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A question about linux.

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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #15 on Fri 10 Nov 2006 04:45 AM (UTC)
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You can install without registering a domain.

If you want to put your toe in the water with Linux, try Knoppix:

http://www.knoppix.org/

That (after a lengthy download) gives you an ISO images you can burn onto a CDROM. Then you can boot straight off the CD, you don't need to install anything onto your hard disk.

This is a pretty good way of seeing if you like Linux, and avoids a lot of frustration which might occur if you can't successfully install. The thing should just boot, auto-configure, recognise your monitor and video card, and start up into a GUI interface.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,871 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #16 on Fri 10 Nov 2006 04:45 AM (UTC)
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The reason he wanted a domain, I think, is to use email (back and forth).
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #17 on Fri 10 Nov 2006 09:37 AM (UTC)
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Yeah, the domain was only to have an email server. Still Nick is right, you should try setting everything up before going and purchasing the domain.

If you do go purchase the domain, do you have a fixed IP address? That'll make things a lot easier.

(And I agree with Zeno that RegisterFly is a good place to get the domains.)
David Haley aka Ksilyan
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #18 on Mon 13 Nov 2006 07:26 PM (UTC)
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Its true that it might be easier, but I'd rather try with something thats abit more standard over "easier". And I believe I have a fixed IP address, use cox cable internet, so from what I know it is?
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #19 on Mon 13 Nov 2006 07:32 PM (UTC)
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Quote:
Its true that it might be easier, but I'd rather try with something thats abit more standard over "easier".
I'm not sure what you're referring to here?



As for Cox Cable Internet giving static IPs, I don't know. You could try writing down the IP address you get every time you connect over several days; if it's the same every time, you probably have a static IP address.
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #20 on Mon 13 Nov 2006 07:41 PM (UTC)
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Was talking about knoppix. I dont really want place it on disk to use, a friend of mine suggested that way back when, but to me, thats just not what I want. But I'm pretty sure it is static, but I should probably test this to make sure.
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Posted by Conner   USA  (381 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #21 on Tue 14 Nov 2006 12:13 AM (UTC)
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And if it's not static you can always hit a site like dyndns.com or no-ip.com or whatever to get a dynamic dns link to your domain name so that it won't matter anyway.
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #22 on Wed 06 Dec 2006 10:39 PM (UTC)
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Ok another dumb question, which verison of linux would work best on a pentinum two with like 128 ram, I'd like to go with a verison of fedora core, but I donno how well that'd work.
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #23 on Wed 06 Dec 2006 11:23 PM (UTC)
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Most Linux distros do pretty well on older computers with limited resources. Especially if you don't use the GUI, you'll be fine for stuff like running a webserver or a MUD.
David Haley aka Ksilyan
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #24 on Wed 06 Dec 2006 11:31 PM (UTC)
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Yea, but when I try to install the unn fedora core 6, it gets so far... then kinda just stops doing anything and like locks up the pc...? Cant test anything right now cause I'm at work, but my pcs are right next together, so I can try again when I get home *sigh*
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,871 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #25 on Wed 06 Dec 2006 11:48 PM (UTC)
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The server I have is pretty old, about 128mb ram. I use Slackware and it works fine.
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #26 on Thu 07 Dec 2006 12:58 AM (UTC)
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You might have to boot the installer with kernel option "noapic". I had a similar problem while installing Fedora and Ubuntu, although my computer is much newer.
David Haley aka Ksilyan
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #27 on Thu 07 Dec 2006 01:13 AM (UTC)
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How do I do that exactly.
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #28 on Thu 07 Dec 2006 01:29 AM (UTC)
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When it boots from CD, it should give you some kind of boot menu asking you to e.g. type "linux" or something like that. What you should do is add "noapic" before booting, and seeing if that works.
David Haley aka Ksilyan
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Posted by Metsuro   USA  (389 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #29 on Thu 07 Dec 2006 03:37 AM (UTC)
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It says... press enter for graphical, or type linux text then enter, so I just type linux noapic ?
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