Re: [Geekfight] Best Free Linux/Unix distro?

Chad Bryant <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:pan.2005.08.09.06.13.18.738216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> "John Henry" wrote:
>
>> Hit me with it, kids. I've got an old compaq that was given to me -
>> don't even know what it is yet - that I'm going to set up as my home
>> PC for news, mail, 'netting, etc. No gaming, not a lot of working
>> either (might install Dreamweaver on it...). Tell me what, tell me
>> why, and later on maybe you can tell me *how*.
>>
>> Keep in mind that this computer was shipped with windows 98 on it.
>> That's all I know about it for sure, other than it's loaded up with
>> crapware and I wanna *nix box.
>
> What else?
>
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
>
> -Make sure you have *at least* 64 MB RAM - if at all possible, kick it
> up to at least 128 MB. A hardware modem is vital if you want to use
> PPP - Winmodems & Linux don't get along at all.
>
> -fdisk /mbr the HD, then fdisk again to remove ALL partitions. Don't
> create any new ones; Linux will want to create its own.
>
> -Download the Ubuntu Live CD .iso to test it out.
>
> -If if meets your liking, grab the i386 Install .iso.
>
> -You will want to run install while on broadband, so that you
> can quickly download the updates & options - you definitely need
> GnomePPP, and I recommend updating Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird, &
> GAIM (multi-service IM client, similar to Trillian). Then grab PAN,
> XChat, & gFTP. http://www.ubuntuguide.org will have a ton of how-to's
> for adding codecs, font libraries, and other stuff you want/need.

Didn't I just tell you to shut your cockholster you fat racist pedo.
Go prepare yourself for the afterschool ACW kiddie diddling your
planning fuckwit.


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