neokun Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 So Ive been wanting to try out a Linux live CD for a while and i got some questions, 1: which distribution should i get? whats your opinion on the best distribution? 2: how do you run a live CD? will i have to wait by my computer or can i play some xbox live while i wait? 3: how long will it take? i have 256MB of ram and an Intel Pentium 4, 2.00GHz processor if you know anything about what im trying to do plz reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 1: Knoppix or Ubuntu [personal opinion] 2: You download an image of the cd. You burn this at a low speed and verify if it was burned correctly. You insert it into your cd drive. You boot from it (BIOS or F? key). You hit [RETURN] if you have chosen Knoppix, you select boot from cd if you have chosen Ubuntu. You wait and watch. You don't play Xbox Live meanwhile. You have to learn. 3: It will take some minutes, usually 3-5. The problem with your configuration is the low RAM. If possible upgrade to 512 or better. I don't know anything what you want to do. [MISSION ACCOMPLISHED] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antirem Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 For a distro I would go with ubuntu or slax. You may want some more ram since its very important when using live cds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neokun Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 i guess ill try Ubuntu, and suggestions on a mirror(URL would be nice)? and yes i know i need more ram my computer is about 6 years old (lol i know) but im looking for a job, will the load time of the CD increase because of low ram or will i be fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 i guess ill try Ubuntu, and suggestions on a mirror(URL would be nice)? http://www.ubuntu.com/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 For your specs you should try dsl. It will load up quick and is only 50 mb and have everything you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingleBerries Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I just installed LinuxMint on a old pc, 256RAM and a 1.80ghz pentium, and it is running great. The hardware support is good and i just like the look of it. The computer is for my grandparents and all they do is look at ebay and read the news so i didnt have to setup compiz or any bells and whistles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swathe Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 +1 for DSL or upgrade to run knoppix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarf Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 As mentioned above, Ubuntu or it's brother OS Kubuntu is probably your best bet. If downloading is a problem you can order a CD with the operaitng system on, but that may take a few weeks (They ship them for free!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neokun Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 thx for the help guyz really helpful i ordered the ubuntu cd hope it wont take too long to come in, and i heard the cds ship with free ubuntu stickers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shido Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 So Ive been wanting to try out a Linux live CD for a while and i got some questions, 1: which distribution should i get? whats your opinion on the best distribution? 2: how do you run a live CD? will i have to wait by my computer or can i play some xbox live while i wait? 3: how long will it take? i have 256MB of ram and an Intel Pentium 4, 2.00GHz processor if you know anything about what im trying to do plz reply well correct me if im wrong but it sounds to me like you just want to try out linux for the first time to see whats it about and to get a good feel of it. I suggest you start of with dsl or in full, damn small linux... its about 50 mb and it will fit on a flash so it can allow you to boot from the flash...alternatily u can even run dsl as a shell in windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre403 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 First question, unless you plan on getting more RAM I would suggest Puppy Linux or DSL <damn small Linux> A 2GIG computer with 512 to a Gig or ram will run pretty much any distro but 256 Megs is a bit small for a live CD, remember what doesn't live in RAM must be loaded when you click on the desktop icon. Live cd... Download the .ISO image from http://distrowatch.com/ which should be your first stop on this venture, burn a CD as a disk image, when the CD ejects reboot with the CD in the tray and the computer set to boot from CD and you're in, if you use one of the small distros it won't take that long to load and if you are on a router you will likely have the internet at boot so you can play away. which distribution should i get? how do you run a live CD? i have 256MB of ram and an Intel Pentium 4, 2.00GHz processor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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