i am looking for a site were i can download linux for free
i have a formatted p.c ready to use as soon as i can find a linux op\system to install on it
does anyone know where i can find a free linux download?
2006-06-22 05:55:56 · 9 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You will find a lot of information at http://www.linuxquestions.org , also as mentioned, http://www.linuxiso.org is somewhere to download from (it may not be up-to-date though). It's best to download from the homepage of the distro you choose. Also a magazine called Linux Format (available at WHSmiths) is a monthly magazine published in the UK, which has a DVD/CD each month with a Linux distro on it.
2006-06-29 05:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by simcox1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think SLAX is a good Linux OS for beginners. It's freely available at http://www.slax.org/download.php .
Moreover you can run it from a CD and don't have to partition/install the operating system on the PC. So you can have your existing OS (Say Windows XP) on your PC and whenever you need to use linux just put your SLAX (Linux OS) CD and reboot the machine.
PS: Just make sure that Boot sequence is set in the following order - CD, Floppy and then Hard Drive.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-22 06:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by BGrader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
linux for beginners is an oxymoron. Do you have a linuxhead friend? Find one. Other than that, all the other suggestions seem fine to me. We use Mandrake linux, it's fine, but we don't use the graphical stuff so I can't say what that's like.
I went on a training course with this guy: http://www.wellho.co.uk/
He's got a pony tail and everything. He has a useful library and blog. Have fun!
2006-06-22 06:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linux consists of many distributions or "flavours" that all rely on the linux kernel. A very good distro is Fedora Core 5, very user-friendly.
http://fedora.redhat.com/
2006-06-22 05:58:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try redhat.com. I also suggest picking up a book from the book store to get the basics down first.
2006-06-22 05:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could try here:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7471953382.html
also computer mags often give away linux on the free CDs & DVDs.
2006-06-22 12:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Http://linuxiso.org
Go there and choose your disto
2006-06-22 05:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
kubuntu.com
2006-06-22 06:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.redhat.com
2006-06-22 06:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by LetMEtell&AskYOU 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋