One of my favorite Linux distro released today Hardy Heron, the second LTS (Long Term Support) for desktop until 2011 and for server version up to 2013.
Download it here or request free CDs here. Also if you are here in Qatar, I can give you free CDs both the Desktop and Server version.
New features include the Wubi Windows installer and Firefox 3 beta 5.
Presently, I'm still using PCLinuxOS as my Desktop here in my house. Very stable!
Later today, I'll try Hardy Heron and see if this is my Linux for the next 6 months as I usually rotate between Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Sabayon, and Gentoo.
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Ubuntu
Hey,
I have ordered a CD(Ubuntu - Linux) and it successfully arrived, no problems. Now, my problem here is: I live in Qatar, and since Q-tel doesn't have the right drivers for the DSL modem(for people who run on Linux), were it allows you to connect to the internet, I really do appreciate your answer on telling me how you got your Ubuntu connecting to the internet with no problems??
I am more than sure that you might be using wireless or using a router, and if you did, please advice me on how can I get it to work on one of those DSL modems(speedtouch 330 - THOMSON)?
Yes, to answer any questions, I did search the internet and asked on Ubuntu's IRC channels and forums, but I had no luck at all.
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Yazan
Wireless ADSL Modem
In my house, we are using Mozaic TV (http://tv.mozaic.qa/). Qtel gives you a wireless internet along with the TV receiver and telephone.
But before that, we were also using ADSL and I simply replaced the supplied USB modem with 3Com ADSL Wireless Modem I bought in Carrefour. You can use any ADSL Wireless Modem brand like LinkSys, DLink, and others. Most stores here in Qatar are selling such device.
For configuration, most of them can be done thru a wizard (CD along with the package), else you can always call Qtel to ask for help how to set it up.
As A Linux user, I'm sure you can easily figure it out :)
In case you need further help/advice, let me know.
Have upgraded my Ubuntu 7.10
Have upgraded my Ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04LTS and it's working just great. I started with Suse Linux 9 and eventually found myself using Ubuntu Linux. I'm here in Doha, Qatar not too much company here using Linux.
Nice to hear you Enteng
Nice to hear you Enteng.
Hope to know you more.
Feel free to contact me in case you have any issue in using Linux. I'll try my best to help you.
Cheers!
Linux
Hmmm, what about Mandriva and Mint, have you tried them? I would like to ask you, so what's the best Linux so far, so I can also try them. :D
PS Regards mo n lng ako kay Sheikh hah. hehe
Linux and my life :)
I tried also Mandriva and Mint - they are cool! Mandriva is KDE, Redhat based linux while Mint is Ubuntu with many added plugins for usability.
What's the best Linux? It completely depends sa purpose mo. For daily use without worrying many configurations or compilations - making it work out of the box, Mandriva and Mint are perfect for this category. Of course Ubuntu (the mother of Mint) and Fedora older and bigger brother of Mandriva are just perfect here in this category too. Sabayon and PCLinuxOS are also very nice distro with many eye candies especially Sabayon. PCLinuxOS on the other hand is one of the easiest distro I ever tried - it just all works and I even forgot tweaking and configuring it. Highly recommended distro.
If you like to learn Linux while having more flexibility and options - then try Gentoo, the BSDs (FreeBSD, PCBSD, DesktopBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD), Arch, Slackware, Debian, Redhat, and lately I found OpenSuse a good platform to learn as well.
Mostly, I learned Linux once I used it in our company as production or test server. I already used Slackware, Redhat and CentOS (free Redhat based distro), Debian, Ubuntu Server and lately OpenSUSE - all as a server (just terminal based, no GUI) and they are all served my purposed and kinda unique depending to what service I want to use.
My personal favorite so far is Ubuntu as my desktop and even as server as Debian is one of my favorite old distro and Ubuntu is based in Debian. I also used Redhat Enterprise or CentOS if required by some of my production application. OpenSUSE is also promising and used in one of my experiment in our company - it works perfectly and lots of potential in my other incoming projects.
Others like Fedora, PCLinux, Sabayon, Mint and Mandriva are really cool - it just I don't need most of the eye candies and other extra packages - I always go back to Ubuntu as my desktop even I like those distro.
Arch, Gentoo, and the BSDs are too much for me to handle as a Desktop and a home computer - I want my house PC works out of the box with less hassle in maintaining it.
Deuts, keep on trying as many as you can in either your spare old PC or using Virtual Machines and check which one you'll like most and will fit in your requirements.
Please share also here what you discover and learned.
Thanks.
Linux!
Personally I think Ubuntu will work for anyone, in fact probably better than windows in some respects.
Slackware is my favorite though, and it is probably better to use if you want to learn how to use the various tools in Linux, fast.
That could be because they force you to, for one thing you have to launch the GUI with the command line. This in turn will lead you to know what are those run levels and so on.
For those geeks out there doing CS like me, I recommend Slackware. For those who want to get things done use Ubuntu.
Slackware
I agree El-Hassan regarding Slackware. Slackware is my first Linux distro and until now I'm still in love with it. By the way, Slackware 12.1 was just released. Nice.
Gentoo and different BSDs are also great for learning purposes.
If you are here in Qatar, hope to see you personally.
Cheers!
Dual Booting
The problem is I have only one laptop (well actually have Asus Eee but that it's just too limited as to the hardware and disk space), and I just do a dual boot, because at the end of the day, I'll always need windows xp. So, this pose actually as a limitation because I have to check first if there's a tutorial offered on how to dual boot with that system. And I'm quite worried I might ruin (again!) my Windows XP installation. :D
Dual boot quick howto
Easy!
If you want I can give you more detailed steps, just let me know :)