dotTech - Topic: Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Refpeuk on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/page-2/#p3355 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/page-2/#p3355 Oh, yes. And my favourite linux to use in place of windows would by FAR be Linux Mint. It's got a beautiful interface, and seems to fix everything I don't like about Ubuntu.

Also, since it's based on Ubuntu, it can install and run all the programs that were written for Ubuntu, along with it's own ones.

It's pretty light on system resources, too. Not any comparison to cPud, Puppy, or DSL, though.

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:43:12 -0800 Refpeuk on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/page-2/#p3354 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/page-2/#p3354 @Ramesh

Actually that is a sign that will show everyone their ip, isp, browser, and usually OS.

Cool, huh?

As for copying USB boot files to the hard drive, I still haven't managed to. Any more ideas?

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:39:27 -0800 Ramesh Kumar on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3344 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3344

@GvapeSmile

You do have an interesting byline - this IP Bharti Broadband thing! In certain parts of the world it could actually send people scurrying to check their IP & ISP etc etc. Nice one!

LaughLaughLaugh

Ramesh

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:43:10 -0800 Ramesh Kumar on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3340 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3340

Refpeuk said:

I agree that the fastest booting one would probably be xPud. I don't know how to install it to a hard drive, though - so far I have just booted it off a USB drive.

Anyone know how to install xPud to a hard drive?
I want to do it on my Asus EEEPC (which is tricky since it doesn't have a cd drive)

If you think I should've start a new thread with this question instead of putting it on here, sorry. Just let me know.

As far as I can make out the internet still does not provide an answer for "how to transfer the USB boot content files" to hard disk Frown

Ramesh

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:28:29 -0800 Pwnana on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3324 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3324 Nope, your right.  It installed but its not a boot option.  However, I think I can just live boot linux from a USB and install it through linux.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:18:52 -0800 Ashraf on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3316 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3316

Pwnana said:

Really?  I was able to install just fine.

They must have fixed it since I last tried it. I guess time to write the article, then =).

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:28:44 -0800 Pwnana on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3304 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3304 Really?  I was able to install just fine.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:36:43 -0800 Ashraf on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3301 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3301 The Windows installer seems to be a bit buggy with Windows 7 which is why my article on xPud has been delayed for so long.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:43:07 -0800 Pwnana on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3295 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3295 I think Ive decided to stick with xPud.

@Refpeuk

There is a separate installer on the site. On the download page you have to click "install on hard drive" to get the installer, and then you run it from Windows.

I'm no stranger to linux, but DSL is so basic and retro (in order to fit in 50mb) that the installation process is a command line procedure. I type in everything I need but it just does nothing. =( It just wasn't designed to be installed I guess...

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:11:55 -0800 meanpt on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3293 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3293 Well, regarding XPUD, I installed it in a virtual Windows 7 Machine and everything ran fine ... but didn't install it as THE native OS ... nor did it in the real machine Confused

I just wanted to add that my decision to work with Ylmf OS resulted from the agility of this distro with the minimum working ram of 384 MB. All the others struggled to do it, even some Fluxbox desktop equiped ubuntu and other non ubuntu derivatives.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:14:12 -0800 Refpeuk on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3292 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3292 I agree that the fastest booting one would probably be xPud. I don't know how to install it to a hard drive, though - so far I have just booted it off a USB drive.

Anyone know how to install xPud to a hard drive?
I want to do it on my Asus EEEPC (which is tricky since it doesn't have a cd drive)

If you think I should've start a new thread with this question instead of putting it on here, sorry. Just let me know.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:40:33 -0800 Gvape on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3288 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3288 You could always install Debian, Fedora, etc. and install LXDE or XFCE. They're user interfaces that use MUCH less ram than the standard Gnome or KDE. I just installed Debian on a 10 year old computer with XFCE, so it does save a lot of ram.

Also, check this out: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

It helps pick a Linux distro with a quiz on what you need. It picked my favorite two when I did it, so it's got something right :P

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:45:19 -0800 meanpt on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3287 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3287 Hi. If you never tried linux before, you'll better experiment with virutalbox, seriously. At least to teach you and let you evaluate the procedures of an installation until you feel safe with it and do it in the real machine. Moreover, the fastest distro will usually be the trickier ones to install. After that it will be bread and butter :).

Now, I can't give you recommendations as I'm also a newbie but learnt that the fastest is tinycore, followed by slitaz, knoppix cd version (be carefull to not pick the one with adriane) and, still to be tried, webconverger. There is also a puppy derivative called browser linux, there is Oh ... and there is a thing called Haiku but the software available for this is almost nothing.
I did test xpud and found it too unstable with firefox sudenly crashing. JolyCloud is too heavy from my standards point of view. EasyPeasy is a no no ... as any UNR you may find around.

After testing all the *buntus, mandrivas, suse's, and so on, I'm currently using as my virtual working machine something that's not even listed in the distrowatch.org, an ubuntu derivative made by chinese people and called Ylmf OS, and you can find it at http://www.ylmf.org/en/index.html

Why am I telling you this? ... :) Well ... I also started looking for the same as you ...

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:39:19 -0800 sean on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3277 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3277 Pwnana, I said it as a general option, if you were looking at a new computer. and $700? i got mine for 1300 and it's worth $2000

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:00:47 -0800 Ashraf on Need a linux recommendation http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3269 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/need-a-linux-recommendation/#p3269 You can also try Madriva InstantOn ($10) or Presto ($19.95).

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