Hello:
I'm using a Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 system now. I never
bothered to upgrade to 2.4 (deciding instead to
wait for the next generation Caldera distribution
which would have the latest kernel, KDE desktop,
etc...). I've heard mixed reviews about the new 3.1
product and am finding my present system is getting
dated, so I'm considering other distributions.
I'd like to get a distribution that has all of the
productivity/internet desktop stuff set up already so
that I can immediately get productive without spending
hours downloading things, installing them, and getting
them to work. In particular, I need a good browser
with JAVA support, 128-bit encryption, Adobe
Acrobat, various plug-ins ,etc... ****already set
up**** so that I can immediately do just about
anything
on the internet that I can currently do from IE in the
Windows world. Although I'm a newbie currently
playing with Linux as a home desktop system, I see
myself eventually setting up my old P166 as a
file/print server for the household. It would also
host a relational database (such as MySQL ) . As a
developer, I'm also interested in the development
tools.
I've looked at the websites for various distributions
and the two new ones that have caught my eye are
Suse 7.2 and Mandrake 8.0. I've seen some positive
first impressions of Suse posted on mail lists, but am
also looking at Mandrake because of its reputation as
having very intuitive/easy install, admin tools,
etc... Another issue might be availability of RPMs for
new applications (are there more application RPMs
developed for one distribution than for the other?)
It occured to me that some of you out there may have
had an opportunity to compare the two. Perhaps there
are other factors I should be considering. Would
anyone out there care to share their
opinions/experiences?
Thanks,
Mel
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