Quoting Dave Briggs linux@davebriggs.net:
Right, well, I've been meddling on the fringes of Open Source and linux for too long: using free software on Windows wherever I can, having a dual boot PC a couple of years back, messing around with live CDs since.
But now I guess it is time to go for it, and as I 'need' to get a new desktop PC soon, I am going to make it a Linux only machine. Brave of me, huh?
Anyhow, what options are there? Buy a windows PC and install Linux over the top? Buy a linux ready PC? Or buy the bits and do it myself?
I do want to make this a linux only box, with all the bits in it those known to work well with the penguin.
Any thoughts?
-- Dave Briggs linux@davebriggs.net | http://davebriggs.net | http://palimpsest.org.uk
Dave,
This is how I did, except I've got a laptop.
http://www.novatech.co.uk - Novatech offer hardware without Windows pre-installed, which saved me about £100 on my laptop. I then installed Windows 2000, installed Ubuntu over the top which partioned Windows (2.5gig -maybe too little but it can be changed if need be.) Ubuntu installs the Grub boot manager which is perfect. So I have Windows installed just in case (Uni projects might require Windows programs etc but I'm trying to keep it Linux as much as I can.)
-Simon