Downloading LINUX

[zib]

Hello,

Good Day!

Can you please say me which is the best site to download LINUX for an IBM PC (the downloaded file which will be easy in understanding to install) I have to just begin from the scraps. I need to learn from the basics to the nuances of this OS.

Thanks in advance,
Zib

 

[MikeLacey]

much easier to buy a CD, and not very costly (and no, <smile> I *don't* have shares in Red Hat)

go to

http://www.redhat.com

and you can buy a CD or download stuff from there if you insist........ (&quot;it might take a while&quot; as they say) Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.

 

[Nostradamus]

If you ask me, buying stuff that´s free sounds awkward.

take a look at this site instead. Just download what distribution you want and burn the image to a cd-r.

If you have a slow connection perhaps you should consider buying.

http://www.linuxiso.org/

/Sören

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Alternatively, there are loads of good books which come with one - or even two Distributions. I bought the Complete Linux Reference book, which came with Red Hat 7.0 and a recent distribution of Caldera Open Linux (I forget which version, but I enjoyed the PacMan game they provide to stop you getting bored while you install the product).

There are also magazines, - Linux format, for example, provides a distribution with every issue - and useful tips on using your Linux machine. Must be a bargain for £5 (and no, I'm not a shareholder either ;-))

If you need to learn from scratch, I'd recommend the book route, at around £25 or so.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/291371/ref=br_bx_c_1_0_291371/103-1608147-5631816

 

[cgswong]

There are a few magazines as mentioned that provide a free distro of Linux with some issues. The next thing to check is buying a cheap distro, the higher cost ones come with manuals, but you can download these, get them from web sites or join a forum for help, like this one If you have a fast connection, then downloading is best.

I recommend Mandrake 8.0, Caldera, or Suse 7.2 for beginners. Mandrake is Red Hat dressed up much more (newer everything and easier to use). For advanced, or intermediate (or if you want a crash course) go with Debian, or a Slackware distro. Of course there are other distros you could try.