[akami50]

I heard from a friend that he received CDs Ubuntu in two weeks.
I have requested 5 CDs. Will they be hesitated to send me?

Check this: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

[lambada]

I got some Ubuntu CD's ages ago when it was still 5.05 Breezy Badger.

They took about a month to arrive for me. My guess is that it depends where you live and whether you're ordering at a peak time (i.e. just after a new release).

[Shadow121]

Which is better?

Ubuntu or Fedora, i was thinking of switching out an old system to one or the other.

[Brandon]

I think Fedora or CentOS is the best, at least for a server standpoint.

[dpogary]

i was wondering wich Linux i should install, i have ubuntu 7 on my other hard comp and i wanna set up a server with mySQL and php and all that stuff so i can program my website and all that stuff without having to put the website online to check it out...what do you think, wich linux should i use and do you have any suggestions or links to tutorials on how to set the server up?

[Brandon]

http://howtoforge.com/

[halohalo]

It largely depends on the specs of the system that you want to install Linux on. I have a really old Laptop PC (Pentium 150 MHz) that I resurrected using DSL Linux, which is great for very old PC's with limited memory and disk space.

As for my home computer, I'm using Freespire on my old PC (An AMD Athlon XP system) and it works great! One good place/source of iso's for Linux OS's is at: http://www.madtux.org; they provide fast dl for free or for a small fee to help support the various Linux projects out there.

(Linux Enthusiast... can't you tell?)

Originally Posted by dpogary

i was wondering wich Linux i should install, i have ubuntu 7 on my other hard comp and i wanna set up a server with mySQL and php and all that stuff so i can program my website and all that stuff without having to put the website online to check it out...what do you think, wich linux should i use and do you have any suggestions or links to tutorials on how to set the server up?

Just a few thoughts to help you out - if your goal is to set up a webserver, you don't need to change the OS on your computer. You just need to install a webserver on your second computer. Apache (http://apache.org) is a good webserver - there's a version for MS Windows and there's lots of documentation on how to get it up and running on your internal/home network.

[lambada]

If you're not confident with setting up a LAMP server (It's actually quite easy providing you download the right things) then Ubuntu Server edition has a one click LAMP installation mode.

[brianfast]

Me and my friend ordered a lot of CDs. I requested like 20 the first time (have used 0) and then another load of 20 the next time. He just ordered 25 once I just put my name as a pc repair place and they send them. Its funny though because they gave us stickers like we were real users and should be proud. But all we do is play frisbee with them.

[halohalo]

What's the latest release of Ubuntu these days? Is it Feisty Fawn or Gutsy Gibbon?

Also, anyone out there own (or plan to own) one of those special Dell laptops with Ubuntu onboard? I'd love to own a laptop with Ubuntu or Linux in general but my primary problem is with the support for wireless networking hardware. Apparently, Ubuntu systems only support WEP wireless encryption (Wireless Equivalent Protocol). Can anyone out there confirm or refute this?

Two Online Dealers which sell OEM Open Source Systems with Ubuntu:
System 76
Dell Computers