On 8/10/06, jtd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Beginner - knoppix or ubuntu
I'd actually divide this into two categories: 1) beginner only wanting to get work done (email, docs, surfing, etc.): Ubuntu, Knoppix 2) beginner techie wanting to *learn*: Debian
Debian is good for learners for these reasons: 1) Excellent documentation. Their installation instructions are long but very good even for those without experience with disk partitioning (like I was once). 2) It's not very easy to screw up under Debian, mostly due to it's stability. It's a double edged sword though; many newer mobos could struggle with debian stale... err... stable ;-) 3) It's not as difficult to install as many make it out to be. The sarge installer is almost as simple as any without going the livecd way. Regards, Siddhesh -- http://siddhesh.tk -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
