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OK *nix heads, what should I do?
xyle_one:
Nothing I have tried has been easier to use/setup than osX. NOTHING. Of course. I use osX for a desktop OS. For a server environment, i would use a linxu distro. Now, you can use most linux distros as a desktop os, its not like redhat or mandrake are really that hard. i am using my Red Hat install for office stuff and server stuff. No problem. It really depends on what you want to do with it. You want games? You want a webserver? You want a file server? Is this for school/work? It depends. Either way, i think you would be just fine with RedHat, Mandrake, or SuSE.
I suggest RedHat. It was super easy to install. Id say the easiest linux distro ive fucked around with. All of my "stuff" worked out of the box, scanner, camera, cd burner, and it even picked up my network and let me browse the other 2 machines without any configuration. RedHat has done a good job with keeping the UI consitent, and there are GUI tools for most things.
Oh yeah. RedHat is free-
http://www.linuxiso.org
http://www.redhat.com
suselinux:
quote:Originally posted by Duo Maxwell:
So would you bickering twits stop bitchin at each other for a min and tell me if the OS your suggesting, Office app if you can and web browser will work with the specs I gave in my last post. I'm thinking Be will be the best for what I'm wanting, I'll try others when I can get another, much larger HD in there.
Know where I can get the old style drives that will still fit other than ebay?
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Manrake will take up about 1 maybe 1 1/2 Gigs (that includes about bazillion apps), you will get Mozilla/Netscape for Web, Mozilla, or Evolution for Email, and OpenOffice for Word processing and everything else you would expect in an MS compatible office suite.
I don't know how big Be is but it should come with basically everything you need as well.
As for old drives just look in your local phone book for a used computer store, they should have some, but don't buy it unless they are willing to prove to you it actually works.
Laukev7:
quote:So would you bickering twits stop bitchin at each other for a min and tell me if the OS your suggesting, Office app if you can and web browser will work with the specs I gave in my last post. I'm thinking Be will be the best for what I'm wanting, I'll try others when I can get another, much larger HD in there.
Know where I can get the old style drives that will still fit other than ebay?
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Sorry about that, I got carried away. Anyway, BeOS should work well with your computer. It supports Mozilla, Firebird, Netpositive and Opera web browsers. As for word processors, you can get Abiword for free, or Gobe 2.0 (demo or paid). You'll find most of what you need on Bebits.
suselinux:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7: Has half Macman's posts:
Sorry about that, I got carried away..
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Yeah me too :(
hm_murdock:
::looks around::
what?!? everybody looks at me like I should say I'm sorry or somethin'!
fuhgeddaboutit!
oh, what the hey. I'm sorry for bein' an insufferable asshole!
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