Can someone help me
Closed
Iqbal
-
Jul 7, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Tom6 Posts 142 Registration date Friday July 31, 2009 Status Member Last seen August 7, 2009 - Aug 4, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Tom6 Posts 142 Registration date Friday July 31, 2009 Status Member Last seen August 7, 2009 - Aug 4, 2009 at 01:33 AM
3 responses
nomadcrys
Posts
195
Registration date
Tuesday November 18, 2008
Status
Member
Last seen
January 29, 2010
48
Jul 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Jul 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I don't think so, you should buy one :P
Tom6
Posts
142
Registration date
Friday July 31, 2009
Status
Member
Last seen
August 7, 2009
16
Aug 3, 2009 at 05:21 PM
Aug 3, 2009 at 05:21 PM
Hi :)
Usually if you have to buy a version of linux it's really quite cheap, perhaps £10 - certainly nothing like the £140 for Xp ;) Sometimes there is a free cd order site such as this one for Ubuntu
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
but usually it's more fun to download the iso for free and then make your own cd. See my Ubuntu example for some handy hints. Usually it's best to run a LiveCd sesion before installing, just to make sure it all looks & feels right for what you want.
I don't know details about openSUSE so you might find more help through this forum
http://www.linuxquestions.org
which helps with many linux versions
Also you can navigate to the user forums of individual distro through the links at
https://distrowatch.com/
Their page for openSUSE
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=opensuse
takes you to the openSUSE user forums at
https://forums.opensuse.org/forum.php
For details on running a "LiveCd session" of Ubuntu as an example
When you download Ubuntu from
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
then make a cd of it by double-clicking on the iso file, this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
i tend to find the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only get in blocks of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive cds and dvds tend to be really rubbish for this. Anyway once you have the cd then boot up from it to the menu with "Try Ubuntu without changes to this machine", if you don't get that menu then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Choosing the "Try Ubuntu ... " option should get you to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session", if it works ;) Most versions of linux have this feature although they don't all have such a fancy menu. Ubuntu's LiveCd has firefox on the top taskbar and should have worked out your internet connection so having got a LiveCd session working you should be able to surf around and check that Ubuntu is going to work easily on the machine. Once you've done that then a dual-boot is better than wiping off an existing working OS, even if that is Windows ;)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
It's much the same for other distros so it might be worth hunting around in
https://distrowatch.com/
Apart from Ubuntu my favourite ones are Wolvix (i really like the older Hunter 1.1.0)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix
or sliTaz, mostly french, a tiny distro of only 30Mb
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz
or Kongoni, mostly african
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=kongoni
and sometimes enjoy the challenges of the friendly bunch at TinyCore
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=tinycore
I think TinyCore is even tinier than sliTaz but needs a bit more building up which can be fun :) It's very fast.
However there are also quite a few forums that cover many versions of linux. My current favourite of those is
http://www.linuxquestions.org
Oh and because all the different distros work in very similar ways it's no huge trouble switching between many different ones, anyway hopefully this guide might help you migrate from Windows to linux
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
Usually if you have to buy a version of linux it's really quite cheap, perhaps £10 - certainly nothing like the £140 for Xp ;) Sometimes there is a free cd order site such as this one for Ubuntu
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
but usually it's more fun to download the iso for free and then make your own cd. See my Ubuntu example for some handy hints. Usually it's best to run a LiveCd sesion before installing, just to make sure it all looks & feels right for what you want.
I don't know details about openSUSE so you might find more help through this forum
http://www.linuxquestions.org
which helps with many linux versions
Also you can navigate to the user forums of individual distro through the links at
https://distrowatch.com/
Their page for openSUSE
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=opensuse
takes you to the openSUSE user forums at
https://forums.opensuse.org/forum.php
For details on running a "LiveCd session" of Ubuntu as an example
When you download Ubuntu from
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
then make a cd of it by double-clicking on the iso file, this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
i tend to find the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only get in blocks of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive cds and dvds tend to be really rubbish for this. Anyway once you have the cd then boot up from it to the menu with "Try Ubuntu without changes to this machine", if you don't get that menu then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Choosing the "Try Ubuntu ... " option should get you to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session", if it works ;) Most versions of linux have this feature although they don't all have such a fancy menu. Ubuntu's LiveCd has firefox on the top taskbar and should have worked out your internet connection so having got a LiveCd session working you should be able to surf around and check that Ubuntu is going to work easily on the machine. Once you've done that then a dual-boot is better than wiping off an existing working OS, even if that is Windows ;)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
It's much the same for other distros so it might be worth hunting around in
https://distrowatch.com/
Apart from Ubuntu my favourite ones are Wolvix (i really like the older Hunter 1.1.0)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix
or sliTaz, mostly french, a tiny distro of only 30Mb
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz
or Kongoni, mostly african
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=kongoni
and sometimes enjoy the challenges of the friendly bunch at TinyCore
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=tinycore
I think TinyCore is even tinier than sliTaz but needs a bit more building up which can be fun :) It's very fast.
However there are also quite a few forums that cover many versions of linux. My current favourite of those is
http://www.linuxquestions.org
Oh and because all the different distros work in very similar ways it's no huge trouble switching between many different ones, anyway hopefully this guide might help you migrate from Windows to linux
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
Tom6
Posts
142
Registration date
Friday July 31, 2009
Status
Member
Last seen
August 7, 2009
16
Aug 4, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Aug 4, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Hi again :)
To give you some better links ...
To buy it costs 60Euros + postage & packing + any import duties and tariffs.
https://www.suse.com/shop/?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_GB&SiteID=novelleu&productID=110497000&resid=p4gIiAoHAi8AAG7sasMAAAAP&rests=1249365847162
This is probably the most expensive version of linux i have seen and not the best either in my opinion. If you are getting this for a corporate organisation or reasonable sized business then i would look instead at RedHat, Scientific Linux or something like that. If you need something for a 1st time at linux then go for Ubuntu. They are all much the same so switching between them is easy. Having tried one you will get more idea of which one would really suit you. https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
Try downloading for free from
https://software.opensuse.org/
Usually it's more fun to download the iso for free and then make your own cd. I would first try their LiveCd 32bit Gnome version although KDE is even more flashy if your computer is high enough spec.
then make a cd of it by double-clicking on the iso file, this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
i tend to find the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only get in blocks of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive cds and dvds tend to be really rubbish for this. Anyway once you have the cd then boot up from it to the menu and choose to run a LiveCd session rather than to install it straight-away - if you don't get the openSUSE menu then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Once you've tried out the LiveCd if you decide to try installing it properly then a dual-boot is better than wiping off an existing working OS, even if that is Windows ;)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
Sometimes an internet cafe owner or IT Department in a public library, school, college, univesity or even at your workplace might be interested in downloading and making a cd for you. :Linux already dominates most markets and is beginning to make it's way into the desktop markets too so IT people might be interested in trying one out and staying ahead of their competition. Also the chances are that they already have tried it and have a copy laying around or may become interested in trying out the new release from openSUSE which was only just released on the 27th July 09
https://news.opensuse.org/2009/07/27/ready-to-rumble-opensuse-112-milestone-4-released/
A good place to start hunting around for help with anything openSUSE is in their user forums at
https://forums.opensuse.org/forum.php
Also this forum
http://www.linuxquestions.org
is good for questions about linux generally as it covers many version of linux.
It's much the same for other distros so it might be worth hunting around in
https://distrowatch.com/
to see if anything else also catches your eye.
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
To give you some better links ...
To buy it costs 60Euros + postage & packing + any import duties and tariffs.
https://www.suse.com/shop/?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_GB&SiteID=novelleu&productID=110497000&resid=p4gIiAoHAi8AAG7sasMAAAAP&rests=1249365847162
This is probably the most expensive version of linux i have seen and not the best either in my opinion. If you are getting this for a corporate organisation or reasonable sized business then i would look instead at RedHat, Scientific Linux or something like that. If you need something for a 1st time at linux then go for Ubuntu. They are all much the same so switching between them is easy. Having tried one you will get more idea of which one would really suit you. https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
Try downloading for free from
https://software.opensuse.org/
Usually it's more fun to download the iso for free and then make your own cd. I would first try their LiveCd 32bit Gnome version although KDE is even more flashy if your computer is high enough spec.
then make a cd of it by double-clicking on the iso file, this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
i tend to find the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only get in blocks of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive cds and dvds tend to be really rubbish for this. Anyway once you have the cd then boot up from it to the menu and choose to run a LiveCd session rather than to install it straight-away - if you don't get the openSUSE menu then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Once you've tried out the LiveCd if you decide to try installing it properly then a dual-boot is better than wiping off an existing working OS, even if that is Windows ;)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
Sometimes an internet cafe owner or IT Department in a public library, school, college, univesity or even at your workplace might be interested in downloading and making a cd for you. :Linux already dominates most markets and is beginning to make it's way into the desktop markets too so IT people might be interested in trying one out and staying ahead of their competition. Also the chances are that they already have tried it and have a copy laying around or may become interested in trying out the new release from openSUSE which was only just released on the 27th July 09
https://news.opensuse.org/2009/07/27/ready-to-rumble-opensuse-112-milestone-4-released/
A good place to start hunting around for help with anything openSUSE is in their user forums at
https://forums.opensuse.org/forum.php
Also this forum
http://www.linuxquestions.org
is good for questions about linux generally as it covers many version of linux.
It's much the same for other distros so it might be worth hunting around in
https://distrowatch.com/
to see if anything else also catches your eye.
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
