>
> As a complete beginner to Linux (never even seen it) which would be the
> appropiate for me
>
> Currently my system is Win XP pro booting from a SATA drive but will install
> linux on a new standard IDE drive all by itself
>
> The other question how do I boot from one OS or the other while the XP will
> be on one drive and linux on the other
>
> Thanks



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Alan C