Comments on: Mindlessly easy ways try out Linux or Solaris http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/ Programming productively with open-source tools Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Eric Wendelin http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-1178 Eric Wendelin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:23 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-1178 @Blake: I had never heard of UNetbootin before, thanks very much for your suggestion! @Blake:
I had never heard of UNetbootin before, thanks very much for your suggestion!

]]> By: Blake http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-1175 Blake Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:33:06 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-1175 Those are some nice, classic methods. What I did to install it on my system was to use a program called <a href="http://blog.geekblake.22web.net/2008/06/unetbootin-makes-it-easier-to-install-linux/" rel="nofollow">UNetbootin</a>, which puts the contents of the LiveCD on your flash drive. It was faster and easier for me than burning an actual CD, and can do a lot of different distros. My method was not exactly for testing, as I had already decided that I wanted to use Ubuntu Linux as my primary OS. I would say that if you have never used Linux or Solaris, or are trying out a new distro, then virtualization is probably the best, easiest and least risky method. But once you've tried it out in a VM, doing a plain-old installation from a LiveCD or "Live Flash Drive" using <a href="http://blog.geekblake.22web.net/2008/06/unetbootin-makes-it-easier-to-install-linux/" rel="nofollow">UNetbootin</a> is the best. Those are some nice, classic methods. What I did to install it on my system was to use a program called UNetbootin, which puts the contents of the LiveCD on your flash drive. It was faster and easier for me than burning an actual CD, and can do a lot of different distros.

My method was not exactly for testing, as I had already decided that I wanted to use Ubuntu Linux as my primary OS. I would say that if you have never used Linux or Solaris, or are trying out a new distro, then virtualization is probably the best, easiest and least risky method. But once you’ve tried it out in a VM, doing a plain-old installation from a LiveCD or “Live Flash Drive” using UNetbootin is the best.

]]> By: Bernhard http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-970 Bernhard Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:03:49 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-970 You should have mentioned Knoppix. It has the (well deserved) reputation of offering the best hardware support of all Debian based Live CDs. Upwards of 1 gig of RAM it can be completely loaded in memory and run at very reasonable speeds. Available from several mirror servers worldwide. Just Google it. You should have mentioned Knoppix. It has the (well deserved) reputation of offering the best hardware support of all Debian based Live CDs. Upwards of 1 gig of RAM it can be completely loaded in memory and run at very reasonable speeds. Available from several mirror servers worldwide. Just Google it.

]]> By: ремонт офисов http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-896 ремонт офисов Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-896 Оно того стоит. Оно того стоит.

]]> By: Eric Wendelin http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-887 Eric Wendelin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:43:39 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-887 @matelot: True that most people that are informed would go with virtualization, but a lot of people also want something that works well on their old systems (maybe just to try out). That's where small and fast linux comes in. @matelot:
True that most people that are informed would go with virtualization, but a lot of people also want something that works well on their old systems (maybe just to try out). That’s where small and fast linux comes in.

]]> By: matelot http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-884 matelot Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:36:04 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-884 I don't understand why anyone - unless due to ignorance - these days would not run VM instead of using computer the "old way". With all these software options I can, in vm, make crazy changes and install anything I fancy w/o regards and turn it all back as if nothing ever happened. I don’t understand why anyone – unless due to ignorance – these days would not run VM instead of using computer the “old way”. With all these software options I can, in vm, make crazy changes and install anything I fancy w/o regards and turn it all back as if nothing ever happened.

]]> By: Eric Wendelin http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-877 Eric Wendelin Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:14:31 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-877 Yeah I totally love virtualization. I'm sure it will go mainstream in a few years. :) Yeah I totally love virtualization. I’m sure it will go mainstream in a few years. :)

]]> By: Andrew http://eriwen.com/linux/easy-ways-try-linux/#comment-875 Andrew Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:45:53 +0000 http://eriwen.com/?p=65#comment-875 I've tried Wubi and LiveCD, but the best so far for me has been virtual machine - means i can make changes and install applications on the Linux machine and work in there and on Windows at the same time. I’ve tried Wubi and LiveCD, but the best so far for me has been virtual machine – means i can make changes and install applications on the Linux machine and work in there and on Windows at the same time.

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