Which Linux for this PC?

[ray|raven]

Hmm,well request some one in the thread suggested by QwertyManiac.
But thats strange the max it took for ubuntu cd's is 4 weeks for me.
Instead of buying online, its better to request from some digit members.
If someone is there in the same place you stay,you might get them very soon.

Regards,
ray

 

[bikdel]

well... none of the guys will send it to anothe country.,...

FYI i dont live in india, n ... well... im not an indian

 

[ray|raven]

Hmm,Then its better u order from some online stores.
Btw,where are you from?

Regards,
ray

 

[bikdel]

pooh....NEPAL..........

not many online sites cover up services here dude...

anyways im lookin forward 2 what i can do...

 

[ray|raven]

Try asking someone in this thread.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32787
Maybe someone close to Nepal might shipit provided u take up the shipping charges.
Also try www.LinuxBazar.com they might ship to nepal.

Regards,
ray

 

[bikdel]

man , everytime u come up with a soln... anyways.. m tryin.......


BTW, do we get NVIDIA orginal drivers for linux as well..
i mean to say i need to use the Nvidia control panel in linux if possible...
to adjust gamma, overlay n the like...

also know any games for linux?

hey!

On shipit, there are options for 2 Ubuntu Cds as well... what are they for?... can u ask 2 cds as well?
will they hesitate a bit to ship it to you if u ask for 2?

if gonna ask again.. this time 2.....

one for my celeron n other for my c2Q

 

[ray|raven]

man , everytime u come up with a soln... anyways.. m tryin.......

Lolz . So, u sayin u dont want one?

BTW, do we get NVIDIA orginal drivers for linux as well..
i mean to say i need to use the Nvidia control panel in linux if possible...
to adjust gamma, overlay n the like...

Yea,well you do get nvidia drivers for linux.
And yes it comes with a GUI for chaging options.
*tracylogan.com/uploads/Image/nvidia-settings.png

also know any games for linux?

There are quite a few games out there for linux.
But most of them arent as good as the ones that come for windows.
You can find ports for some famous games like Quake etc.

On shipit, there are options for 2 Ubuntu Cds as well... what are they for?... can u ask 2 cds as well?
will they hesitate a bit to ship it to you if u ask for 2?

Lolz,No.They only delay it if u use the special request option.
You can ask for 2 cd's and they will shipit to you.
Regards,
ray

 

[bikdel]

thanks..... this cleared many things out....

BTW
On my PC
i installed RHL Fedora Core 3 (old but nevertheless usable.. twas the only distro i had at that time)

anyways while configuring grafix card, in the final steps of installation: i happened to slelect the wrong one...

since then the GUI does not load, its gone all wierd....

i can still see the loading of the OS till the point GUI should load...


how do i change the GFX card selected??? it should be possible in txt mode, isnt it?

 

[ray|raven]

Yea,its possible.
Boot into text only mode.
At the GRUB screen ,select the Fedora that you want to boot into, but press the a key instead of pressing Enter.
Add 3 at the end of the line you see and press enter.
You will then boot into text only mode.
There running xconf as root should do it.

Regards,
ray

 

[bikdel]

yeah did it but after a lot many 'commands" or whateva u call it, thigs get stuck...

the last lines are like this
"kernel panic: No itnit Found. Try passing init= option to kernel
<4> i8253 count too high! resetting.......
i8253 count too high! resetting.......
i8253 count too high! resetting.......


and the caps lock n scroll lock keys are blikning

 

[mehulved]

Slackware is one of the oldest linux distributions.

The oldest surviving linux distribution.

WM's like fluxbox or iceWM shud run fast on the config u stated.

JWM would be great on that. It's really light. And much more usable for new users. It's the default wm that comes with puppy linux.

 

[ray|raven]

@bikdel
It looks like you didnt pass the runlevel.
Are you sure you added 3 at the end of the line?
And i think i messed up with the grub instructions
Havent used GRUB in a long time so cant say.Sorry if i did.
Use this link to boot to runlevel 3
*www.brunolinux.com/05-Configuring_Your_System/Grub_boot_runlevel-3.html

The oldest surviving linux distribution.

Thanks for clearing that

JWM would be great on that. It's really light. And much more usable for new users. It's the default wm that comes with puppy linux.

Hmm,havent used it so cant say much,
Is it lighter than fluxbox?

Regards,
ray

 

[mehulved]

Hmm,havent used it so cant say much,
Is it lighter than fluxbox?

Definitely much lighter. It has a very small size and is coded in C. My only problem with it right now customise the jwmrc file to suit me.

 

[ray|raven]

Definitely much lighter. It has a very small size and is coded in C. My only problem with it right now customise the jwmrc file to suit me.

Dude,could u post some screenshots of jwm in action?
Btw is it a full pledged DE or just a WM?

Regards,
ray

 

[mehulved]

It's just a simple WM as the name suggests. For screen shots check JWM's, DSL's and puppy linux's sites.
Here's a few of them
*damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-2.3jwm.jpg
*puppylinux.org/user/photogallery.php?photo=163
*joewing.net/programs/jwm/screenshots/jwm-2.0.png

 

[ray|raven]

Looks pretty fine.Thanx mate.
Btw,could it be configured to use GTK themes?

Regards,
ray

 

[faraaz]

I second the recommendation for ZenWalk...its perfect for older systems, blazingly fast...and it can be used out of the box for multimedia playback and what not...ideal for this system to be used as a Media Center PC along with some office app functionality...

 

[Pathik]

Slax

 

[mehulved]

Looks pretty fine.Thanx mate.

The main point is that it's very light and not that terrible to use(see ratposion to understand what I mean)

Btw,could it be configured to use GTK themes?

I believe so, there were some such options in puppy linux. You will have to dig some more and find out.

 

[NucleusKore]

Did not know we had a distro request thread!