Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XXX1 Saturday November 22, 2008

[Bruce Borland]

What is a good Linux distribution?  In 2003 I purchased Red Hat Linux 9 
because it was recommended as a version which was easy to load.  My 
machine was purchased in 2000 (533 MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB hard 
drive).  I hear that Red Hat 9 is obsolete, but I have never been able 
to do much to modify or update it.  It seems that the easier the 
distribution is made for the user, the less the user can have control of 
the system.  (It reminds me of my experiences with Windows.)  I am also 
concerned with newer products having more "bells and whistles" which 
take up RAM and hard drive space and produce visual clutter and rarely 
offer anything I could use.  I prefer simplicity in my products.

I would like to bring my machine in to the InstallFest, but I have no 
other Linux distributions.  I also would like to learn more about 
maintaining and updating a Linux OS.  Any suggestions?

Bruce Borland


Jerry Feldman wrote:

> Boston Linux Installfest XXXI
> When:  Saturday,  November 22, 2008 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
>
> What you need to bring: Your computer, monitor, power strips and your
> Linux distributions. We do have copies of some distributions.
> In general we have expertise with most distros, but if you need special
> expertise, please email the BLU discussion list in advance.
>
> Our volunteers will help you to install Linux on your own system.  While
> Linux runs on most systems, some systems do have configurations and
> hardware that may not be supported. Please consult the following web
> pages for hardware compatibility. While we prefer you to bring your own
> distros, our volunteers will normally have
>
>  Linux.ORG: http://www.linux.org/hardware/index.html
>  Hardware HOWTO: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.html
>  Linux Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.linuxdoc.org/
>
> Generally our volunteers have sets of the latest Fedora, SuSE and
> Ubuntu distributions:
>    * Fedora - http://fedora.redhat.com (Fedora 9)
>    * Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 11.0)
>    * Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com  (Intrepid Ibex 8.10)
>    * Debian - http://www.debian.org/
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