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demon_slayer2839

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I was just wondering what OSes do y'all use on here. I've been using Windows for years and I'm trying to get a Linux machine up and running, but I can't find a distro that works too good without a internet connection. Also if y'all got ideas on that problem I'ld appreciate them.
CPUFreak91

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quote:
Originally posted by demon_slayer2839:
I was just wondering what OSes do y'all use on here. I've been using Windows for years and I'm trying to get a Linux machine up and running, but I can't find a distro that works too good without a internet connection. Also if y'all got ideas on that problem I'ld appreciate them.

I'm a Linux hacker and occasionally boot into XP for games.

You probably won't be able to play encrypted DVDs or Apple media formats unless you download a codec online but if you want an distro that works like an out of the box XP SP2 install (most likely without the Windows Media codecs), Debian, SUSE/OpenSUSE and Fedora Core work fairly good without an internet conection (SUSE/OpenSUSE has about 10 CD so that would probably be your best bet right there).

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penny

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My laptop runs XP. My desktop runs Ubuntu because I'm a human :P Ubuntu will send you the disks in the mail, totally free. It went on painlessly. All my (basic) hardware works. i.e. video, sound, kb, mouse. Its got a really great package manager, i think its based on debian (apt-get).

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jestermax

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i have SUSE on 1 dvd which is better than the "10" cds (actually isn't it 5?)
CPUFreak91

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Originally posted by jestermax:
i have SUSE on 1 dvd which is better than the "10" cds (actually isn't it 5?)

Ah you're right OpenSUSE has 5 cd's plus an add-on disk. I'm going to go download the DVD now.

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D-SIPL

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I mainly use BSD nowadays but most of my boxes run Slackware. I wouldn't say i'm a Linux hacker, i have only submitted around 4 patches to the kernel in the 12 years I have been using it. You can hack the kernel all you please, Linus doesn't care, he won't add any of it.

You can run any Linux distro without a internet connection. If its lots of applications you want, just accept all packages during installation.

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guategeek

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Mac OS baby, and it rox all the way Jeff

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crazyishone

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Windows XP Pro, Slackware linux. I've used kubuntu as well. (And knoppix, but thats another story.) Frankly I could say they're all good operating systems.

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TwoBrothersSoftware

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mandriva linux

and XP dual boot system

and windows 98 through vmware

demon_slayer2839

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Thanks for all the help. I've got a the Hoary Hedgehog release of Ubuntu and considering I don't have a home connection I can't download any other packages than what comes on the cd, and that just didn't really work to well. I've got the Dapper Dan release coming, should be here in about a week I believe. I'll check in to suse, sounds promising. Thanks again.