98SE and Linux

Which Unix/Linux flavor is best and why? My biggest interests are in terms
of security first and compatibility with software second.

"Bob Harris" wrote:

A few years ago I was having stability problems with 98 on a circa 1998 450
MHz Pentium II with 128 Meg RAM, so I tried Red Hat LINUX, version 7.

It automatically installed itself as a dual boot, with an easy-to-use boot
manager.

That version of Red Hat was better than 98 on my PC, both in terms of speed
and stability. It also came with several application programs.

I eventually gave up on Red Hat, because my ISP did not support LINUX. At
the time my ISP was AOL. With hindsight, I now realize that I should have
changed ISPs. Since then I has switched to high-speed internet via my cable
company, and AOL is a fading memory.

More recently I have been playing with KNOPPIX, which is a bootable CD (or
DVD) on my current PC, which is a Pentium 4 2.5 GHz with 1Gig RAM (circa
2003). The DVD version contains more applications programs than the CD
version. KNOPPIX loads into RAM, then loads applications form the CD (or
DVD). By default it does not install on the hard drive, so it is a safe
thing to test to get a feel for a modern LINUX. However, there is an option
to install, if you wish. On my PC KNOPPIX is faster than XP, at least once
it loads from the CD (or DVD). KNOPPIX automatically configured the
internet connection, and just about everything else. Note that KNOPPIX is a
large download for the CD version and even larger for the DVD version.
Links to KNOPPIX and its documentation:

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page

If you wish to experience LINUX, before commiting to it, try one of the
free "live CDs" found at the following website, or KNOPPIX listed above.
They come in many sizes and flavors. Some with run on pre-pentium CPUs and
little RAM, others probably run best on a pentium 4 with a lot of RAM. Many
come with application programs:

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

Note: Nearly all live CDs come as ISO files, which you must turn into CDs
using a program like Nero or Easy CD Creator, which support burn-from-image.
A simple drag&drop to a CD will not result in a bootable CD.

Note: To boot from a CD your BIOS must be set to boot from CD before hard
drive. I usually set the boot order as floppy, then CD, then hard drive.

"Tony Yarwood" wrote in message
...
Hi guys

Sorry to bother you all with this, but I thought I'd ask in my
favourite n/g first

Just about to buy a new box that's got enough oomph to do some dual
booting. As I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with XP, I was
wondering about 98SE and one of the Linux distributions probably
Ubuntu.

Has anybody experiences with dual booting 98 and Linux, or have any
pointers to an apt website?

My gut instinct tells me that 98 will probably have to go on the first
partition followed by Linux, could be wrong tho.

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards

Tony

Dan wrote:

Which Unix/Linux flavor is best and why? My biggest interests are in terms
of security first and compatibility with software second.

Check out the Canada-based OpenBSD project.
http://www.openbsd.org/index.html
http://www.openbsd.org/security.html


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Thank you for your input. Any other suggestions are welcome as well. Have a
nice day.

"... et al." wrote:

Dan wrote:

Which Unix/Linux flavor is best and why? My biggest interests are in terms
of security first and compatibility with software second.

Check out the Canada-based OpenBSD project.
http://www.openbsd.org/index.html
http://www.openbsd.org/security.html


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best linux distro when it comes to hardware-compatibility is knoppix

"Dan" wrote in message
...
Which Unix/Linux flavor is best and why? My biggest interests are in
terms
of security first and compatibility with software second.

"Bob Harris" wrote:

A few years ago I was having stability problems with 98 on a circa 1998
450
MHz Pentium II with 128 Meg RAM, so I tried Red Hat LINUX, version 7.

It automatically installed itself as a dual boot, with an easy-to-use
boot
manager.

That version of Red Hat was better than 98 on my PC, both in terms of
speed
and stability. It also came with several application programs.

I eventually gave up on Red Hat, because my ISP did not support LINUX.
At
the time my ISP was AOL. With hindsight, I now realize that I should
have
changed ISPs. Since then I has switched to high-speed internet via my
cable
company, and AOL is a fading memory.

More recently I have been playing with KNOPPIX, which is a bootable CD
(or
DVD) on my current PC, which is a Pentium 4 2.5 GHz with 1Gig RAM (circa
2003). The DVD version contains more applications programs than the CD
version. KNOPPIX loads into RAM, then loads applications form the CD (or
DVD). By default it does not install on the hard drive, so it is a safe
thing to test to get a feel for a modern LINUX. However, there is an
option
to install, if you wish. On my PC KNOPPIX is faster than XP, at least
once
it loads from the CD (or DVD). KNOPPIX automatically configured the
internet connection, and just about everything else. Note that KNOPPIX
is a
large download for the CD version and even larger for the DVD version.
Links to KNOPPIX and its documentation:

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page

If you wish to experience LINUX, before commiting to it, try one of the
free "live CDs" found at the following website, or KNOPPIX listed above.
They come in many sizes and flavors. Some with run on pre-pentium CPUs
and
little RAM, others probably run best on a pentium 4 with a lot of RAM.
Many
come with application programs:

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

Note: Nearly all live CDs come as ISO files, which you must turn into
CDs
using a program like Nero or Easy CD Creator, which support
burn-from-image.
A simple drag&drop to a CD will not result in a bootable CD.

Note: To boot from a CD your BIOS must be set to boot from CD before
hard
drive. I usually set the boot order as floppy, then CD, then hard drive.

"Tony Yarwood" wrote in message
...
Hi guys

Sorry to bother you all with this, but I thought I'd ask in my
favourite n/g first

Just about to buy a new box that's got enough oomph to do some dual
booting. As I absolutely refuse to have anything to do with XP, I was
wondering about 98SE and one of the Linux distributions probably
Ubuntu.

Has anybody experiences with dual booting 98 and Linux, or have any
pointers to an apt website?

My gut instinct tells me that 98 will probably have to go on the first
partition followed by Linux, could be wrong tho.

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards

Tony