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# 1  
Old 08-27-2004
Data Linux - Help Required
Hi guys!

i have spent a whole day browsing and i couldn''t find a provider distributing free linux. I am a beginner and am looking for one that can run on Windows 98SE.

Would deeply appreciate if you guys can help me. I went into "mirrors" site and was given lots of directory to d/l but i ain't have the idea which files are appropriate.

p/s: any thing i should take note when installing linux on my pc?

thanks a great deal!!!!!!

huimin c,")
# 2  
Old 08-27-2004
First of all you can buy Redhat or Mandrake Linux at any bookstore like Borders or "Barnes and Noble" for around $20 to $30.


But, Here are a few free ones.

http://www.linux.org/dist/

http://www.slackware.com/

http://www.freebsd.org/

http://www.gnu.org

http://www.freeos.com/articles/3777/
# 3  
Old 08-29-2004
Few distro's at www.linuxiso.org
# 4  
Old 08-30-2004
Linux doesn't run on Windows 98SE. It doesn't run in any operating system (except as a shell) because it is it's own OS.
Sounds like you have a long road ahead. Good luck.
# 5  
Old 08-30-2004
You might also want to look into loadlin

Cheers
ZB
# 6  
Old 08-30-2004
Could always try;
  • ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux that can be installed onto any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of free space. It uses the UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the programs you will need. This means that you do not need to repartition your hard disk if you already have DOS or Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a directory on your DOS filesystem. It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip disk.
# 7  
Old 08-31-2004
you can check out cygwin. search google for it.
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