Linux Gurus: Im thinking of switching to linux…what is a good variant/release?
I am thinking of switching my compuer to Linux…what is a good variant/release that you can recommend for stability and security?
I had an old release of Mandrake years ago…not bad but crashed a lot, full of security holes, bugs.
As well, I have WinXP pro installed..it it a pain to make a dual boot *(absoultely without partitioning (don’t want to do this)*, or should I just get another machine?
my main uses: total security (locking down with firewalls and encryption, paranoid tracking) programming, word processing tools, and surfing
THANKS SO MUCH
Also…I want something with no corporate OS hooks in it..so they can sneak around behind the scenes…Im weary of commercial variants, but again I am paranoid
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Filed under: Mandrake
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Mandrakelinux has now become deprecated, and goes under the Mandriva release.
I like Fedora Core, and if you’ve had some experience with Linux in the past, I would go for that too. Deiban is the other alternative I might suggest if you don’t want Fedora.
However, you cannot run linux in a duel boot wihtout partitioning the drive, because you have to set up the MBR properly. One thing you might try is running Linux from a CD, which Knoppix can do.
Hope this helps.