RE: An easy way to try out Linux

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

AWESOME Martin !

I've been TRY to get Linux installed on a brand new Compaq EVO D500 for
about 3 weeks (on and off - I'm a one person shop with a million other
things going on...) with nothing but problems (lock ups during install;
not seeing all the drives, etc. It SHOULDN'T be this hard I know...).

This will be great to try - thanks !

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Rowe Tuesday, June 25, 2002 3:02 PM
To: linux101@midrange.com
Cc: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: An easy way to try out Linux

Hi folks

For those of you who'd like to try Linux, but don't like the idea of
having to install it, have a go with Knoppix. It's a run-from-cd version
that auto-detects all your hardware and boots you straight into a
graphical session. Around 2Gb of software is crammed onto the cd,
including OpenOffice.org (the codebase that Sun's StarOffice 6 is based
on). It doesn't modify or write to your hard drive, in case you're
worried about trashing an existing OS - should be quite safe to run at
work ;-)

More details and download (iso image to burn to a 700Mb cd) from
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Regards, Martin
[BTW, if there are any UK list members that are interested but don't
have
access to a broadband connection and a cd burner, then drop me an
email.]