where can i get linux os?

[darren]

where can i download linux os? and how big is it?
please help.

thanks

 

[Sunner]

Size depends on how you wanna DL it.
If you have broadband access of some sort, you might as well go for an ISO image since that will allow you to make a bootable CD.
ISO's are typically 400-650 MB.
If you're short on bandwidth, you can DL it in packages, in that case size will vary greatly depending on what you want.

As for where you can get it, there are links on most of the Linux distro's sites.
RedHat
SuSe Linux
Caldera OpenLinux
TurboLinux
Mandrake Linux
Debian

Those are the major ones, I dont think I missed any of them.
IMO RedHat is the best for your avarge workstation, Caldera's is the best for a newbie's workstation, and Slackware or Debian is the best for the hackers workstation.

For servers, either TurboLinux, or if you feel like setting up a hackers server(if such a thing exists), Debian/Slackware.

 

[jtshaw]

ftp over to Georgia Tech's FTP Site (ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu) and you can download most all distributions of linux. The site has both the binaries and the iso's. I recommend getting the iso and then burning it to cd, even if it might take a while for the download.

 

[owensdj]

darren, one of the best ways to get a Linux distribution is to buy a Linux CD from CheapBytes(http://www.cheapbytes.com/). For example, you can get RedHat Linux on CD for just $1.99. That saves you the trouble of downloading hundreds of MBs to get an ISO image of a bootable install CD, and then you still have to burn the CD.

 

[najar]

as owensdj was saying, buying those evaluation cds is the best way to go. But if you buy it online you most probably have to pay for shipping. I found out that you can actually find those distrubution cds at some Bookstores.

 

[FOBSIDE]

they give out free shipped linux distos here. right now its caldera open desktop which i wouldnt recommend for a newbie. the distro they give out free changes once in a while.

 

[Sensei]

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