On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Tristan Day <that's you!> wrote: > 1) Would you recommend a distribution disk for a newbie?
Yes. > 2) Are there different ones to get? <what are the differences?> Quite a few: RedHat, SUSE, Debian, Slackware, ... > 3) I know this is a Debian list, but do you recommend Debian for > user-friendliness? What are its advantages/disadv. ? I read an article about > Red Hat being good, but it's expensive (£50 = $85) Since this is a debian list, debian of course! It still is difficult to install for a UNIX novice. > 4) Can I dual-boot Windows NT and Debian? Yes. There is a HOWTO which describes the steps required. There are comparisons of the different distributions available. Search the WWW. -- Jean Pierre -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]