[Sderby] Re: Linux Opperating System

[michael]

Hi Richard,
Thank you for your help I will order a copy of SuSe 9.2 and 
use the 64 bit instalition and see how I go from there.
Michael.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Smedley" <richard.smedley03 at ntlworld.com>
To: <sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Sderby] Re: Linux Opperating System


> On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 16:49, michael wrote:
> 
>> I have just bought a AMD 64 3200 computer with 
>> a dual layer dvd writer and a 200 gig hard drive.
>> I have a copy of SuSE 9.1 but wondered if anyone 
>> can tell me if this is the best version to use or can sugest 
>> a better version or another linux opperating system.
> 
> There's no reason /not/ to use your current software
> with your current hardware *unless* you find that there's
> something that it doesn't support, that's a pain to
> work around.
> 
> If you're curious about the way that other distros do things then
> split the disk into a handful of partitions and when you have
> the time install other distros there to make comparisons.
> 
> Note that the last version of FreeBSD I tried needed a
> real partition to slice for its own partitioning
> system, so you may want to keep one of the first
> three partitions spare for that.
> 
> hth,
> 
> - Richard
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