which linux and were to get?

[sithspawn]

not if you install a pre-compiled version. if you want to install from scratch then definately YES. xotix - ill jsut time it

 

[xotix]

koldapu - u should definately be alright.

i agree with sithspawn - don't you want to customize it to suit your needs and your pc agex??

 

[sithspawn]

okay i push the power button comes up to grub - select linux and start the timer
13 seconds to get to the gdm login screen. type in my little username and passwd, then another 5 seconds to get into gnome, everything loaded.

total - about 20 seconds, with me typing in my username/passwd as well.

 

[ag3]

I don't know if I am going to keep it though - Need to check it out first.

Am I going to have any trouble installing it on a SATA?

 

[koldapu]

koldapu - u should definately be alright.

i agree with sithspawn - don't you want to customize it to suit your needs and your pc agex??

so then which version should i get?

 

[xotix]

nice, very nice.
agex and koldapu how long does it take you guys to boot into windows??

 

[sithspawn]

it isnt really compatible with windows apps. although there is generally a simlair and more powerful tool in linux. for example wnamp = xmms. office = openoffice (free!!). you can get some very common proggies under linux - for example photoshop. or you can get something similair like GIMP (which is a lot more powerful than photoshop)

 

[xotix]

i would tell you suse, because thats the one i know.

but sithspawn speaks highly of gentoo.

so check em out both and see which one you prefer.

 

[sithspawn]

well im not sure about installing sata on other flavours, but gentoo gives you options to load certain drivers when you first boot up into the livecd (eg SATA, RAID)

 

[sithspawn]

yeah i agree with xotix. read around till you find one you feel comrotable with. Im only supporting gentoo cause i know it, and im sure its the same for xotix. But you could like a completely different one (like mandrak or fedora or debian), so read up and pick one you think sounds the best.