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SLAX
http://slax.linux-live.org

Slax is a very light, slackware-based livecd. If you have a lot of ram, be sure to boot up with copy2ram in order to get a full speed distro. It is a pretty, KDE-oriented release that is light enought to be burnt on a minicd and full enough to offer an app for most any need. Worth a look at any rate, and a relatively small download.

PCLinuxOS
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos

Although I have never tried PCLinuxOS, it is based on Mandriva. Mandriva is a very nice distro for new users, and is especially oriented towards the home desktop user. I have heard good links about this Mandriva derivative, and it is supposed to be a very well-integrated distro.

see http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/1345 for some more information

If you're new to linux, I highly recommend Ubuntu. It's a lot easier to use than any other distro.

t3h wrote:If you're new to linux, I highly recommend Ubuntu. It's a lot easier to use than any other distro.

If it works...

mm_freak wrote:

t3h wrote:If you're new to linux, I highly recommend Ubuntu. It's a lot easier to use than any other distro.

If it works...

What do you mean ?
I used it over 7 months without a problem. Instalation is easy, the configuration is easy ... Only best programs installed + I installed also OpenOffice and 2-3 more. It's really better than some distros ...

If it works? I've never seen it not work, and I've given it to at least 15 people. None of them have heard of it not working either.

Ubuntu works on 75% of all systems. It has problems with many hardware configurations. When it works for you, then it's a good distribution (if you don't go beyond 'basic' usage of your system, like office, card games and web-surfing).

The issue is using both Windows and Linux on a single PC. For the original question the answer is "yes".

There are two ways,

1) Dual Boot
2) Using VMWARE.

Dual Boot:
You can install Windows leaving some space on ur hard-drive un-used. After the windows installation, please install Linux on the free space on the hard-drive. Once linux is installed Lilo will let u choose what system u want to start at the boot.

VMWARE:
Its a third party software. You need to purchase it. I'd recommend that u install Linux as ur primary boot system & then install VMWARE in Linux. You can install Windows in VMWARE and u can open a separate Window for Windows-OS while Running Linux. This is how you can have both OS running same time in your machine.

Keep in mind that you need goot amount of RAM if u want to install & Run Windows through VMWARE.

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As a starter I'd recommend Mandriva (Mandrake) Linux or use Ubuntu if u can make it run.

mm_freak wrote:

al_tyranny wrote:Which topic are you talking about?

Linux distributions. There is no "best". There is only a "worst": "Linux 9.1". =)

Eh? Linux 9.1?

Hi there...
Just wanna share, if wanna run windows and linux in onebox maybe you can try DSL - DamnSmallLinux.It can boot from WIndows, for further info please check on the DSL site.I have try and it works gr8.