Subject: Re: newbie advice needed From: miguel@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es (Miguel Alvarez Blanco) Date: 1 Oct 1993 13:09:37 +0100
jdoliver@TrentU.CA wrote:
: Hello!
: I am thinking of trying out Linux on my PC (386DX/33 - 4 MB RAM) on the
: second hard drive (100MB). I would also like to try X-Windows.
: I need advice on how to install Linux (basically), and I also need a
: hand finding X-Windows - is it, or a clone of it, available through
: ftp? Where is the best site for Linux software distribution?
: I really need a hand here, as I really want to run this stuff...
Try getting some of the distributions by ftp. The directions are:
SLS and MCC:
tsx-11.mit.edu /pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux
Slackware:
ftp.cdrom.com /pub/linux/slackware
Each has it's advantages and inconvenients. SLS is the most complete, MCC is
the most stable, and Slackware the most up to date (or so say people from
any of this distributions).
Happy Linuxing! (You'll find yourself killing MS-DOS on your other disk 8^)
Miguel
Miguel Alvarez Blanco "All that is gold does not glitter,
miguel@hobbit.quimica.uniovi.es not all those who wander are lost."
miguel@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es Bilbo Baggins.