linux help

by julianK<3foonr • 14 Jun 2007, 17:56 • Journals
having trouble with windows over and over again i decided to comfort my very best friend with linux. as im a _TOTAL_ noob concerning this whole stuffz i need some hints from you such as tutorials which are easily understable and start from the very beginning (install) to the very end, download links aso.

id be veryvery thankful, and the one that helps me most will get all my love + access to my renders (its all i have to offer :/ )

thanks in advance, julianK<3
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Deactivated5453 14 Jun 2007, 18:58
Just get an easy to install distro like Suse (http://www.opensuse.org/) or Fedora (http://fedoraproject.org/) or Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/). Insert the CD and follow the menus.

kk thanks for all your love :-)
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Zodiac 14 Jun 2007, 18:59
Use ubuntu linux, then you can use http://ubuntuguide.org as help.
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tjiube 14 Jun 2007, 18:59
I'd like this too but I am a noob in this too. :<
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ng 14 Jun 2007, 18:59
gentoo.org

np
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Deactivated5453 14 Jun 2007, 19:02
DONT get the vicious gentoo please
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Deactivated5924 14 Jun 2007, 19:02
for a beginner? stop being retarded
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Deactivated5453 14 Jun 2007, 19:05
even a beginner can install and maintain gentoo (thats what I did), but you need to read thru a hell of tutorials.

I guess that's not what he wants.
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Grumly 14 Jun 2007, 19:04
1. Get a desktop-cd of Ubuntu.
2. Boot on it.
3. Install.
4. ??????
5. PROFIT!
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huumeantti 14 Jun 2007, 19:10
1 steal the underwear
2 ?
3 profit!
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Eyon 14 Jun 2007, 20:05
If you have an ATI card, it will be a mess to install it anyway ^^

Same for nvidia, because I reïnstalled my Linux, but I can't install my drivers. X Server is giving probs anytime :(
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hkrep 14 Jun 2007, 20:15
same, can't install linux distro's that use xserver, they hate my mobility x1600 and there are no good drivers for the mobility series, not even windows ones.
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Deactivated5453 14 Jun 2007, 20:29
don't buy/support such hardware then

easy as that
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hkrep 14 Jun 2007, 20:51
I need a laptop for school, and my search criterias had nothing to do with linux, but I still like to experiment.
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t0b 14 Jun 2007, 20:37
the answer depends much on ur current situation. how much time u want to invest in learning and installing/configuring, what results u want to achieve(ultra tuned os, stable running desktop setup, gaming performance, special desktop effects ...)? how good is your general knowledge about pcs, networking, etc and what hardware you have?
if u expect something being ready for normal end-users after a simple point and click installation, you might find out that there are very few distributions promising and delivering that, and that their setup is fairly common and maybe even bloated (although customizable). among those i would mention suse (http://en.opensuse.org/) and maybe mandriva (www.mandriva.com). Dont let yourself get fooled by people suggesting ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com) for that purpose. although its a fantastic distro the chance u end up on some commandline-shell editing config files to make things work is pretty high. if u are not scared of this, it is truely a good solution. very recent versions of the included programs, very clean system layout, but just not ready for normal computer users without time or will to learn.
if you want to learn the system from its roots (i personally think its worth it) do the hardcore way of installing gentoo (www.gentoo.org) or lfs (www.linuxfromscratch.org), but with gentoo keep ur hands off the automated installer and do a stage 1 install. they both have a brilliant step by step installation manual, but plan like 2-3 days or more for letting your pc compile the whole os and software from source ;) also their documentation (specially gentoos) is really helpfull for solving probs with other distris.
also a nice place to look for tutorials is www.tldp.org, the linux documentation project.
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