[LUNI] Linux Release

[Roberto Serrano]

You can stop by any LUG and I'm sure they will happily provide you with a
copy of Ubuntu for example.

It is one of the nicest linux desktops and it is free (as in no charge).

If you are around downtown let me know, I can get you a copy.


On 1/24/07, Christopher S. Susi <chris at susi.net> wrote:
>
>
> Whenever I see "Free" OS's at stores, the asking price is $30+.  FreeBSD
> at
> Fry's was $99.
>
> You can order online at http://www.osdisc.com/.  They are in CO so you'd
> probably get it in a couple of days.  OpenSUSE is $10, and Ubuntu is $2.
>
> Chris
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] On Behalf Of
> > Fred Butzen
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:12 AM
> > To: luni at luni.org
> > Subject: [LUNI] Linux Release
> >
> > Dear Luni Folks,
> >
> > On Saturday, I bought one of those bargain refurbished computers at
> > Microcenter. It was a nice deal - an inexpensive home machine for
> > connecting to work or web surfing for less that $250.
> >
> > Of course, I want to rip out XP and install Linux. I can boot Knoppix,
> > so I know that it's Linux-ready. But all of the releases that I have are
> > rather stale - the newest is Fedora Core 1, which is nearly five years
> > old.. And I don't have the facilities for downloading and burning my own
> > CDs of a release on-line.
> >
> > So, my question is this:
> >
> > Of the retail outlets in Chicago that sell Linux, which outlet would you
> > recommend, and which release would you recommend?
> >
>
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