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The Best Linux OS that can run on a CD (Vanity)
02/01/07 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 02/01/2007 9:27:18 PM PST by KevinDavis

Hello my fellow freepers, I'm thinking of migrating from Windows XP (don't like the new Windows Vista), to a Linux OS, however, before that I make that move, I would like to know what is the best Linux that I can run on a CD.. Thanks!


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KEYWORDS: computers; linux
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1 posted on 02/01/2007 9:27:20 PM PST by KevinDavis
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I haven't a clue, but I'll be happy to bump this cuz I'm not liking the sounds of Vista, either...


2 posted on 02/01/2007 9:30:06 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
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To: KevinDavis; sionnsar; HKMk23; Tulsa Brian; Dead Corpse; King Prout

Seems I've heard folks discussing this.


3 posted on 02/01/2007 9:37:34 PM PST by NicknamedBob (Sign says, "No dogs allowed -- except seeing-eye dogs" Why don't they put that sign down lower?)
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To: KevinDavis

I'm running Fedora and I love it -

http://fedora.redhat.com/

I hacked my husband's HP Pavilion laptop, cleaned out the Windows and set it up; I'm not a *real* techie so if I can do it pretty much anybody can!

It's got KDE and Gnome desktops, with an intuitive setup, but I especially like being able to open it up and tweak the code. I do believe you can burn it to CD and run it from there, but check the website to make sure.

I run it with FireFox and that makes me a very happy geekette...


4 posted on 02/01/2007 9:38:31 PM PST by dandelion
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To: NicknamedBob

I use Knoppox Linux from a CD, keeps the spyware, malware and other offensive stuff off my computer, and it is free. Gives you a chance to review Linux without having to commit to a Unix type platform before you make a finial decision.


5 posted on 02/01/2007 9:40:56 PM PST by doc1019 (If Obama is elected as President, we will become an “Obama Nation”.)
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To: KevinDavis

Knoppix


6 posted on 02/01/2007 9:41:49 PM PST by narses (St Thomas says "lex injusta non obligat.")
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To: KevinDavis

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix


7 posted on 02/01/2007 9:43:12 PM PST by narses (St Thomas says "lex injusta non obligat.")
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Thank you for the link, forgot that part.


8 posted on 02/01/2007 10:08:51 PM PST by doc1019 (If Obama is elected as President, we will become an “Obama Nation”.)
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To: doc1019

:)


9 posted on 02/01/2007 10:14:31 PM PST by narses (St Thomas says "lex injusta non obligat.")
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To: KevinDavis

You could run VMware Server on Windows XP and then run whatever distro of Linux you want to try it out.


10 posted on 02/01/2007 10:21:27 PM PST by neb52
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I'll agree with the Knoppix post earlier I've used knoppix in the past and it's a great distro, but I really like ubuntu now (they offer a live cd to boot from the cd and then install if you want -- it'll walk you through setting up the partition, etc.) and I have just set up an open suse sandbox at work (using VMWare -- there's another great way to play with and learn linux)

http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/cat/45 (get a preconfigured linux distro to run inside the vmware player)


11 posted on 02/01/2007 10:27:27 PM PST by LakerCJL
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To: KevinDavis
don't like the new Windows Vista

Give it a try, its awesome... But, if you want Linux...
Try PCLinuxOS, Mepis or Sabayon.... www.distrowatch.com

12 posted on 02/01/2007 10:45:59 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: KevinDavis

Linux Mint is also very good... give that shot...


13 posted on 02/01/2007 11:07:59 PM PST by Echo Talon
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What kind of hardware do you have that you want this linux on?


14 posted on 02/01/2007 11:13:40 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: KevinDavis

ping


15 posted on 02/02/2007 12:06:12 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: Echo Talon; All

Just a laptop with 512 of memory..


16 posted on 02/02/2007 4:29:11 AM PST by KevinDavis (“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace” – George Washington)
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If you don't like Windows, I'd strongly recommend getting an Apple Mac, Linux is a step backwards not forwards. If you want something you can tinker with under the hood, stick with the American original, Unix, not foreign clones like Linux. Try Sun Solaris or PC-BSD, here's all you need to try them out, so long as you have 512Mb total system RAM:

http://www.vmware.com/download/player/

http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/420

http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/71


17 posted on 02/02/2007 4:30:04 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: KevinDavis
In addition, the distributions

Puppy

DSL

can also be interesting. Both try to run in memory and can be quite zippy.

For what it is worth, there's a good list of distributions at distrowatch.com.

18 posted on 02/02/2007 4:39:45 AM PST by snowsislander
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To: KevinDavis

Try Mepis or PCLinuxOS


19 posted on 02/02/2007 4:45:46 AM PST by Echo Talon
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Try Mepis, Linux Mint(the New beta), And PCLinuxOS(The New beta, or by then the final will be out... ) www.distrowatch.com


20 posted on 02/02/2007 4:47:28 AM PST by Echo Talon
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