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2275 — 2006-07-20T00:18:11+01:00

Yeah I have cheers matey.

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3578 — 2006-07-19T21:38:05+01:00

2 GB - I can only dream about it. You can use any OS you like.

btw have you configured windows (winblows) to use only RAM (not to use pagefile)?

Statistics : Posted by nighthawk • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

2275 — 2006-07-19T11:39:19+01:00

Na RAM is not an issue for me anyways I have 2 Gig of DDR2 high performance OCZ Gold.

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3578 — 2006-07-18T21:16:30+01:00

johneva wrote:

Thats great but what is KDE?

migor explained it.

Unlike windows linux has separate graphic interface. That is a good thing because you can have more than one.
There is one more thing - window menager (I'm not so sure about the name)
They are simmilar to desktop environments but they are much simpler and consume less memory. The most famous is XFCE (There is Xububtu - ubuntu ditribution with XFCE). I had Slackware installed with several desktop environments and window menagers, when I was running XFCE the whole system needed only 65MB of memory.

btw if you need linux that doesn't consume a lot of memory you can download Austrumi or DSL. They are both live distributions which means that you can run them without installing ( from CD or USB). Both of them are smaller than 50 MB.
I use Austrumi because it is a bit faster - It caches CD into RAM, and uses only about 25MB of RAM. What ever you do with it, amount of memory used...

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2275 — 2006-07-17T11:28:37+01:00

Thats what I have also done just left some space on my HDD so I can set it up as a dual boot.

Thing is I messed up really cos when I did the RAID 0 on my HDD I did it for the all of both HDDs, problem being I have been told Linux dont support RAID.

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3750 — 2006-07-17T08:00:57+01:00

johneva wrote:

Thats great but what is KDE?

Remember I have never used Linux before.

I have downloaded Ubuntu but not installed it yet as I just have not had time, as I know drivers are a problem with Linux OS's, if it were as easy to install and get working as Windows I would have done it a couple of weeks ago now.

KDE ("http://www.kde.org" onclick="this.target='_blank';" rel="nofollow") is know as K Desktop Environment. Its is basically a desktop environment.... there are two desktop environments in Linux.... Gnome("http://www.gnome.org" onclick="this.target='_blank';" rel="nofollow") and KDE....... Gnome is more customizable while KDE is known for its ease of use. Ubuntu uses Gnome where as Kubuntu comes with KDE...

Well I uses a very simple method to install linux OS on my system.... I just kept about 8 gb of free space...

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2275 — 2006-07-16T21:48:52+01:00

Statistics : Posted by johneva • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

3578 — 2006-07-16T21:08:13+01:00

I forgot to mention that you can order Kubuntu (ubuntu with KDE) for free as well as Ubuntu

link

Statistics : Posted by nighthawk • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

879 — 2006-07-07T14:39:31+01:00

Just thought I would throw this out there. What I use to test different OS on my computer is VMware Server. It a free Virtual Machine creator/server. It allows you to install different distros and run them from within windows. You can even run multiple OS's at the same time (if you have enough RAM). If you want, you can also download the linux version and create a virtual MS Windows machine.

This is a good tool for testing out different distros and seeing how they work. I use it to test websites in different web browsers. It does require quite a bit of RAM and runs a little slower than if you install the distro to the hard drive, but it comes in very handy in my line ofwork.

http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

There is also a VMware player. It takes up less space (server installer is almost 200mb), but you can't create your own Virtual Machines, you can only download what others have already created.

http://www.vmware.com/products/server/...

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3750 — 2006-07-07T06:49:35+01:00

"http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?lang=en" onclick="this.target='_blank';" rel="nofollow"

take this test to find the distribution suiitable for you.

Statistics : Posted by migor • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

1687 — 2006-07-07T00:28:10+01:00

johneva have you tried any of those versions? Aren't they cute?

@nighthawk
Yes I know but the emulator will need an ammount of ram and I need all the memory I can get to work large files in Photoshop. I never had the time to learn how to work with GIMP It's just that I love PS so much but I'm curious though and I will try it thnx nighthawk!

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3578 — 2006-07-06T21:56:36+01:00

@lalalogic

You could use WINE emulator which enables you to install win programs on linux.

GIMP is very good, its almost as good as photoshop

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2275 — 2006-07-04T20:57:32+01:00

I will probley try a few as you say cos I am keeping My windows install for doing most stuff and installing linux on a dual boot just to have a play around with and get used to it.

Statistics : Posted by johneva • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

1687 — 2006-07-04T13:03:03+01:00

I bought SuSE 9.1 two years ago, it was a very cute and easy environment but Photoshop made me switch back to windows.. Of course there's a new edition out now. I would suggest you install all SuSE, Mandrake, Ubuntu and see which suits you the most.

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2275 — 2006-07-04T12:26:43+01:00

Funny you should say that it is that one I went for in the end after I had a lot of good feedback about it in another forum I use.

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3578 — 2006-07-03T22:21:57+01:00

This is old news but better late than never.

New version of Ubuntu is now available. If you don't want to download it you can order it for free. I already ordered and got older version, and now i ordered newest version, still waiting for delivery.

link

It is comletely free![/url]

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3578 — 2006-06-27T23:38:50+01:00

Mandriva and Suse are probably the best for people who never used linux before. My first linux was Slackware and it is a big mistake - it is very good OS but not very easy to use. Ubuntu is pretty good, I had it for a while, but it is not good if you have a dial-up. You can also try Debian.

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3662 — 2006-06-24T10:08:27+01:00

ok if it will be your first linux i'll choose Mandriva/Mandrake, Ubuntu, Morphix-Knoppix this versions are for newbies in linuxes advanced versions : Linux navynOS (i thing best version of linux) and etc...

Statistics : Posted by nawalik • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311

Which one?

2275 — 2006-06-24T00:16:39+01:00

Aup all

I am looking to get a Linux OS to have bit of a play around with on my new rig but need some advise on which one to go for.

I have 64 bit ability and plenty of space for a sperate partition for a dual boot, which would you recommend and where should I get it from.

Thanx John

Statistics : Posted by johneva • on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:16 am • Replies 18 • Views 4311