I can tell ya any *nix or *bsd install can get hairy if you don't have the right drivers or what not. I can't tell you a whole lot about *bsd but I can tell ya a little about Linux.
First, make your all your hardware can be run under linux. That means make sure you video card is supported, your sound card can work, and pretty nice to have is the modem since if you can get a basic video and modem box up and running, you can connect to the net for any other downloads you may need.
Second, pick your distrobution. Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera, and Mandrake all make good "newbie" packages. If you are looking for a little more of a challenge, Slackware or Debian is for you.
Third. Just do what the nice instructions tell you. Split off that 600mb chunk and partition it into at least two partitions, One for most stuff and a smaller one for the swap partition. Then choose your packages and finish the install. The hardest thing for newbies to do is probably the XServer install and config. The XServer is what runs the "Windows" like aspect of Linux. If you can ge that running, I suggest KDE as your first windowmanager. It has a bunch of neat apps that make your life a little easier.
I can't think of anything else right now.
SP
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Shawn Pryde
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First, make your all your hardware can be run under linux. That means make sure you video card is supported, your sound card can work, and pretty nice to have is the modem since if you can get a basic video and modem box up and running, you can connect to the net for any other downloads you may need.
Second, pick your distrobution. Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera, and Mandrake all make good "newbie" packages. If you are looking for a little more of a challenge, Slackware or Debian is for you.
Third. Just do what the nice instructions tell you. Split off that 600mb chunk and partition it into at least two partitions, One for most stuff and a smaller one for the swap partition. Then choose your packages and finish the install. The hardest thing for newbies to do is probably the XServer install and config. The XServer is what runs the "Windows" like aspect of Linux. If you can ge that running, I suggest KDE as your first windowmanager. It has a bunch of neat apps that make your life a little easier.
I can't think of anything else right now.
SP
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Shawn Pryde
Ford-Diesel.Com Moderator
[email protected]
Have you seen the 1999 Faq?
1999.5 F250 PSD CC 4x2 LWB Black over Tan, 3/23/99
