help computer geniuses-LINUX,FEDORA RED HAT WHAT IS IT???

Question

someone referred me to the linux website with the fedora project and i have no idea what this program is and how to download it and it says you have to put it on discs too. how does it run and what does it do and how do i configure it and is it reputable and is it safe? - see IE7 isnt opening pages fast enough and my computers been driving me nuts now soooo- ANYWAY I HAVE IE7 113GB HP DESKTOP CELERON D 1200Y. WHAT DO I DO?

Answer 1

I can give you some tips to speed up your computer, and you can follow the answers of others to get what you want.

Please have the patience to read ALL of these:

1.Download CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/ and run it once daily before shutting down your computer. It removes all the trash files that are created while surfing through the net. Use its Issues section once every 2 weeks to delete all the unused registry keys. If you have a lot of Auto Start entries, then you can remove them from its Tools>Startup. But keep the important ones like firewall and the real-time protection shields of your anti-virus and anti-spyware.

2.Keep a decent anti-virus, a strong firewall and two anti-spywares in your computer. Always keep the real time protection shield (or resident shield) of the anti-virus and one of the anti-spyware active. Update them and scan your computer once every week with both the anti-spyware and once every 2 weeks with anti-virus. I have given the links to some free and good anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall; get them all:
AVG: http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10596553.html?tag=lst-0-1
AdAware SE: http://www.download.com/ad-aware-se-pers...
SpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/spy...
Comodo Personal Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/d...

Never keep two anti-virus or firewall on a single system. If you are already using a good anti-virus or firewall, then you need not download the corresponding one. You can, however, use as many anti-spyware as you want.

3.Keep a virtual memory booster as an auto-start entry. It frees the clogged RAM. I use RAM Booster, which is very effective. Here is the link to download it:
http://www.download.com/rambooster/3000-...
After downloading it, follow the steps:
*. Click on Edit>Options and tick the follow options:
1.Set auto optimisation on
2.Show CPU usage
3.Start minimised
4.Launch automatically at start up
Also, increase the auto optimisation level and 'Mb of RAM to free at auto level' as per your requirement.

4.Keep at least 35% of your C: free. Transfer all the music, image and video files to other drives.

5.Defragment your hard drives (especially C:) once every month. To defrag, go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Defragment. It takes a lot of time (40 minutes or over) so don’t become impatient. It’s for your computer’s good.

6.Get the free Google Web Accelerator to boost up your Internet speed.
http://webaccelerator.google.com/

7.Keep your Recycle Bin empty.

8.Use minimum possible shortcut icons on your desktop.


All these will most certainly speed up your computer. Good Luck!
:-)

Answer 2

well, it's an operating system, the simplest way to define it: it's an alternative to windows. and, not only in my opinion, it's a very good one.
if you know somebody to install and configure it for you, it's for the end user very similar to windows, you need only some days to get used to it. and then you don't have to worry about protection against viruses and so on, it's much safer than windows.
it's hard to explain in 2-3 words the entire concept of linux, but if you are really curious, try the wiki entry, maybe it's useful to you.

Answer 3

Lininx is an Operating System like windows.

Answer 4

its the linux operating system and u really need to be an advanced user to use it .. but if you set ur mind to it im sure u can get it going .. and get rid of ei7 and use opera or firefox .....

Answer 5

its an os based on unix and yes you have to download it and burn it to discs