pulkit Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 I need to install linux on my home pc. I have with me installation discs for Mandrake 10.0 and Fidora Core 2 I am throughly confused as to which one I should install, any suggestions ?
5614 Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 try one, and then try other, one must work! its just trial and error, you should tell me which one you want, its your choice!
Sayonara Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 You'll find Mandrake easier to use, but the support for FC2 is better organised.
pulkit Posted August 22, 2004 Author Posted August 22, 2004 Someone told me that FC2 does not come with a built in player for mp3, mpeg etc because the guys didn't want any copyright issues, is that true ?
Sayonara Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 I don't know, but afaik most Linux users use mplayer anyway.
AtomicMX Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 I would not suggest any of those. I suggest you (because is my OS) GNU/Linux Slackware 10.0 The way RedHat ent. manage the sales and stuff doen't let it use the mp3 libraries, and some others. I used to use RedHat 9.0 (is identical to fedora core in graphics (organization and kde customization by RH). And well i did not played mp3, i go to take them out of other distro. so... i would not suggest red hat. But if you are between RH and Mandrake then i suggest you RedHat. But you really should try slackware.
drz Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 slackware is pretty awesome, I've used both redhat and an older version of mandrake. I was pretty happy with mandrake, pretty user friendly, and I found the help to be pretty good. and, fyi, you can get any distribution of linux from http://www.linuxiso.org
pulkit Posted August 24, 2004 Author Posted August 24, 2004 and, fyi, you can get any distribution of linux from http://www.linuxiso.org Easier method is to catch hold of someone who already has it on cd. Downloading in GBS is not always possible )
LuTze Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 Someone told me that FC2 does not come with a built in player for mp3, mpeg etc because the guys didn't want any copyright issues, is that true ?Yes, thats true. There are instructions on the fedora site on how to install XMMS seperately (It's a bit like winamp) with MP3 support.
pulkit Posted August 24, 2004 Author Posted August 24, 2004 Yes, thats true. There are instructions on the fedora site on how to install XMMS seperately (It's a bit like winamp) with MP3 support Can you incorporate support for real media and mpeg/avi codecs as well ?
LuTze Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 That sort of thing should exist already. Take a look at mplayer/realone/Xine/videolan
Dave Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 Well, since everyone's plugging different things, I'm going to plug gentoo, because it rocks.
LuTze Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 Indeed it does. Both my servers and a couple of desktops run it.
Dave Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 However, if internet access is a bit of a problem, then it's probably not the OS for you. You really need a broadband connection to get the most out of gentoo.
AtomicMX Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 Gentoo is nice, but i still suggest Slackware.
pulkit Posted September 9, 2004 Author Posted September 9, 2004 Installed mandrake 10 on my home pc today. Find it very nice to work in. I have Fedora Core installed in all my colege labs, and decided to give mandrake a try as an alternative for my home pc. Now theres a new issue. I just bought a new laptop (compaq presario 2223AP), can someone tell me how to go about installing linux on it ?
5614 Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 well, cant you download it from somwhere? connect your laptop maybe to your colege network, just pull a cable out the back of an existing computer and pop it into your laptop, [assumiung you laptop as an NIC] download it, copy it to a CD, format your HDD and intall linux from your pre-made CD. or you could use dual-booting, which is when there are two OS on one HDD, at start-up you get an option, '1' for OS a and '2' for OS b [windows and linux, probably in this case]
pulkit Posted September 9, 2004 Author Posted September 9, 2004 well' date=' cant you download it from somwhere? connect your laptop maybe to your colege network, just pull a cable out the back of an existing computer and pop it into your laptop, [assumiung you laptop as an NIC'] download it, copy it to a CD, format your HDD and intall linux from your pre-made CD. or you could use dual-booting, which is when there are two OS on one HDD, at start-up you get an option, '1' for OS a and '2' for OS b [windows and linux, probably in this case] Obviously you have no experiene with laptops. I have linux cds with me, but installation on laptops is not as straight forward as that on desktops, which is precisely why I ask. Especially so because this particular model has been designed for win xp and not linux
5614 Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 by removing the primary DOS partition, fully formatting why wont linux instal? i dont have much expierience in laptops, but deleting the primary DOS partion and a format should do the job on any kinda computer, why not?
pulkit Posted September 9, 2004 Author Posted September 9, 2004 different hardware needs different approaches http://www.linux-on-laptops.com
5614 Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 your laptop isnt in their list, i still cant see why the previously mentioned method wont work, a friend [i just asked] has done this and it worked fine, i dunno what model he's got.
pulkit Posted September 9, 2004 Author Posted September 9, 2004 My laptop isn't there because its a new model thats just been released, maybe I should just contact the hp guys. I know it can lead to problems, thats why I don't wanna fiddle around with it.
5614 Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 contact the HP guys if you want, i think it should work, remove all partitions, including the primary DOS one, properfly format should work fine.
Guest Smersh2000m Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 Greets everybody, Pulkit, so have you tried to install yet, or not? if you have - what is the problem? I have my Presario 2100, and installed linux on it 5 times, and each time it was different . The best way to say it is : "Google is your friend!" The most problem is probably the video, and maybe eth (i hope not!!!). As for video, i'm sure you really wanted to run linux without X system on it, right ? Sometimes, at least with Mandrake 10.0 it wouldn't boot fromthe first cd. i used second one, and then just switched back when it started complaining about it. Nuke dos? well it's not the best i'd go about it, unless you really don't care about any data on your windows partition. I do, that's why i used Partition Magic to decrease the size ofthe windows partition ( you can do this during mandrake installation as well, using linux tool) The last time i played mp3s on my mandrake there was no problem,a nd i think i also had realtime, but it was couple months ago (iPod, therefore i live ). PS: yeah, i wish it was that easy to make all the hardware work on linux. At least for beginners - it's a pain. Best regards, TS
AtomicMX Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 Making hardware work on linux is easy it is just not the windows way. it could be even faster. I have a Dell inspiron 5100 It has an Ati Radeon in an intel agpart (chipset) controller. Latin American keyboard. Combo DVD RW PPPoE connection and everything works just great. I use Slackaware GNU/Linux. And i suggest it very much, if you have the time to try it, not those coprolitic things as redhat fedora or suse or mandrake. do it. Any questions about Slackware linux please send me a message.
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