linux??

[jrigby]

alright i need a linux distro that is quick to download a few hours max, easy to learn on, and has a pretty good gui. any suggestions???
ohh yeah very slow internet connection.

[lazygamer]

Chances are im not qualified to give you proper advice.  

What I will say is that most distros are very large for a 56K download. So if you want to go the Linux route, figure out which distro is the best for you and then preapre to spend a day or more downloading.

Make sure you have a downloading resumer program and your download source supports resuming.

Once it's downloaded you'll want to have a CD burner, it makes it alot easier. Although im sure it's possible to install Linux without a CD burner to make your own CD.

Alternatively you could just go out and buy a Linux distro at a store for under $100.

[voidmain]

If you've got a slow Internet connection I would suggest ordering the CDs from some budget CD burning place. You can get most distros for just a few bucks ($5-$10).

An example is here:
http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/cheap.html

This one is in Canada but there are many around the world with roughly the same prices. Several have been mentioned in these forums. Search around.

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[RudeCat7]

I'm pretty sure you can pick up Mandrake for $30.00 easily at any software dealer.  Why don't you check out your local bookstore? Some of the linux books actually come with a distro CD for less than that. This is probably the best for you, you are going to need a reference book. You can also find Suse and Redhat, but they cost more, and you probably want/need to go on the cheap.  

[Centurian]

Goto this place and check them out. You can get a complete linux distro for around USD $5-$10. They ship same day in most cases so usually you can get the distro and have it installed before you could finish downloading it with a slow connection.

[jrigby]

not to be rude or anything but I live in montana ive checked most of the stores and came up with nothing and I really dont want to spend the 37 hours on downloading a distro. but the way its looking i just might have to, or order one. thanks for the help

P.S. keep posting please

[Centurian]

I forgot to mention you will want to look at their Linux Central CD-Roms section.

[voidmain]

Order them online:

http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart

Mandrake 8.2 for $5.99 (I would go for RedHat though, am downloading 8.0 as we speak).

Or order the RedHat 8.0 personal edition boxed set with manuals directly from RedHat for $39.95:

http://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[pkd_lives]

Keep your eye on the computer mags, I have seen distributions offered on the free discs, whilst this may not give you all the bells and whistles it can get you started.

Alternatively try and find someone local and copy theirs (after all this is perfectly legal under the GPL - unlike other Operating Systems one could mention).

[Calum]

i got red hat 7.1, turbolinux 6.1 and mandrake 8.2 off of cover CDs. I have also seen Kirix(?), Red Hat 7.1 and Mandrake 8.0 on cover CDs too.

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by void main:
If you've got a slow Internet connection I would suggest ordering the CDs from some budget CD burning place. You can get most distros for just a few bucks ($5-$10).

An example is here:
http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/cheap.html

This one is in Canada but there are many around the world with roughly the same prices. Several have been mentioned in these forums. Search around.

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

that doesnt seem to be in Canada. The prices are in pounds, and its .co.uk

[voidmain]

Good catch, I'm a zipperhead.  

[rtgwbmsr]

As far as smaller-sized distros go:

Try Lycoris. It's interface is Windows-like (you can take that off if you want), and it's easy.

If you are more advanced, and you have used *NIX before, try Gentoo. It's TINY, and should download quickly.

Not to mention it's only one CD unlike the other distros which are 2 or 3 CD's (READ: 2x or 3x download time)

Download it from www.linuxiso.org

My Download Time Calculator Tells Me:
Lycoris (513MB) @ 56k = 20 Hours
Gentoo (135MB) @ 56k = 5.5 Hours

[ October 01, 2002: Message edited by: The_Muffin_Man/B0b ]

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

It takes me on average 6 days to download a *nix distro.  I don't know how you calculate 20 hours!  

I've downloaded build 46 of Lycoris and it took 6 days on and off, i'm now downloading build 51 and its took so far 4 days with 150 megs to go.

It isn't that long if you think about it.

[Master of Reality]

56k modems dont run at 56 kb/s.
It is actually impossible for them to run at 56 kb/s