Posted by Luigi Donatello Asero on 10/24/06 13:23

"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> skrev i meddelandet
news:slrnejriqc.24t.spamspam@bowser.marioworld...
> On 2006-10-23, Luigi Donatello Asero <jaggillarfotboll@telia.com> wrote:
> > I am considering switching from Windows 98 into Linux to post to NGs and
> > e-mail in some days/1-2 weeks and I wonder whether some of you would
like to
> > sum it up where I could download the OS and which parts I would need
> > download, given the above mentioned needs.
> > Please consider that I know very little about Linux.
>
> With Linux practically all the distributions aleady come with literally
> thousands of packages to do just about everything.
>
> For example, on my SUSE system I have at least four each different
> newsreaders and e-mail clients to choose from.
>
> You can look at openSUSE here:
>
> http://it.opensuse.org/Benvenuto_su_openSUSE.org
>
> It's all free in all senses and includes everything for e-mail and news
> and is easy to install. Many other distributions are just as good.
>
> Basically you download a CD image, make a CD, and then boot off it and
> follow the instructions. By default it leaves Windows there and gives
> you a dual boot machine, but you can configure it not to.


Again, why using a dual boot?
It Linux should not work, I could still format HD again and not use this PC
at all or reinstall Win 98.
A dual boot would make the PC more vulnerable, I think.

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Luigi Donatello Asero
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