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Hi Terry,
I advocate Mandrake as a far superior solution to RedHat. Mandrake offers free updates and has a "graphical" centralised control centre for system configuration. As far as "replacement apps" you may need to keep a dual boot machine around just for a couple of things - like vector graphics programs. Linux isn't there yet for that IMHO. As for the rest - easy peasy.
Server or desktop, I have found Mandrake to be superior but not perfect of course. 9.2 is nearly out and that combined with high speed internet and URPMI (the RPM dpendency resolving program) you would be set. You don't know the sheer joy of being able to type "urpmi programname" and then having it do the rest, until you have seen it in action. Bliss. Forget Gentoo IMHO, unless you are very patient and very skilled.
My .0002c worth.
Cheers
Jason
Terry Cole wrote:
Folks, With all the MS problems/virus as well as Exchange problems I have been having, I am keen to try a Linux option at our high school. I have RH 9 Web server that performs great, no downtime. I have spoken with our board chair who is also on my side.
For workstations and server what OS and Apps should I use? We need 'Office', 'Corel', 'Internet', 'E-mail', 'Publisher'.
I want to put a small network together to show the staff.
Any suggestions would be great.
Cheers
Terry Cole Rotorua, New Zealand mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cole.gen.nz http://www.websnz.com
