[olug] Newbie Linux Distro

[David C. Wellsandt]

I'm fairly new myself, and have used Red Hat for my distro (first and
only thus far).  It probably matters a little what other background they
have.  I hosed the first install attempt (dual-boot setup), but I did a
little reading about the Linux partitioning before trying again and it
worked fine.

If the person has some background in Windows or Mac, I'd say
Mandrake/SuSE/Red Hat would probably be best for their graphic control
panels and configurations.  The biggest problem I've had with Red Hat
has been finding information on the net based on its distro-specific
file system setup; what I mean is a forum post may say to check a file,
but Red Hat keeps it in a non-standard location.  I'm trying to talk my
Dad into it, and I'm thinking SuSE will be the best for him.  I'll try
to remember to post again after trying that.

Hope this helps...


On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 13:15, Michael Ray wrote:
> I am still a newbie and I like Xandros based on Debian
> .It will see windows networks real easy I have a copy
> of 1.0 will be getting 2.0 soon If you want a copy let
> me know
> Miller <cmmiller1973 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Brandon Lederer <brandon at tolkien-movies.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> Im going to help a linux newbie set up his first
> > >> distro.  But I am unsure what 
> > >> to give him.  My personal best experiences lie in
> > >> Gentoo and Debian.  
> > >> 
> > >> Gentoo takes way too long and is a little
> > advanced.
> > >> Debian is good, but stable is SO OLD, and
> > relatively
> > >> useless..... and unstable 
> > >> and testing are really buggy.
> > >> 
> > >> So What would everyone reccomend?  and WHY?
> > >> 
> > 
> > 
> > >I would recommend these for a newbie 
> > 
> > >Gnoppix with Gnome for Desktop Manager 
> > >http://www.gnoppix.org/
> > 
> > >Knoppix with KDE for the Desktop Manager 
> > >http://www.knoppix.org/
> > 
> > >Easy to use and easy package management.
> > 
> > BTW, I would be willing to burn a few of these to
> > give
> > away to a good home to those who aren't up to the
> > immediate challenge of running Linux.  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > =====
> > Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
> > 
> > -Madonna, Like A Prayer
> > 
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