On 28 Feb 2005 07:31:26 -0000, divakar gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > I am currently using Windows XP(Professional) and want Linux as another OS, > alongwith Windows on my system. I have following queries: > > 1) I have Pentium 4,3.00 HT, Processor with 915GV Intel motherboard. Hard > disk is 80 GB Serial ATA(Seagate). RAM is 400FSB, 512MB. > Can Linux be loaded on SATA hard disk?
Yes, but be sure RHEL 2.1's performance is just too bad on SATA drives. FYI: RHEL 2.1 is not free. If you are looking for freewares RH9.0 should be a good option. > > 2) From where in New Delhi, India can I get Linux for free/at reasonable > rates? If you have good internet connection download the ISOs from redhat.com or if you are looking for CDs check-out at some Nehru Place vendor. > > 3) Which is the latest version of linux introduced? RHEL4 is the latest RedHat linux but as being an Enterprise Linux is not free... I think from Redhat the latest free version available is RH9.0/ Fedora. > > 4) Which linux is best suited for me?(Red Hat/Mandriek) > i need linux for just trying it out and basic purposes initially, and later > for advanced applications and utilities. I will recommend RedHat or SuSE as I am a user of these two only. > > Waiting for your response... > > Divakar Gupta > New Delhi > India > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
