Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Hi all,
I'm finally fed up with WinXP (have multiple legit licenses and it still gives me the piracy warning and will not let me change the key without reintalling)
Well, help me choose a distro, this is what I use my desktop for, in order of importance:
Internet (firefox fan)
Pictures (from digicam)
Movies (DivX)
"Backing up" of DVDs (DVDshrink fan)
Word processing (school)
DreamWeaver
Edonkey/Overnet (got used to it, but runs on win2003 server so disregard)
This is what I'm installing it on:
AMD64 3200+ on Asus K8V SE Deluxe
1GB of DDR400 (2 512s)
NVIDIA GeForce FX5900XT 128MB (256bit) EDIT: dual display
onboard gigabit and audio
VIA SATA RAID 0 (two seagate 160s)
Main question is:
will I have any problems installing the RAID?
for winXP I had to connect an USB floppy to install the driver for installation
EDIT: How is the dual monitor support on Linux (nvidia drivers?)
I'm thinking ubuntu,
looking for something with a lot of support (forums and such)
Any opinions, sugestions would be welcome.
I know that everybody has their own opinions and I want to hear all of them.
Thanks in advance,
-Kamil
I'd suggest Ubuntu or Kubuntu for the linux newb, although I learned on slackware and loved its simplicity. Drop in an Ubuntu Live disc and see if you can get everything working that you want. As popular as Dreamweaver is, I imagine it'll run under Wine, but I don't use Wine so I can't say for sure. OpenOffice should do fine as a replacement to MS office. There are Edonkey/Limewire type programs. I believe its called emule? in linux. Not sure on the SATA Raid, I'm still using PATA as I know it works well.
BTW: Kubuntu had problems when I tried it once, but it was the original release of KUbuntu so maybe they fixed the issues. Also, you could always dive into the Gentoo world.
when it gets to the part with F1, F2, F3 near the bottom of the screen, hit F3 then F4, choose FTP and enter:
server: mirrors.kernel.org
directory: /opensuse/distribution/SL-10.1/inst-source
enter
F2 for screen resolution
enter
Away you go.
SuSE is the best distro for beginners. You can advance and get into debian, slackware, Ubuntu, mepis. But, for now stick with something easy.
SUse is a good distro but you may not like it for divx... I don't think it can play many at all infact! It probably would with more stuff installed but I've not done anything much in the multimedia arena with it!
I might get a different linux after a bit and try that! The freedom in linux is you pick you want!
If you want simple but limited - Unbuntu or similar. If you really want to learn Linux / UNIX then Slackware.
I'm a newbee and just brought up Slackware 10.2. I've been using Mozilla apps (Firefox and Thunderbird) with Open Office on XP. Both sets come up fine on Linux and work the same (there was a wrinkle getting Firefox to work with CUPS).
SUse is a good distro but you may not like it for divx... I don't think it can play many at all infact! It probably would with more stuff installed but I've not done anything much in the multimedia arena with it!
I might get a different linux after a bit and try that! The freedom in linux is you pick you want!
If you are new to linux, try out a few of the major distros and then stick with the one you like. Most have very good forums and its fairly easy to get help.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.