ok im not entirely tired of windows i like it well.i run xp home with plenty of recovery cd’s if something goes wrong with linuz i have plenty recovery cd’s.now..i have absolutely no experience with linux.all i know is that its a free OS alternative.so how do i go by installing it?will i need to reformat my computer to get rid of winsowx xp? will it be compatible with my computer?

Gateway GT5244E
Intel Celeron D 3.20 GHZ (slow processor but runs decently)
2 GB(MAX) DDR2 533 Mhz
ATI RADEON Xpress 200 Series.
Cd Dvd Combo Drive
100GB Hard Drive 7200 Rpm

can i still go through with it?i really want linux to see how it is and to have a better computer overall.any help is appreciated.

i had buy a new pc (intel g31 chipset ) i want to tun as ftp server as per my requirement vsftp is not suitable for me. proftpd is the best for me. but latest verions of linux does not support for proftpd. if iam using mandriva 2009 linux where the proftpd.rpm available for me. plz help

I am looking at vector linux, mandrake, and possibly ubuntu.

I have a Toshiba Satellite L35 notebook with:

- Ati graphics card
-intel pentium dual core processor
- 512 mb of ram
I am currently running vista basic, has anyone install linux on a system like mine. Any problems?

I can’t stand windows, it just irritates me. I heard linux mint is alot like it but some others would be greatly appreciated and where to download them would help to, thank you
I like the way its setup but it seems to mess up to much and I used ubuntu and red hat and they were nice just confusing. Im running a dual core intel d 2.8 ghz with 3 gb of ram so I should be able to run it no prob. thanks

I have an old pc Pentium 4 with Intel motherboard. I need a linux distro to be installed for programming purposes and also to learn more about system programming. It should be good for programming C, C++ & Unix. Should I get a debian, rpm, gentoo / slackware based? kde desktop would be preferable. Thanks in advance!

After installing redhat 9, am trying to configure my network options but the default adapter eth0 is inactive and wont activate! when i try to configure another adapter(eth1) or delete and try to reconfigure eth0, i get a list of possible adapters like versions of 3com but not my version which is intel(R) PRO/100 ve network connection. I have failed to find a way around this. Some one pliz help. Thanx in advance.

I tried to install mandriva linux on my pc, and it doesn’t finish starting up. and it freezes. But when i install it on my old pc it works fine. then i thought it might be the processors. my new pc is a amd, and my old pc is intel. is there a mandriva one linux for amd processors?

I want to download Debian Linux & Install it in my Intel P4 Computer. How do I do this
Basically I want to make a boot able CD. So that I can use it several time. So tell me the actual file name & procedure of downloading the file & making it .