I have installed Ubuntu and can open it with Grub or open my WinXP but the Ubuntu will not find any server. I have an always on DSL connection with a SpeedStream 5100 router. I also have a Linksys Wireless-G Booster that my dads computer connects with thru my connection running Win 98. I have also downloaded a SUSE Linux DVD iso file using bittorent & isobuster to a second hard drive but cannot open any of these files or do anything with them to even instal. Is there any Linux distro worth even trying or is it just a waste of time if you are not a programmer? Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated.
2007-05-08 03:25:44 · 7 answers · asked by John D 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Ubuntu worked fine for me without any configuring. You might need to install a driver for your network card.
2007-05-08 03:32:14 · answer #1 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The iso file should have been burned to cd and used to boot an installer. You do not need to be an administrator, you just need to read the documentation. If you aren't prepared to do that give up. Ubuntu and Suse are very simple.
2007-05-08 10:47:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linux distributions have funny quirks. Sometimes I can't get sound to work. The best distribution I always use is called pclinuxos. I quit using all the other ones. It is base on Mandriva. By the way this distribution can be used as a livecd without loading it the the hard drive which makes it portable where ever you go.
2007-05-08 14:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lee P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ubuntu is a great distro for Linux beginners.
You can learn a lot from the forums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/
2007-05-08 12:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by KWITCHABITCHN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wierd, I got Ubuntu 6.06 to work straight off via my laptop wifi card with *less* trouble than I had getting Windows to work. It's a Compaq NC4010... and HP worked with Ubuntu to make all of their devices supported as they were going to offer Ubuntu as a standard OS offering.
Linux is a bit fussier with wifi cards than Windows... a lot of cheap wifi cards are 'windows only'... because no-one has got round to writing wifi drivers for them all. You need a wifi card that is already supported or where the manufacturers write a wifi driver for Linux as well as Windows.
2007-05-08 10:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Red Had Linux . Its very simple and the connectivity interface is quite simple these days .
2007-05-11 03:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Rahul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-08 10:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by boss boss b 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋