About Linux
This page is now out of date (horribly so) and no longer maintained. I keep it here purely for reference purposes.
If you want more information about repairing laptops, or Linux on laptops try TuxMobil or Repair4Laptop.
Finding out about Linux can be daunting for the new user, this can be because of the sheer volume of information available, and if you arn't put off by that its written in another language, only known to an elite clique. Don't be embarased by this, early 2003 I read an article by the resident IT expert at The Times where he said that he'd found an excelent operating system called Red Hat, and he thought it was much better than Linux. On this page I have placed a few bits and bobs that I hope will be of use to the newbie.
Linux Distributions
The best way to get to know about Linux is to get a copy and start playing. The following is a by no
means comprehensive list of Linux Distributions. All the sites listed sell copies of Linux online.
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Red Hat Linux is (or at least was the last time I checked) the most popular distribution of Linux today. The new versions are very easy to install, but don't (or at least didn't) have as many bundled apps as SuSE. That asside most of my friends swear by it, as did my old University Department, who used it as the new OS after the computer room was upgraded. Top.
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SuSE Linux, the distribution this site is based on, is easy to install (the later versions) full of applications and well supported. This comes on 6 CD roms, or 1 DVD and contains all the Office, Drawing, Sound, Networking, Programming software and Games you will ever need.
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Mandrake Linux is a distribution I once had to use in an emergency to restore my Laptop when some software managed to lock me out. I don't know much about it, but if the distribution is as good as its recovery floppy's (the best I've seen) it must be excellent!
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Documentation
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The LDP is the only source of Linux Documentation I have continually used ever since I first installed Linux on a PC. The Howtos' are invaluable when you are struggling to get some piece of hardware to work, and the Linux Guides are useful introductions to the use of Linux.
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I know it's only a search engine, but Google is the 2nd most usefull source of Linux documentation, and seems to be the best search engine for finding it. To avoid any trouble the search engine form here is for Google safe search.
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