Questions

[Gaijin]

On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 06:14:55PM -0500, John Gunn wrote:
> I am wondering if one can install Linux from an ISO image using Slackware or
> Ubunto?  I suspect so and would like to know where I can download the
> complete image.

	I began with Windows, the NVDA screen reader and a prodduct
	called ISO-Recorder, which can be freely downloaded.  You can
	find the ISO images at any Linux distribution site or their
	mirrors, but be aware that  most Windows web browsers have a 2GB
	download/file size limit, nor does ISO-Recorder write DVDs
	unless you're running Vista.  Many distributions of linux offer
	"netinst" CDs that allow you to download and install the
	operating system.  There are also "Live! CDs" that allow you to
	try-before-you-buy a flavor of linux entirely in memory, so you
	can run a copy of linux  without messing up your current OS and
	see if it fits your needs.  It goes without saying that you'll
	really need a high-speed connection for the netinst route.  It
	can take upwards of 6 hours of downloading on a 56K connection,
	unless you go crazy and install everything all at once.  As a
	new linux user, you'll find skimpy documentation and hundreds,
	if not thousands of programs installed, and no clue how to use
	them without a lot of reading through man and info pages, and
	through the text files in the /usr/doc or /usr/share/doc
	directories.  Slackware offers a good beginner's guide called
	the "Slackbook" on their website to familiarize you with some
	basic commands.  The CDs themselves will come with installation
documentation, usually in HTML, and will normally display them for you
if you insert the CD in a Windows machine. while it's running.  Fedora
and Ubuntu are about the easiest to get started with.  i prefer Debian,
myself, but it currently doesn't officially support SpeakUP.  GRML,
Gentu, Slackware, and SuSE seem to be the "runner's up" flavors of
linux, in that order.  While the current stable version of Debian
doesn't support either the SpeakUP or Orca screen readers, their package
manager makes up for it, in my opinion  It always leaves you with a
running (if not fully configured) copy of whatever you install, as well
as recommending additional support software, and often suggests other
packages to make things easier.  If you're really new to linux, I would
recommend Ubuntu or Fedora.  HTH,

			Michael