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Yuchao719 · 06-03-2005, 09:59 AM

Thanks for the replies. I'll go for a Mandrake copy from a friend and I'll get a bigger HD and maybe a small overclock since my cpu fan is good. How much space does the OS take up? about 5 GBs with most of the programs? And how is Linux better than windows? And does it require firewalls and antivirus and the whole lot? Most of all, is it easy to learn?

sorry 'bout the qs

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Yuchao719 Big Geek Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 18 Male Posts: 101 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Blah Status: Offline	Thanks for the replies. I'll go for a Mandrake copy from a friend and I'll get a bigger HD and maybe a small overclock since my cpu fan is good. How much space does the OS take up? about 5 GBs with most of the programs? And how is Linux better than windows? And does it require firewalls and antivirus and the whole lot? Most of all, is it easy to learn? sorry 'bout the qs __________________ 1=0, 1!=0, and 1<0, 1>0 all at the same time. Now THAT is the meaning of life.