[LUNI] Linux Release

[Michael Labowicz]

I would try ordering a free cd from shipit.ubuntu.com

On 1/24/07, Fred Butzen <fwb at lepanto.com> wrote:
> 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?
>
> Thanks!
>
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