RedHat Linux 7.2 $14 at Compusa

[crobusa]

13.99
Clearance item, since latest version is 8.0, but you still get support and some manuals.

Edit.. sorry 7.2, your right.

 

[FoolishMcNasty]

Red Hat 7.2, not 7.3...

 

[dabuddha]

or you can download it for free from
http://www.redhat.com
and support is always free with linux

 

[GoHAnSoN]

humm...hot ??

 

[Tot]

Hmmm what do you guys think about mandrake? I am thinking about loading one of my notebook with it and meddle with it alittle.


I like to know how much space will it take?

And how stable it is?

And what freeware software is available?
"I cant seem to find my way round some of those linux site when it comes to free download." The ftp download is so darn slow too.

And how well is the linux OS in drivers available for wireless and notebooks?


Thanks alot.

 

[Rio Rebel]

I like Mandrake. It's the most user-friendly version I've used.

As to wireless networking, it can be a problem. You have better luck with wireless pcmcia adaptors than with USB. But other than that, you should be fine with the notebook. In fact, linux is great for notebooks (except for the boot-up time) because they tend to use more standard components.

Good luck.

 

[rich123]

RedHat 8.0 is out => 7.1 is ice cold at any price

 

[Winchester]

I installed mandrake on my laptop, all went well other than sound. I really like Mandrake 9, and it is very user friendly.

 

[Toasthead]

is this good. How much better is 7.3?

 

[FoolishMcNasty]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
is this good. How much better is 7.3?

i had the same question a while back...read this...

 

[Tot]

I am downloading the 3 iso required from ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/8.0/en/iso/i386

Man its going to take a day or two w/ my cable connection.

 

[vladgur]

I really dont know what you mean by mandrake being "user friendlier" than redhat. All these distros use the same window managers -- KDE/Gnome. Mandrake does have better hardware recognition tool(Drake) but its nowhere as stable as redhat(mdk hung on my nforce based system several times). So if your system supports it go for redhat 8.0

http://linuxiso.org is where you download isoz for different distros

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: Tot
I am downloading the 3 iso required from ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/8.0/en/iso/i386

Man its going to take a day or two w/ my cable connection.

really? man that's slow cable. took me 5-6 hrs to download the 5 iso images of redhat 8.0..

 

[jamesd1343]

for those who dont know and are interested in a canned solution for firewall, file/print server etc go check out SME and dload the developer of v5.6, new version based on RH 2.4 kernel.

Its a very good linux solution for small shops looking at MS licensing and gasping for air.

 

[rutchtkim]

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