Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 07:52:14 +0600 (LKT) From: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel X-Sender: root AT darkstar DOT grendel DOT net To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Linux & Win 2000 (not really Djgpp) In-Reply-To: <88mhdn$c9k$1@spruce.ukc.ac.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: dj-admin AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Chris Jones wrote: > > > What are the differences between all the different versions? What > > > are the advantages of each distribution? > > > > Er, that's a tough question for me to answer, since I've only really > > used RedHat. > > So why did this all come about? Is there no standard linux because the > source code is all available, so various people/companies modified it their > own way and now there's no "normal" version? There is a "normal" version. AFAIK most distros have the LINUX kernel and various GNU packages (like GIMP, GNOME) etc common to all. So you get the same feel basically in most packages. > > > If the MBR gets trashed, it's not too bad. I've managed to recover > > from that several times. What you do need is a set of boot disks. > > Oh dear - I don't have a floppy drive in my machine :-( > Never actually needed one: CD-ROM + hard disk + network = everything until > now. Maybe I'll have to splash out a tenner and get one. There is no need. If you burned your CD-ROM or have a redhat cd, You can boot from your CD directly without any need for a floppy :-))). If your PC desn't check the CD-rom for bootable cd's during startup you might want to goto your BIOS by presing the apropriate key combination (in mine it isi ctrl-alt-esc) that is printed out when the power is turned on, and enabling this option. Grendel Hi, I'm a signature virus. plz set me as your signature and help me spread :)