 I'm trying Linus, windows is so time consumming |
Welcome Guest ( Log In | Click here to Register a free account now! )
Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com
Welcome to Bleeping Computer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.  |
 Aug 8 2004, 06:59 PM
Post
#1
|
|
 Learning Daily  Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322  |
So, thinking even though it may not be the answer because of some of the apps I use, I'm jumping into learning Linux. Devil-Linux, for starters. The download is 90MB's (3+ hours on my dial-up) What is referred to as a "stable release", the 1.0.6-i486.tar.bz2. Hope I've picked the right one.      (I tried to edit out Linus in favor of LINUX, but the topic line I guess can't be editted...maybe I should go to e-bay and buy a Charles Shultz book...and learn to quit carrying around a security blanket like win xp) lol This post has been edited by phawgg: Aug 8 2004, 07:11 PM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
|
 |
 
|
|
Aug 8 2004, 11:13 PM
Post
#2
|
|
 Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 32,432 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Many linux distributions are designed and worked on by groups of people at the same. One person may contribute to this part and another to another part. These distributions are then compiled at certain intervals and tested. Each time they are compiled and tested they are given a new release version.
At some point in a development cycle, when all goals for that particular cycle have been completed and the bugs have been worked out, they declare that particular release a stable release. it is a release that they feel is stable enough to be used for general consumption. So to answer your questions you picked the right one
-------------------- |
|
|
|
|
Aug 8 2004, 11:49 PM
Post
#3
|
|
|
Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Excellant...the download just finished 5 minutes ago. I'm makin' good time with this new project already
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
|
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 20th March 2010 - 06:31 PM |
© 2003-2010 All Rights Reserved Bleeping Computer LLC.