Re: [BLUG] New OS

Hi,
Thanks much, in the middle of the dowloads right now.
Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Warner" <markwarner1954@att.net>
To: "Bloomington LINUX Users Group" <blug@cs.indiana.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BLUG] New OS

>
>
> Paul Proctor wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Got at least three machines not on the router. A newer Dell an old Dell
>> 8100 and an old Compaq. My guess is you have to be more concerned about
>> hardware than in Windows.
>
> Not really. If you've got three machines to dedicate to this learning
> experience, then load 'em all up with three different distros and get to
> it.
>
>> I have heard rumors about things like monitor
>> fires. Is this true??
>
> Never heard of it. Total nonsense, anyway. How could an operating system
> cause monitor fires? Unless they're talking about refresh rates, but
> you'd have to really try hard and tweak the config files manually to
> cause any damage.
>
>> I live in Ellettsville so download speed with
>> Comcast is OK. Burning ISO's are not a problem either. What about
>> processor speed and memory mimium requirements? Is an AMD processor OK?
>
> AMD is all I use. Minimum requirements for a full GUI desktop
> environment will be around 1GHz with 512MB. You can get by with less if
> you have to.
>
>> What about HD preperation? Can I start with a FAT32 partition or NTFS?
>> How about no partition at all?
>
> Again, assuming you're going to dedicate the whole machine to Linux,
> just start the installer and tell it to take the whole disk. The
> installer with run the partitioner and take it from there.
>
>> Thanks for the links I will get Ubuntu ISO ASAP, check my homeowners
>> insurance and load it on one soon. Any preference of my available
>> machines?
>
> There are a lot of Ubuntu fans here, and it's a fine distro, but don't
> limit yourself to one.
>
> --
> Mark Warner
> SimplyMEPIS Linux v6.5
> Registered Linux User #415318
>
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