dwEEziL September 14, 2004 Share dwEEziL Member September 14, 2004 I am putting this here instead of the Software forum so that it will get out to the majority of the people, not just the HW/SW/CW people. http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/34963 See the info at the top of that page regarding a free download of Linspire 4.5 (previously known as Lindows). This is for anyone who has been wanting to try an alternative OS to Windows but was afraid of the learning curve. I have never tried it, but Linspire/Lindows is supposed to be very user friendly. ***EDITED*** Hehe, oops, it is just v4.5, not v4.9 like the topic said. You used to be able to modify the topic but I couldn't find how to in this version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrX September 16, 2004 Share mrX GC Alumni September 16, 2004 Downloaded this and installed it on a P4 1.6 with built in audio and video and everything went smoothly. Download took 4 hours tho. Seems like a linux port of Windows if that make sense. Has the standard windows desktop items (my computer, my network, etc). Seems sluggish tho when compared to Mandrake. But it's very easy to use. These are just my initial impressions after about an hour of tinkering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox September 16, 2004 Share appalachian_fox Member September 16, 2004 Oooh! Oooh! You can download this.... MSLinux (Yes, MS stands for what you think it stands for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman September 17, 2004 Share Hitman Member September 17, 2004 Posting this from Linspire... I downloaded it in 2 hours last night and threw it on a spare P3 1.2 GHz with a *snickers* Voodoo4 4500. Everything worked perfectly on the first try, total install took me about 30 minutes. It looks pretty easy to use considering I'm a total Linux noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael September 17, 2004 Share ishmael Member September 17, 2004 i didn't see an iso on the site. i saw the source code. but i really dont want to compile it. can someone point me in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman September 17, 2004 Share Hitman Member September 17, 2004 Go to http://www.linspire.com/product_page.php?own=no and click the $49.95 Digital Download, once you get to the next screen click Apply Coupon and type "deviant9". It should let you download for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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