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red91
February 5th, 2007, 10:28
Windoze has left me cold. Lost a file and now my laptop is non operational....so I'm going to install a new formatted hard drive and have the following Linux based OS at hand...but which one???

Debian, or Ubuntu?

Please don't suggest anymore than these as dialup would take me half the night to get a new OS. or worse...

Tired of windows constantly haveing problems...

also what else would you throw into the mix for suuport...Firefoex? etc...?
KarlVP
February 5th, 2007, 10:46
Mickeysoft is the winner.

I wouldn't install anything I couldn't pronounce.

Plus, every OS sucks.

http://www.deadtroll.com/video/ossuckscable.html
87manche
February 5th, 2007, 10:49
ubuntu, it's just a better choice for a mobile unit, I liked it very much on my notebook.
Getting wireless to work is a pain, I couldn't get a linksys card to work, and ended up with a D link 650 card that just worked when I plugged it in.
WPA support is a PITA, I went with WEP and MAC addressing to secure my AP.
ChiXJeff
February 5th, 2007, 15:31
Ummmm.... not necessarily true, 'manche.

I've been running SuSE on my laptop and on desk stations for years. The Orinoco wireless cards are supported natively, and any card that you can find win2k/xp drivers for will run under ndiswrapper (which ships stock with SuSE.) Full WPA support as well.
mackamitsu
February 5th, 2007, 20:08
try xubuntu, it uses less resources and is great on a portable especially if you have a small RAM cache.
moparmatt
February 5th, 2007, 20:21
If I had to choice between Debian or Ubuntu, I would got with Ubuntu.

I have never used Debian.

Matter-of-fact I just got rid of Ubuntu about 2 weeks ago.

Currently I am using Fedora 5, I would like to upgrade to Fedora 6 but I was told they are having problems with hardware working.

So far Fedora is my favorite.
red91
February 6th, 2007, 08:25
Ok....so I have a copy of Ubuntu....now the file is listed as an ".iso" and I have a completely formatted hard drive to put it onto, but I cannot OPEN THE DAMN THING!

So...how the heck can I make this thing work ( I.E. load onto my hard drive) without busting out the " repair anything hammer?"
ChiXJeff
February 6th, 2007, 08:44
A .iso file extension is a CD (or DVD) image file, i.e. a complete disc in a single file. Probably the easiest and fastest way will be to use another machine to burn that onto a disc, pretty much any burning app can do this.
red91
February 6th, 2007, 10:41
A .iso file extension is a CD (or DVD) image file, i.e. a complete disc in a single file. Probably the easiest and fastest way will be to use another machine to burn that onto a disc, pretty much any burning app can do this.


Looks like I'll have to download an ISO opening program for this thing...fun fun fun....

:skull2:
Art Triggs
February 6th, 2007, 11:29
no, you need to use a cd burning program to write that file to a disc, it will convert that file into an set of files to install the software onto the computer from a cd
RichP
February 6th, 2007, 11:30
I've just finished turning out 150 Suse 10.1 workstations and about 35 servers. Drop dead easy install. Free too... Only funky thing is web cams, someone wanted a web cam, logitec 4000pro, system recognizes it but I need to change some kernel stuff. ONE PIA customer, wonder why she wants it.... on second thought never mind, she's a /milf.....ewwww...
87manche
February 6th, 2007, 11:54
Ummmm.... not necessarily true, 'manche.

I've been running SuSE on my laptop and on desk stations for years. The Orinoco wireless cards are supported natively, and any card that you can find win2k/xp drivers for will run under ndiswrapper (which ships stock with SuSE.) Full WPA support as well.
I agree, and I like opensuse very much, but he had the choice between Ubuntu or Debian, and I prefer Ubuntu.
87manche
February 6th, 2007, 11:55
Looks like I'll have to download an ISO opening program for this thing...fun fun fun....

:skull2:
your CD burning software should open an Iso, choose Disk Image in whatever CD burning software you've got, it will burn it onto a CD, boot from the CD and the installation process is self explanatory from there.
If you've not got software that will open an iso and burn it go here:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
decent, and free, uses .net though :(
red91
February 6th, 2007, 12:05
I agree, and I like opensuse very much, but he had the choice between Ubuntu or Debian, and I prefer Ubuntu.

Hell I'd use suse, but 4 cd's at 600MB + each would take me more than a week to download at 56k +/- 6k...


UGH....


and now the damn windows system on the main computer won't recognize the fact that I have a 20G hard drive plugged into it through the USB port...sure..it will recognize 5G but not 20....


TYLENOL!!!