Newbie wants to install Linux.. but wich distribution?! :o
Hey, im running a Live CD of linux (Slax) and im starting to like it :)
so i would like to get linux onto my harddisk.. But my pc is kind of old :P its a: P3 450Mhz 128MB Ram memory 12,5GB, 5GB free atm.. But i also need Windows.. so i want to make a dual boot What would be a good distribution ?! What i want to do on linux: - Run Apache, PHP and MySQL - go on IRC - Code.. or would it be better to get a bigger Harddisk & Ram.. :) could you help this :newbie: ?? :p |
If Slax ran fine and you liked it, go with Slackware, Archlinux or Vectorlinux. You could also look at DamnSmallLinux, PuppyLinux or FeatherLinux.
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slackware would run great on that. just avoid gnome and kde.
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Thnx :D
but i do want to run a graphical interface on it.. does this come with Slackware? ^_^ |
Yes, Slackware comes with X.org and several window managers and desktop environments (Fluxbox, Blackbox, XFCE, KDE are the ones I can remember, as well as TWM).
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yes, the graphical part is the X Window system, and when you have X, you can run the other gui packages: gnome, kde, xfce, etc. it all comes with slackware. but you can just install X and something very light like fluxbox, windowmaker, icewm, etc. and not have to use the big (some would say bloated :D) environments like kde/gnome. xfce4 is a good compromise between the big desktops and the smaller window managers. that might be a good choice.
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Yeah i have KDE on the live cd but it goes slow as hell.. :|
But if i would use something else then KDE i can still use programs like xChat, Firefox and stuff? :) |
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Applications don't depend on KDE, Gnome, etc. per se. They depend on certain library functions--which may also be part of a full KDE or Gnome install. My current favorite distro for learning this kind of thing is ArchLinux. You start with a bare-bones system, and then add only what you want. When you add something is shows all the dependencies and adds them as well. Very nice, user-friendly package manager--all CLI |
i ran slackware on a 500mhz pIII and used fluxbox as my window manager...it ran great...
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Does anyone know a tutorial or something how to install Slackware next to a existing Windows 98SE installation? :)
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