[dba-Tech] Installing a new OS

There are two answers to this:

1. Depends on what you want to do with this machine

2. Debian Linux

- Hans


On 2013-03-15, at 9:08 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> It seems that a partician has come free.
> 
> It originally held an older version of Linux but after doing some nasties on
> the directory structure, backing up Windows data over part of it, for no
> apparent reason the system wants to do multiple rebuilds which would waste a
> good hour so why not do something more constructive?
> 
> As the current Linux version is really old, it is time a nice new refresh OS
> and I have been debating which way to go. 
> 
> The computer only has a couple of GB or RAM, 32bit and only a has dual core
> so it is hardly a candidate for another version of Windows. That only leaves
> Linux.
> 
> The real choices, I see, are as follows:
> 
> 1. Ubuntu 12.04 Linux (solid as a rock and brain dead simple)
> 2. Mint 14 Linux (a little more adventuresome)
> 3. OpenSUSE 12.3 Linux (the latest and greatest, right off the showroom
> floor) 
> 
> A recent review from Register:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/15/suse_linux_12_3_review/
> 
> So which way should I go? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jim 
> 
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