March 17th, 2010
I currently run windows vista business 32 bit on my custom built system with 4gb ram, 512mb ati radeon Sapphire graphics card, and 3.2ghz intel processor. It's fast, but i'm curious to use linux as i've been told it's easy to use, safe, and faster. Which versions should i look into installing that are easy to install and that i can keep all of my files and windows without hassle?The most widely used distro of Linux today is Ubuntu, Dell ships certain business class systems with this version of Linux. I've run them all but really like the latest version Ubuntu Studio 8.10:
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http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/Ubuntu 8.10Ethan, it's best to experiment with other operating systems on a sand box. Try searching for the virtual box or microsoft virtual pc 2007 and install on your Vista. With your processor and RAM I think your system will handle any one of them without issues. That should resolve the second part of your question.
Linux flavor: I agree about Ubuntu. However, there are many out there to choose from. Visit linux.org/dist/list.html and you will learn their differences. I prefer PCLinuxOS or Gentoo. I also like Foresight Linux. Ubuntu and Fedora have the widest community support so for any issues you get chances are you'll find answers from their respective forum.
To start off, try BeaFanatIX (BFX) or the Debris Linux from debrislinux.org, which are pretty lightweight and simple- but again on a virtual box.
Caution on running boxes: every virual linux will always have a shortcut to install the complete OS. Just don't do it unless you've partitioned your drive to house another system next to your vista.Try Ubuntu. It has a decent GUI and you can partition your hard drive so that it can run on a separate part of your hard drive than your Vista installation. Just use Vista to make a a new partition from the free space you have and then download and install Ubuntu to the new partition you just made. It is by far the easiest Linux installation to get. It's just not solely a command line interface.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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