Re: What's the best Linux distribution?

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From: joe
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:00

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buckaroo wrote:

> I am new to linux too and I have WinLinux 2000

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> The thing with WinLinux 2000 is that it can be installed and booted from Windows
> and installs on a FAT partition instead of a Unix-Linux partition so you will
> not have to partition your hard-drive and you can use windows explorer to look
> around and see where everything is...

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He's right about installing on a FAT partition, and it works.  The down side is
you still have all the DOS/Windows problems with crashes and so forth.  Just
use it as a learning tool, then partition your harddrive and install Linux in a
real Linux file system.

Lee
( no idea what address the mailer put on this message, but
  you can reach me at "bullwinkle@zebra.net")

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