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 Mar 5 2009, 01:06 AM
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 kthxbai  Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203  |
What is it? Yes, it's an operating system, but what's special about it?
How do you download it? What happens once downloaded? Any side effects? I saw everywhere i looked that it was free, but that's basically all I could find out :( Could you please explain more? Research has failed me. |
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Mar 5 2009, 10:38 AM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Mar 5 2009, 01:06 AM)  What is it? Yes, it's an operating system, but what's special about it? Actually, it's an operating system kernel, but that's being pedantic. In practice, the Linux kernel is generally combined with other software to form an operating system. In theory, you could make something exactly like Windows but using the Linux kernel, but in practice, almost all Linux-based operating systems are more or less the same, and generally follow the design of Unix. But what's "special" about it? It depends on what you mean by special, I guess. Linux is a stable, relatively secure kernel on which people build flexible operating systems. QUOTE(emberfly @ Mar 5 2009, 01:06 AM) How do you download it? What happens once downloaded? Any side effects? You can download the kernel itself from kernel.org, but that won't get you far. Generally, you'll have to download a complete distribution of Linux to actually do anything. Some of the most popular distributions are Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Gentoo. Once you download it, you'll burn an ISO file onto a CD or DVD. Then you can install the OS. Most distros allow the CD or DVD to act as a "live disc", meaning you can actually use the operating system without installing it, right from the disc. It'll be really slow, because CD and DVD drives are slow, but it lets you check it out before installing anything. If you decide you like it, you can install it to your hard drive. If you want to get rid of Windows completely, that's easy: just reformat your hard drive, and install Linux. If you want to "dual-boot", that's a bit trickier. You'll have to install Linux to another hard drive or another partition on the existing hard drive. QUOTE(emberfly @ Mar 5 2009, 01:06 AM) Could you please explain more? Research has failed me. What else do you want to know? |
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emberfly Linux Mar 5 2009, 01:06 AM
six mhm... stick to windows, linux sucks!
you mi... Mar 5 2009, 06:12 AM
HeartOfPandora Just felt the need to correct a few things for you... Mar 5 2009, 04:43 PM
emberfly QUOTE(HeartOfPandora @ Mar 5 2009, 03:43 ... Mar 5 2009, 05:21 PM mipadi QUOTE(emberfly @ Mar 5 2009, 05:21 PM) So... Mar 5 2009, 05:27 PM illmortal QUOTE(six @ Mar 5 2009, 06:12 AM) mhm... ... Mar 7 2009, 06:48 PM Aberisk depends on what your looking for, I have a windows... Mar 5 2009, 10:02 AM kryogenjx Linux is the bitch's tits. It'll suck your... Mar 5 2009, 11:22 AM kryogenix Linux is the bitch's tits. It'll suck your... Mar 5 2009, 11:24 AM gojira QUOTE(kryogenix @ Mar 5 2009, 11:24 AM) L... Mar 5 2009, 09:02 PM rnicron Linux is the bitch's tits. It'll suck your... Mar 5 2009, 11:32 AM mipadi I'm going to move this to Technology, so it... Mar 5 2009, 04:48 PM emberfly Ubuntu said it was a desktop OS.. what does that m... Mar 5 2009, 05:34 PM mipadi QUOTE(emberfly @ Mar 5 2009, 05:34 PM) Ub... Mar 5 2009, 05:45 PM emberfly does it delete all your old stuff, such as images ... Mar 5 2009, 06:30 PM HeartOfPandora ^ Nope. Mar 5 2009, 06:43 PM emberfly could you maybe tell me how i go about downloading... Mar 5 2009, 06:55 PM shanaynay Well if your hardrive isn't partitioned for du... Mar 5 2009, 07:01 PM emberfly how do i know if mine is or not? Mar 5 2009, 07:04 PM jcp If I were you i would download the ubuntu iso burn... Mar 5 2009, 07:12 PM 9001 Linux is good for people that know what they'r... Mar 5 2009, 07:22 PM HeartOfPandora Before you do anything, defrag Windows and run the... Mar 5 2009, 07:32 PM six QUOTEYou f*ckin' mad?! Bet you run on Vist... Mar 5 2009, 08:17 PM HeartOfPandora QUOTE(six @ Mar 5 2009, 07:17 PM) i might... Mar 5 2009, 08:29 PM jcp I love Windows 95. haha. Its the lightest/best os.... Mar 5 2009, 08:35 PM shanaynay I wouldn't use linux, you sound like you have ... Mar 5 2009, 08:35 PM jcp QUOTE(shanaynay @ Mar 5 2009, 07:35 PM) I... Mar 5 2009, 08:38 PM emberfly well it sounds like it's a pain and not helpfu... Mar 5 2009, 08:42 PM kryogenjx ubuntu more like NOOBuntu
use a real distro or be... Mar 5 2009, 09:03 PM mipadi QUOTE(kryogenjx @ Mar 5 2009, 09:03 PM) u... Mar 5 2009, 09:43 PM HeartOfPandora ^ It's true... still better than Winblows, tho... Mar 5 2009, 09:07 PM emberfly QUOTE(HeartOfPandora @ Mar 5 2009, 08:07 ... Mar 5 2009, 09:45 PM kryogenjx QUOTE(HeartOfPandora @ Mar 5 2009, 09:07 ... Mar 6 2009, 12:11 AM 9001 QUOTE(kryogenjx @ Mar 5 2009, 11:11 PM) I... Mar 6 2009, 07:00 PM jcp You dont need it! People like linux because it... Mar 5 2009, 10:04 PM emberfly ^So you can't tell anything other than I don... Mar 5 2009, 10:06 PM jcp I just told you reasons why its better.
And yes I ... Mar 5 2009, 10:13 PM jcp I tried using adobe flash using wine and it didnt ... Mar 6 2009, 03:30 PM jcp I dont even understand how it works though. Mar 6 2009, 11:28 PM mipadi QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 6 2009, 11:28 PM) I dont ... Mar 7 2009, 06:57 AM Deospeon LINUX ROCKS!
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