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Are there free Linux distributions?

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Stinkfinger

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First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
 
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
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The OPERATING SYSTEMS forum would be a good place to start.
 
http://www.linuxiso.org/

I'd try Mandrake first.. It's probby the easiest distro to use out of the box.

Other easy ones to try:

Suse
Redhat

I'd stay away from Gentoo at first - you'll learn a lot but it will take a ton of your time. Same with Slackware and Debian.
 
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
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Microsoft Linux...it's the shiznet
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
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Microsoft Linux...it's the shiznet
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Lindows 😉
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
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Microsoft Linux...it's the shiznet
Click to expand...

Lindows 😉
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Lindows isn't free though...$59.95
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
Click to expand...

Microsoft Linux...it's the shiznet
Click to expand...

Lindows 😉
Click to expand...

Lindows isn't free though...$59.95
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They gave me a free copy of the enterprise edition thingy. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Stinkfinger
First off I know nothing about linux so let's just get that out of the way. It is open source isn't it? I know there are different "flavors" of Linux, which are the most used/most popular? Are any of the versions free? Where might I go to find more resources on this topic?
Click to expand...

Microsoft Linux...it's the shiznet
Click to expand...

Lindows 😉
Click to expand...

Lindows isn't free though...$59.95
Click to expand...

They gave me a free copy of the enterprise edition thingy. 🙂
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I got one on the MSDN subscription as well, Solaris and Apple too
 
If you cant use google or post in the right forum, what makes you think you can use linux?
 
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