linux

[zima]

Ok i tryed the download the live cd toke a couple of hrs now it is on my hard drive but it is not in a format or a program that can be opened with anything i have so when i burnt it to cd it just wasted a cd so i down loaded winimage but unsure how this works does anyone have any idea's

[Rudegar]

stating what the extention is would be a big help

[speedy11309]

also what distro of linux do u have? im guessing he made an iso? did u make a partition for it on ur comp?

[zima]

ok sorry i guess i better explain myself a little better or maybe alot better sorry guys maybe this will help i was reading about how to download linux to run as a live cd which u can find here http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1728 it is suppose to alow the user the oportunity to check out linux with out installing it will like i said i downloaded it to my save files and tryed to burn it bit it reqires a different program to run it so i downloaded winimage now it reads some of it but was wondering if someone knows how to make it work the way it is suppose to

[speedy11309]

ohhhhh youve got knoppix. funny thing is, on tuesday i was at a programming competition at a local college, and they gave me the knoppix cd for free. so ya know, didnt have to dl nething which is good. i believe, correct me if im wrong, but you have to burn the knoppix thing u downloaded as an iso and then just pop it into ur cddrive, change boot order, and bam. i got mine to work. i like it. it comes with mozilla, GAIM, open office, and a bunch of other stuff preinstalled for you so you can test it out. the only problem i have with it is that the text in it looks tiny and you cant really change that so it puts a strain on my eyes cuz i dont wear my glasses.