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Thanks Heracles and all who have replied.
I've just picked up a copy of PC Authourity with the Morphix cd. I figure I can't run into too much trouble if it boots from the cd (can I???) so I'll give it a try first.
Thanks again all.
Greg
>>> Heracles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/02/04 9:05:47 pm >>> On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 15:24, Greg Brennan wrote: > I'm interested in installing Linux on my home pc. I've heard > that Mandrake is probably the best for a beginner like myself, but I'm > having trouble finding a copy of this or any other version. As I would > prefer not to order online, I have been scouring newsagents trying to > find a copy included with a magazine (as recommended by the SLUG > website and others) with no luck. Do you know of any current > publications that have this included, and if so, which newsagents in > Sydney City might stock it? Mandrake is 3 CDs usually, but I haven't seen it on the front of a magazine recently. However, You can get a copy of Morphix (based on the cutting edge Debian distribution - sometimes referred to as unstable) on the cover of PC Authority. It runs from your CDROM and has a link on the desktop to install it if you like. Knoppix (based on the Debian Woody distribution) was on the last issue of Atomic magazine. It works like Morphix except that to install it to your HDD you have go to a terminal and type knx_install to start the install process. I don't usually recomment Debian, but Morphix looks really neat - it even includes The Gimp 1.3 and OpenOffice.org 1.1.0. HTH Stay well and happy Heracles ********************************************************************** ***** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ***** This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is addressed and its content is not intended for use by any other persons. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any unauthorised form of reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited. St.George is not liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication, nor for any delay in its receipt. ********************************************************************** |
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