What is a distribution/ca

Què és una distribució (distro)

Linux és diferent -però no us preocupeu-

Hi ha un nou idioma -però el podeu aprendre a poc a poc a mesura que avanceu-. Aquesta pàgina pretén explicar algunes de les coses que són fonamentalment diferents, per a que us trobeu immediatament més còmode.

Què és una distro?

No hi ha un equivalent en el món Windows. La base de qualsevol distribució és el nucli linux, el qual s'actualitza amb freqüència, però és el mateix per a totes. A més d'això hi ha altres capes que poden afectar la forma en que la que es veu l'escriptori. La majoria de la gent no vol haver de prendre totes aquestes decisions -i es necessita molta habilitat tècnica per configurar un escriptori- de manera que ho fan les distribucions. Penseu en això en termes de marques. Podeu tenir Mageia, Fedora, Debian, Kubuntu o una de moltes altres. Totes us ofereixen les mateixes aplicacions -podreu seguir les guies d'aprenentatge en qualsevol d'elles- però cadascuna te la seva pròpia aparença, i en ocasions hi ha diferències de menor importància.

Quan trobeu una diferència i no sabeu què fer

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Quines distribucions hi ha?

There are too many distros to be listed here, and new ones keeps popping up. If you want a comprehensive overview of Linux distributions, try DistroWatch.

The number of distributions is overwhelming, but don't worry. Unless you have very specific needs, most distros should be fine. Things to look out for are:

• Does the distro support my hardware?

• Has it been updated recently - say, within the last year or so?

• Is the software I want easily available (i.e. in the repositories so you don't have to compile it yourself) and well integrated in the system.

• Does it support my native language?

It can be difficult to find all the information you need from the distro homepages. Fortunately, many distros support Live CDs allowing you to test before installing.

Com aconseguir el mitjà d'instal·lació

The most common method to get a distribution is to download it from the distributions homepage. Beware, that distributions are large - typically 500 MB to 4 GB, so you need a fast web connection. Alternatively, some distributions offer to ship an installation CD or DVD for a small charge. Also some Linux magazines come with a DVD, and often carry a full distro. Perhaps the easiest solution is to ask a friend - if you know any Linux users. Most distros are open source, so it is perfectly legal to copy and redistribute them.

If you downloaded the distro, what you have is one large iso file. Now you have to burn a CD, DVD or USB drive. It is important that you don't burn it like any ordinary CD/DVD. Your burning software should have a special option for burning images (or iso files).

Note

Bootable media are quite sensitive about the quality of the burning. You may need to set the burning speed in the settings of your burning application to a low number, such as 4x.