Which Distro should I use?

Warfare · 07-15-2009, 12:12 AM

Cant really decide what Distro to use, I have never used Linux but I want to start to get myself familiarized with coding. I took the Distro test and it gave me these:

OpenSuSE
Mandriva
Linux Mint
Kubuntu
Ubuntu

I've always have been interested with Linux but never had the chance to use it until now.

Thanks in advance!

**wmorri** · 07-15-2009, 10:35 AM

Hi,

I would recommend that you take a look at each of them. They all have livecds, that you can make and take a look at. I have used all of them except Mandriva, but I am a huge Fedora junky myself. That said, try them all look at their websites and go from there. The nice thing is you can install over and over again without causing any or too many problems.

Cheers!

Warfare · 07-15-2009, 11:04 AM

Is there anyway I could possibly put the livecd on to a flashdrive?

Also how could I boot from a flashdrive?

Also, with a live CD Do I need to format my harddrive to use it? Or will it just play from the CD constantly?

**wmorri** · 07-15-2009, 07:56 PM

Hi,

I would have a look at this website, as crude as it is there is some good information there.

As for booting from a flash drive all you do is plug it into your computer prior to starting, then restart you computer. Jump into your bios and then choose to boot from the flash driver.

Cheers!

**ahmorrow** · 07-18-2009, 07:39 AM

Ummm... yeah... what he said... oh, and welcome to the linux family lol.

Warfare · 07-18-2009, 04:10 PM

Are there any Distros or Linux I should not try?

ON the list or not.

Also, with a live CD Do I need to format my harddrive to use it? Or will it just play from the CD constantly?

Im just a noob... I read a PDF and it said to dl the ISO then make it a CD then it will be a LIVECD.. From there you can install it.. ://

**wmorri** · 07-18-2009, 08:33 PM

Hi,

I would try all of the distros listed. Kubuntu and Ubuntu are the same thing with different GUI's. You don't have to worry about them srewing with your hdd as they run straight off the cd.

Another option that you might like is to d/l and install Vitualbox. This is similar to VMware and you can just install the ISO file on it and run two or more OS's at the same time.

Cheers!

**ahmorrow** · 07-18-2009, 10:09 PM

Note: When running live CD's some functions are disabled because it doesn't use your hard drive. So saving things is pretty much not allowed... unless you mount your hard drive and save them there... maybe.

Warfare · 07-18-2009, 10:37 PM

Umm, wmorri. Vitualbox installation tells me that windows can not verify the logo or something. I seems to crash my internet for a min and Windows tells says it STRONGLY Recommends that I uninstall it.

**wmorri** · 07-19-2009, 09:49 AM

Hi,

Can you tell me what the exact error is, and when you are getting it. I will do some looking for you.

Cheers!

Warfare · 07-19-2009, 02:05 PM

I get it during installation.
The error says something along the lines of "Windows can not verify the tag or Logo of this program. Windows STRONGLY suggests that you DO NOT continue with the installation and contact the company that produces this program."

**wmorri** · 07-19-2009, 09:14 PM

Hi,

This is when you go to install virtualbox? I have never gotten this error before. I would try downloading it again and see if it was a bad download.

Cheers!

Warfare · 07-19-2009, 10:22 PM

I downloaded it again, and it still gives my the same warning.

Just to make sure,
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

I download the FIRST one on the list.

**wmorri** · 07-19-2009, 10:48 PM

Hi,

Exactly. I am not sure what is up with this. I might just go ahead with the LiveCDs or I can kick this over to the Windows folk if you want and they can have a look at it?

Cheers!

Warfare · 07-19-2009, 11:16 PM

Anything that will make it easier than going through most of the live CD's I cant afford to buy and DVD's or CD's now.

Milk Rulz · 07-20-2009, 05:03 AM

If it's still giving you the error maybe try one of the older versions of virtualbox or even running it under windows 2000/98.

you can download version 2.2.4 of virtualbox from here

As for the choice on which distro your going to use, I went with ubuntu at first and thought it wasn't too bad. Went to openSuSE on KDE and it was a bit better and then used fedora. When I hit fedora I thought it couldn't get much better then this until I used fedora + kde when fedora 11 was released :)

But as for the first distro I would highly recommend that you use openSuSE as it has a simple administration tool called YaST for updating/installing/uninstalling software and also just simply changing system configuration.

Warfare · 07-20-2009, 11:42 AM

I still get that error with an older version. Not sure. Ill try compatibility mode.

Edit--
No matter what OS I pick in compatibility mode it still gives me the error..

Could windows be wrong?

**ahmorrow** · 07-20-2009, 02:27 PM

Why are you running it from Windows anyway?!?

Milk Rulz · 07-20-2009, 02:44 PM

@Warfare

Quote:

To work around this problem, remove the KB823559 security patch, restart your computer, install Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, and then reinstall the KB823559 security patch. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Quit all Windows programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Click Change or Remove Programs.
5. In the Currently installed programs list, click Windows XP Hotfix - KB823559, and then click the Remove button.
6. After the security patch is removed, restart your computer.
7. Log on to Windows XP, and then install Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 from the following Microsoft Download Center Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en)
8. After Internet Explorer 6 SP1 is installed, reinstall the KB823559 security patch. To do this, use one of the following methods:
* Method 1: Reinstall from the Windows Update Web Site (Recommended)

To reinstall the KB823559 security patch from the Windows Update Web site, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Windows Update.
2. Click Scan for updates.
3. Click Add to add 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to your Selected Updates list.
4. Click Install Now.

For more information if you have problems accessing the Windows Update Web site, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
193385 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193385/ ) Problems when viewing or downloading from Windows Update

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828031

It does say to do this process when attempting to install internet explorer SP1 but I would try to do the same process but instead with virtualbox.

Warfare · 07-20-2009, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahmorrow

Why are you running it from Windows anyway?!?

Because I have no Cd/DVD's right now to use to burn a iso. And I wont for a while. But I still want to go through most of the LiveCD's just to see what I like.

@Milk Rulz
Thanks I will try this out and see if it works.. Im wondering if anything will actually happen if I just continue with the installation.

07-15-2009, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Which Distro should I use? Cant really decide what Distro to use, I have never used Linux but I want to start to get myself familiarized with coding. I took the Distro test and it gave me these: OpenSuSE Mandriva Linux Mint Kubuntu Ubuntu I've always have been interested with Linux but never had the chance to use it until now. Thanks in advance!

07-15-2009, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, I would recommend that you take a look at each of them. They all have livecds, that you can make and take a look at. I have used all of them except Mandriva, but I am a huge Fedora junky myself. That said, try them all look at their websites and go from there. The nice thing is you can install over and over again without causing any or too many problems. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-15-2009, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Is there anyway I could possibly put the livecd on to a flashdrive? Also how could I boot from a flashdrive? Also, with a live CD Do I need to format my harddrive to use it? Or will it just play from the CD constantly? Last edited by Warfare; 07-15-2009 at 11:09 AM.

07-15-2009, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, I would have a look at this website, as crude as it is there is some good information there. As for booting from a flash drive all you do is plug it into your computer prior to starting, then restart you computer. Jump into your bios and then choose to boot from the flash driver. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-18-2009, 07:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 896 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Ummm... yeah... what he said... oh, and welcome to the linux family lol. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

07-18-2009, 04:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Are there any Distros or Linux I should not try? ON the list or not. Also, with a live CD Do I need to format my harddrive to use it? Or will it just play from the CD constantly? Im just a noob... I read a PDF and it said to dl the ISO then make it a CD then it will be a LIVECD.. From there you can install it.. :// Last edited by Warfare; 07-18-2009 at 04:34 PM.

07-18-2009, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, I would try all of the distros listed. Kubuntu and Ubuntu are the same thing with different GUI's. You don't have to worry about them srewing with your hdd as they run straight off the cd. Another option that you might like is to d/l and install Vitualbox. This is similar to VMware and you can just install the ISO file on it and run two or more OS's at the same time. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-18-2009, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 896 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Note: When running live CD's some functions are disabled because it doesn't use your hard drive. So saving things is pretty much not allowed... unless you mount your hard drive and save them there... maybe. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

07-18-2009, 10:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Umm, wmorri. Vitualbox installation tells me that windows can not verify the logo or something. I seems to crash my internet for a min and Windows tells says it STRONGLY Recommends that I uninstall it.

07-19-2009, 09:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, Can you tell me what the exact error is, and when you are getting it. I will do some looking for you. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-19-2009, 02:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? I get it during installation. The error says something along the lines of "Windows can not verify the tag or Logo of this program. Windows STRONGLY suggests that you DO NOT continue with the installation and contact the company that produces this program." Last edited by Warfare; 07-19-2009 at 02:19 PM.

07-19-2009, 09:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, This is when you go to install virtualbox? I have never gotten this error before. I would try downloading it again and see if it was a bad download. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-19-2009, 10:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? I downloaded it again, and it still gives my the same warning. Just to make sure, http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads I download the FIRST one on the list.

07-19-2009, 10:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,825 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Hi, Exactly. I am not sure what is up with this. I might just go ahead with the LiveCDs or I can kick this over to the Windows folk if you want and they can have a look at it? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-19-2009, 11:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Anything that will make it easier than going through most of the live CD's I cant afford to buy and DVD's or CD's now.

07-20-2009, 05:03 AM	#16 (permalink)
Milk Rulz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 123 OS: Windows 7 (7600) x64 MSDN /legit	Re: Which Distro should I use? If it's still giving you the error maybe try one of the older versions of virtualbox or even running it under windows 2000/98. you can download version 2.2.4 of virtualbox from here As for the choice on which distro your going to use, I went with ubuntu at first and thought it wasn't too bad. Went to openSuSE on KDE and it was a bit better and then used fedora. When I hit fedora I thought it couldn't get much better then this until I used fedora + kde when fedora 11 was released :) But as for the first distro I would highly recommend that you use openSuSE as it has a simple administration tool called YaST for updating/installing/uninstalling software and also just simply changing system configuration.

07-20-2009, 11:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 374 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? I still get that error with an older version. Not sure. Ill try compatibility mode. Edit-- No matter what OS I pick in compatibility mode it still gives me the error.. Could windows be wrong? Last edited by Warfare; 07-20-2009 at 11:44 AM.

07-20-2009, 02:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 896 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Which Distro should I use? Why are you running it from Windows anyway?!? __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.