albertlee Posted June 12, 2004 Posted June 12, 2004 Above are the linux systems which are the easiest type of Linux I have ever seen.... but which one is more compatible with linux software? since someone says Linspire only works better when only use its CNR softwares from its warehouse..... Secondly, how about their stability? albert
admiral_ju00 Posted June 12, 2004 Posted June 12, 2004 i've not used either of the ones above, nor will, but a linux is linux. roughly speaking, you can take a version of linux(flavor), change it's name, change some of it looks, while keeping the bulk of it the same, and as long as you adhere to the GPL, you'll be able to say this is Your OWN version of linux. as far as the software, it's all the same. unzip and recompile it if it's a tarball or if it's an rpm just treat it as such, etc.
albertlee Posted June 12, 2004 Author Posted June 12, 2004 Any way, I find it so annoying is.... why Mandrake has 3 CDs? why it is such big? Albert
Cohen Posted June 12, 2004 Posted June 12, 2004 Since getting a new PC about 2 months ago I've given them both a try in the last few weeks. I would recommend you go with Mandrake. how about their stability? Both the same. why Mandrake has 3 CDs? why it is such big? Hehe, 3 CDs is a comaprative titch compared to some distros. I've got an old boxed set of Mandrake 8.1 in a cuboard somewhere which is 7 CDs and I'm in the middle of downloading the ISOs for the 7 discs for Debian. Assuming you're talking about the Download edition the third CD is just language support which you could live without.
albertlee Posted June 12, 2004 Author Posted June 12, 2004 I think Linspire is the most expensive Linux to use..... Even you have to buy their softwares in order to have CNR....Jeeze Albert
apollo2011 Posted June 12, 2004 Posted June 12, 2004 Suse 9 is 4 CDs or 1 DVD. For Comparison: Unreal Tournament 2k4 1Installation Disk 4 Disks (Files for Installation) 1 Play Disk (Required for Authentication) Total:6
Dave Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 why Mandrake has 3 CDs? why it is such big? Because it comes with a hell of a lot of software.
Qwik Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Have any of you guys checked out the Fedora project? It's really nice, I'm going to install it on my PC as soon as my CD Burner gets here. http://fedora.redhat.com/
Cohen Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 I was going to give Fedora a try but I managed to get hold of a copy of SuSE 9.1 Pro, it is very sweet.
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 why Mandrake has 3 CDs? why it is such big? Albert Compare this with XP, and it's a flea. I mean, XP is about 9 gigabytes (I think)!
Sayonara Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Compare this with XP, and it's a flea. I mean, XP is about 9 gigabytes (I think)! Doesn't that tell you something? Mandrake is a full-fledged operating system which ships with 3 out-of-the-box web servers, 2 database solutions and an absolutely huge raft of productivity, development and programming applications. And yet SOMEHOW Windows XP - which ships "as is" - manages to be bigger. Could it be because nobody at Microsoft still knows what everything does, and half the code in XP is doing nothing at all?
admiral_ju00 Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 Could it be because nobody at Microsoft still knows what everything does' date=' and half the code in XP is doing nothing at all? [/quote'] a very very long time ago, in a galaxy far away, i managed to get my hands on the full source code for win95. this was back when win98 was in it's golden age. and you know what, you are absolutely right
albertlee Posted June 17, 2004 Author Posted June 17, 2004 sayonara, what do you mean by "Windows xp ships "as is""? Albert
Sayonara Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 On its own, with no extra software, servers, databases etc (unless you count IIS, which is a pile of dog poo).
Dave Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 Not true; there's always Solitaire and Minesweeper!!!! (and yes, XP sucks)
albertlee Posted June 17, 2004 Author Posted June 17, 2004 Not true; there's always Solitaire and Minesweeper!!!! (and yes' date=' XP sucks)[/quote'] Xp sucks...really? According to the below link http://tryoutlinux.com/best.html Linspire seems to be the best and Xp seems to be the second best.... More over, see the stabibility part, is really Xp more stable than Linux except Linspire distribution? Albert
Sayonara Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 Funding for TryOutLinux.com is provided by Lindows, Inc. lol
albertlee Posted June 17, 2004 Author Posted June 17, 2004 Hey guys, I have just installed Linspire on my laptop........ It works damn slower than Xp......and for the hardware, it cant even detect my PCMCIA wireless Lan card...... Linspire is worse on its compability with hardware and stabibility than Xp.... I think I would give Mandrake a try, but, since Cohen said that both stabibility is the same....I think I would rather stick with PC....... Linspire is just an easy version of Linux for learning purpose.....No worth to buy it. To me, Linux's advantages are just its free-source code/softwares, and less cost.... Since I havent tried Mandrake yet, any body can tell about it? Albert
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