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dd1313

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Hi

New to Linux ...I have a copy of Red Hat 9.Should i go ahead and learn it
or rather change to latest version.

Is red hat 9 equivalent to maybe windows 3.11 ot windows 95 in
windows technology.

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I would recommend you rather try ubuntu than an old version of red hat. Ubuntu is an awesome linux distribution and apparently also the most popular. You can order free ubuntu cd's from www.ubuntu.com
 
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Rather go the KDE version of Ubuntu called Kubuntu. I promise you, as a new user, it will be both easier for you to learn and use, and the chances of you of having hardware problems are less likely with Kubuntu or ubuntu than with MS Windows or RedHat.

Ubuntu ships with gnome as its desktop. A practial, simple, look thats pretty stable.
Kubuntu, is ubuntu, but with the KDE desktop. OMG SEXY desktop stuff. About as stable as windows if you are like me, and go for beta packages the whole time.
 
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w1z4rd said:
Rather go the KDE version of Ubuntu called Kubuntu. I promise you, as a new user, it will be both easier for you to learn and use, and the chances of you of having hardware problems are less likely with Kubuntu or ubuntu than with MS Windows or RedHat.

Ubuntu ships with gnome as its desktop. A practial, simple, look thats pretty stable.
Kubuntu, is ubuntu, but with the KDE desktop. OMG SEXY desktop stuff. About as stable as windows if you are like me, and go for beta packages the whole time.
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Which one would they ship to me .

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Hi Guys

I am trying to download ubunthu but there are so many iso's there I don't know which one to take. There is the desktop/server cd/alternate cd

Which one should I take ?

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www.kubuntu.org to download and choose the power PC version. I have i686 archtecture, so I went with i686 instead of i 386. If your system was bought in the last year, thats the option I would go with. If its older than a year, chances are its i386.

If its really old, you might wanna have a look at xubuntu.
 
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w1z4rd said:
www.kubuntu.org to download and choose the power PC version. I have i686 archtecture, so I went with i686 instead of i 386. If your system was bought in the last year, thats the option I would go with. If its older than a year, chances are its i386.

If its really old, you might wanna have a look at xubuntu.
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So the major diference between ubunthu and kubunthu is the desktop !
Do I choose desktop or alternate cd ?
i686= Is that the AMD 64 bit version ?
thin-client networks...What is this ?

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Personally I've never like Ubuntu. Just because it is a single CD install. Then anything else you have to download and install. At least with Fedora Core or SUSE, you can download the ISO's, and if you want to install on more than one machine, it doesn't require downloading things twice.

I'm aware you can set the first machine up as a repository, and use it in the installation of the second machine, but tell that to a beginner. openSUSE is just as easy as any other to install, and has a serious amount of software in it's 5 CD install. Fedora Core as well. The nice thing about FC is that if you have the Red Hat Bible that so many people do have, 90% of the concepts still apply, so there's no need to use up precious bandwidth looking for help on doing a particular task.

I'm not dissing Ubuntu, just saying that I prefer SUSE and Fedora.

Furthermore, depending on where you live, there's more than likely a LUG (Linux User Group) in your area who can supply you the CD's in exchange for blank CD's. Contact offlist if you need a bit of info
 
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graviti said:
Personally I've never like Ubuntu. Just because it is a single CD install. Then anything else you have to download and install. At least with Fedora Core or SUSE, you can download the ISO's, and if you want to install on more than one machine, it doesn't require downloading things twice.

I'm aware you can set the first machine up as a repository, and use it in the installation of the second machine, but tell that to a beginner. openSUSE is just as easy as any other to install, and has a serious amount of software in it's 5 CD install. Fedora Core as well. The nice thing about FC is that if you have the Red Hat Bible that so many people do have, 90% of the concepts still apply, so there's no need to use up precious bandwidth looking for help on doing a particular task.

I'm not dissing Ubuntu, just saying that I prefer SUSE and Fedora.

Furthermore, depending on where you live, there's more than likely a LUG (Linux User Group) in your area who can supply you the CD's in exchange for blank CD's. Contact offlist if you need a bit of info
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So the ubunthu ISO that I burn onto my CD can only be installed on one PC
Is that correct.?

Will learning red hat 9 help make it easy with fedora ?

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dd1313 said:
Thanks

Is i686 the 64 bit version ?

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No, it refers to PC chip architecture I think. i686 is just the better option for newer PCs. 64 bit with say 64 bit in the name.

When you burn the iso to one CD, you can use that one CD on unlimited machines - this is not Microsoft dude! ;)

If you want to learn Fedora, the download Fedora - waste of time to use Red Hat 9

Oh, to make your life easier, you can also visit a freedom toaster and burn the CDs there - they are usually up to date: http://www.freedomtoaster.org.za/

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Thanks

How would we rate red hat 9 to the latest fedora.I mean in windows terms
is it like win95 to XP to 2000 to XP...etc

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dd1313 said:
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How would we rate red hat 9 to the latest fedora.I mean in windows terms
is it like win95 to XP to 2000 to XP...etc

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Red HAt 9 comes with an old KDE/Gnome AFAIK so when you first install it, I would call it Windows 95. But, with Linux, you just can update your distro and it will be the latest thing.

Fedora is cutting edge, so its the latest XP.

Since you starting out in Linux, you HAVE to read this, so you know what you are actually going into when you start using linux: http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm

By the way, I point to that link to encourage you to use Linux, not to discourage :)
 
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nic777 said:
Since you starting out in Linux, you HAVE to read this, so you know what you are actually going into when you start using linux: http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
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Nice article!

Been using Ubuntu since Warty to the present Dapper and I like it.
KDE vs GNOME: lets just say QT progs crashes a lot on my PC thats why I prefer GTK.
 
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stepper said:
Nice article!

Been using Ubuntu since Warty to the present Dapper and I like it.
KDE vs GNOME: lets just say QT progs crashes a lot on my PC thats why I prefer GTK.
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HI

Please explain a little more what you mean by QT and GTK

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dd1313 said:
HI

Please explain a little more what you mean by QT and GTK

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/me looks at stepper for trying to confuse newbie already :D
 
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hehehe @ nic777

Its that most KDE GUI based applications use the QT engines as oppsed to GNOME which uses GTK in essence I'm saying that I prefer GNOME to KDE.
Read more on QT or here and GTK here. Its all about which language is used. It was not my intention to cause confusion. :)
 
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If u wanna learn linux rather chuck Red Hat out and go for Slackware.Download their Intro PDF file and work though it.Its explains concepts well.Try use as much of the command line as possible and less of KDE /GNOME - If u wanna use linux as a Desktop well then go for KDE/GNOME
 
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