Where do i download Different Linux flavours?

[molfer]

As linux is an open source operating system, i can download it as and when i want. my question is from where can i download different linux distributions? Can anybody give me a link?? help would be appreciated!

[Devasis]

Download linux from their respective home page. as it is an open source operating system, its free to download! not all versions are free, have a look:

http://distrocenter.linux.com/
http://www.redhat.com
http://fedora.redhat.com/
http://www.debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com
http://www.suse.com
http://www.opensuse.org/
http://www.slackware.com
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.distrowatch.com
http://www.openbsd.org
http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.netbsd.org

[molfer]

Hey! thanks a lot! i want to try it out. i've heard that the base of the operating system or the kernel is different. some run rpm package as installer, some run deb, some run only tar.gz archive. i'm not sure, but will try my hands on them! thanks again!

[Devasis]

Here is some more help :

Links for downloading softwares for your linux

http://www.rpmfind.net
http://freshmeat.net
http://www.gentoo.org
http://httpd.apache.org (apache webserver)
http://www.mysql.com (mysql database)
http://www.postgresql.org (postgresql database)
http://www.samba.org (unix file sharing from/to windows neworks)
http://www.proftpd.org (ftp server)
http://www.php.net (open source scripting)
http://www.styx.demon.co.uk (unix sms client)
http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/ (MRTG, Traffic grapher)

[Devasis]

Window Managers for linux :

http://www.kde.org
http://www.gnome.org
http://www.x.org
http://www.xfree86.org

[molfer]

Hey man! that was so kind of you! thanks a lot! thanks very much! i've got all i need!