which destro is well suited for study perpose .....mean learning a linux system.

ThinkFree · Jan 9, 2009

amitabhishek said:
A CD is 750MB

CD can store 700MB only

drsubhadip · Jan 10, 2009

Anorion said:
@drsubhadip, Ibex works on 256 MB, and donn't use KDE if you are low on resources, XFCE is a better option

thanks anorion...
i know about ubuntu 8.10
they have already send me ubuntu and kubuntu 8.10 cds..
but due to my exam i do not have time to chnage it..
i m happy with my 8.04 kubuntu and ubuntu and xubuntu all in same place..and they r running vry well
also what do u guys say about sabayan 4.0...
will it work on my 256 mb ram?

amitabhishek said:
I haven't read all the posts in this thread. If its not mentioned before then try BeleniX.

Its Indian and its small.

i ve already tried belenix...
it is good..
but do not have very good support..
if u stuck ant where u ve to get out on ur own

MetalheadGautham · Jan 10, 2009

vamsi360 said:
Have you written your own kernel? Which kernel have you compiled? Unix or Linux? We have to add hardware support to kernel which is very very difficult to genaralize the code to support all hardware so I thought if I have decided to write it, it would be for my own device.

Dude, its not like that. The kernel as it is supports many many features. Its source code has a built in kernel creator software/script. Compiling your own kernel results in much better performance on the hardware you compile it for. And it makes the kernel lighter. For example, you can remove IDE support and FireWire support if your computer does not use them.

And yeah, if you compile your own kernel, you can also optimise it for the no. of threads your CPU supports.

And 32bit OS can support 16GB ram if you compile your own kernel.

thewisecrab · Jan 10, 2009

ambika said:
try these links..........
*eswecha.swecha.org/downloads/eswecha-beta01.iso
*eswecha.swecha.org/downloads/eSwecha_beta02.iso

but it is more than 1 gb ......can someone assign me some indian made DSL.

What is this fascination with "India" made?
If you want something small, just go ahead with DSL, QNX, Puppy Linux,SliTaz

Rahim · Jan 10, 2009

vinayasurya said:
After a while you won't feel much difference b/w distros

You have found the Holy Grail my freind! After using so many distros i wonder why one is preferred to another?

They are all the same with different clothing.

MetalheadGautham · Jan 10, 2009

^^There are certain things involved, like ease of administration and getting apps to install. they are most often distro dependant.

Rahim · Jan 10, 2009

Once you get used to one distro then it is way easier to migrate to any other distro.

vinayasurya · Jan 12, 2009

rahimveron said:
You have found the Holy Grail my freind! After using so many distros i wonder why one is preferred to another?
They are all the same with different clothing.

Once you are familiar with shell commands, there isn't much difference among distros. I think the external bells and whistles ( i mean interface )that confuse the users. And ofcourse installation and hardware support.

ambika · Jan 16, 2009

hey guys.....i facing problem in installation.
How to run this shellscript file install sh ....
please help me .....!!
using terminal gets some error.......help!!

vinayasurya · Jan 16, 2009

ambika said:
hey guys.....i facing problem in installation.
How to run this shellscript file install sh ....
please help me .....!!
using terminal gets some error.......help!!

what are you trying to install ?

I guess you are trying to install a program.
You have to make the .sh file executable. To do it
chmod +x filename
then execute with
./filename
You may have to login as root for successful completion.
When you are facing problems, Please post the terminal output as well rather than saying error.

ambika · Jan 16, 2009

Re: which distro is well suited for study purpose .....mean learning a linux system.

vinayasurya said:
what are you trying to install ?

I guess you are trying to install a program.
You have to make the .sh file executable. To do it
chmod +x filename
then execute with
./filename
You may have to login as root for successful completion.
When you are facing problems, Please post the terminal output as well rather than saying error.

Hey these r error ..........file exist on my directory but its says ......like this.

root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# chmod + /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install sh
chmod: cannot access `/home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `sh': No such file or directory
root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin
bash: ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin: No such file or directory

..........................................................................
i have tried these command to install .......may be these r wrong .......please see.
$ cd qflash

Install Qflash
$ sudo sh install-sh

run qflash:
$ qflash

ThinkFree · Jan 16, 2009

Re: which distro is well suited for study purpose .....mean learning a linux system.

ambika said:
Hey these r error ..........file exist on my directory but its says ......like this.

root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# chmod + /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install sh
chmod: cannot access `/home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `sh': No such file or directory
root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin
bash: ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin: No such file or directory

..........................................................................
i have tried these command to install .......may be these r wrong .......please see.
$ cd qflash

Install Qflash
$ sudo sh install-sh

run qflash:
$ qflash

Should be

chmod +x /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install.sh

ambika · Jan 16, 2009

may be i missed this time +x ....sorry,whts this x represent in command ...??
before this also.....i was facing the problem.
Now i m working in winxp so....i will check with correct commands..
plz provide me some details about install sh.
thanks....

ThinkFree · Jan 17, 2009

^^It's to make the file executable.

drsubhadip · Feb 7, 2009

i ve a old system...pentium 4 , 2.4 ghz, 256 mb ram,80 gb hard disk..intel original 845 gvsr mother board..
i ve already used ubuntu 8.04 for 7 months..along with windows xp..
few days back i uninstalled ubuntu ...
wanted to taste ubuntu 8.10..but can not install it as it is not showing anything after installation..inside windows....
guys can u tell me which distro will be god for my age old system?
i ve already installed other distros like open suse, fedora,kubuntu,mint etc...
can i install gentoo or arch in my system to make it fast?
is vector linux is alos helpful?
help me please

ThinkFree · Feb 8, 2009

You need ubuntu alternate cd to install on that system
You can install xubuntu.
If you think you are having enough knowledge of linux, then you can go with gentoo/arch as well.

drsubhadip · Feb 8, 2009

i ve used xubuntu..also puppy 4 ...
i feel better to use puppy but it is so small ...
so i feel nimblex custom linux,,.but that too not well covered..
so i want to make mine .....so can i go for arch or gentoo...
which will be better in my system ....
also tell me more about ubuntu alternate cd

ThinkFree · Feb 8, 2009

You can install software on puppy linux as well.
Else you can just install the minimal install cd of any distro and add software as per your needs.

If your computer is not able to run the standard Desktop installation CD, you can use an Alternate installation CD instead. The Alternate CD also allows more advanced installation options which are not available with the Desktop CD.

vamsi360 · Feb 10, 2009

MetalheadGautham said:
Dude, its not like that. The kernel as it is supports many many features. Its source code has a built in kernel creator software/script. Compiling your own kernel results in much better performance on the hardware you compile it for. And it makes the kernel lighter. For example, you can remove IDE support and FireWire support if your computer does not use them.

And yeah, if you compile your own kernel, you can also optimise it for the no. of threads your CPU supports.

And 32bit OS can support 16GB ram if you compile your own kernel.

Then the process is like installing Gentoo. It also does the same thing and lightweight too.
What according to my knowledge in Digital Logic a 32-bit OS can support upto 4GB max of RAM or even less. Please explain how can 16GB be used for 32-bit OS. Is the RAM usage different for 32 bit linux and windows.
Meanwhile...have you had any experience with Gentoo?

ThinkFree · Feb 10, 2009

^^I had read that you can use upto 32GB of RAM with 32 bit linux kernel .

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