Linux questions

[Yamaneko]

1. A lot is different. A lot is the same. The Linux community took a lot of stuff from the Windows OS (and from the Mac OS) during the mid '90's, back when Linux was not eye candy. How long did it take you to learn how to use Windows "productively"? It might take twice as long with Linux. When you do, though, it's well worth the wait. You're rewarded with a clean system, free of hassle (unless you start compiling everything beta) and stress.

2. Looks, but not runs (at least I hope not). Lindows, but yeah, stay away from that distro. Mandrake, SUSE, or Lycoris are right up you're alley.

3. Nah, just don't be afraid to crash your system when you're learning, though. That's how you learn to use Linux. At least that's how I'm learning.

It always a good idea to keep a Windows partition running alongside a Linux partition, just in case you ever need to use Windows for something. It's a lot harder to install Windows once you have Linux running.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Is there any way to download this as an EXE instead of an ISO? I'm out of CDRs.

[Necronopticous]

....You're joking right?

[Yamaneko]

Is there any way to download this as an EXE instead of an ISO? I'm out of CDRs.

You need to burn the ISO(s) onto a CD (Nero does a good job), and then boot your computer up making sure that your cdrom drive boots before your HD. Some Linux distros allow you to download a minimal boot system that connects to the Internet so that you can download the rest of the OS. There's no other way around it.

[Necronopticous]

Yeah you can't exactly have windows execute a file that will wipe it off your harddrive and then install another operating system... That's like uroboros...

In order to make your CD drive boot before your harddrive, enter your BIOS and set it in the Boot Order tab. You should probably read a guide on how to set basic Linux partitions, beside that installing Mandrake won't be much different than installing Windows. It's known for it's simplicity as well as it's functionality.

[Citizen Bleys]

I really don't think Linux is for you, Joel. Trying to make emulators, let alone D2, run on Linux will make your brain explode.

Hell, it was more hassle than it was worth for me. The emus that I could make run at all were utter garbage.

[Necronopticous]

I really don't think Linux is for you, Joel. Trying to make emulators, let alone D2, run on Linux will make your brain explode.

Hell, it was more hassle than it was worth for me. The emus that I could make run at all were utter garbage.

Aye, I like video games more than I hate Windows. Which is saying alot because I <i>really</i> hate Windows.

[Shoeberto]

There's always the option of dual-booting, of course, with a Windows partition just for games but...that really kind of kills your original reason for wanting Linux in the first place.

[Yamaneko]

Not really. Most Linux geeks have a Windows partition on their machine.

[Flying Mullet]

I've never heard of Lindows. What's bad about it?

[Necronopticous]

Not really. Most Linux geeks have a <b>[pirated]</b> Windows partition on their machine.

[Shoeberto]

Not really. Most Linux geeks have a Windows partition on their machine.

He wanted Linux because Windows was messing up his graphics drivers when playing games. If he's still using Windows to play said games, then you see where I'm getting at.

I've never heard of Lindows. What's bad about it?

An attempt to make Linux be like Windows. The problem with it is that the OS itself is free, but to get anything on it (RPM-wise...I'd assume you could still compile source) is through a subscription service. Plus the fact that it's a stupid concept. People go to Linux to get away from Windows.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Well they play fine now because I reinstalled. I wanted Linux because I think if I have a less crappy OS it might not happen again.

[Yamaneko]

Like Bleys said, it's going to be hard to get emulators to work the way you want them to on Linux.

[crono_logical]

Wow, people pirate partitions these days?