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| | | What's the best dist of linux and where can I get it. I'm finally going to set up a linux box. I just need to find a place to set the computer up. Plus good debate topic, what's better X-windows, or plain command line, and if it's X-windows what's (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | (...) I use Redhat 5.1. I played with Slackware a long time ago. I don't know enough about the pros and cons of different distrobutions to even begin to advise someone. I do know, however, of a cheap place to get it if you don't want to bother with (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | (...) <numerous methods of getting it snipped> We have had redhat placed on free cover cd's put out by the computer press a few times, and they have now put out a different flavour as well. So I will be buying an old pc from work for about 50 quid (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | Just trying this out for work-based browsing....... ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | Get Linux wherever you see Lucyx, Snoopx or ChRL-E#663300. Linux comes with a soft, light blue manual suitable for cuddling. (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Huh? (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Jesse Long
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| | | | | | Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) with a (...) Keep thinking. It's a stretch. Funny. but a stretch. One of those things that makes you want to say "what are you on?" Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Oh. I see. E#663300, though? (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | (...) e as in charlie, the rest hex for brown.... (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Oh. Didn't make the connection to operating systems. Must... think... outside.. the... paradigm.... (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | (...) As far as for what I'm on, I think it must be the fumes from a box of newly opened lego. That interesting mixture of POM, ABS, cardboard and glue... Okay... it's the glue. (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) Linux distributions are a religious issue. But right now, I'd say that Red Hat Linux is a good pick. It's easy to install, and perhaps more importantly, if you forget to install something you find later you want, or decide you want to remove (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Yeah, I talked with the Red Hat people at Comdex last Spring in Chicago - nice folks. They had a gorgeous woman handing out free copies as well. Not just ugly mass-produced copies either - really cool looking branded CDs. I think there was a (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) Hey, me too. Probably saw you there and didn't know it. (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Heh. I was with 3 other guys from work. One of the guys almost got into a fight in the Redhat line because some loser in a suit, after seeing the line stretching back a good 40 people or so, decided he could just cut in and skip the line. When (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Best Place to get Linux —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) :) (...) Hey now. Not all pacifists are lacking a sense of humor. (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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