This question is as much about politics, and religion, as it is technical. I like mandrake, but I haven't used a distro yet, in which everything 'just worked'. Each distro I tried had some bug in it. Can't remember what they were, and they were easly circumvented, but if you don't know much about Linux, then it may not be the best choice.
I haven't tried ubuntu yet, but if you can get it installed okay, it will probably pay off on the long run, since it is backed by the strength, and power of Debian. That means that you can use the same apt system as is used by debian for your package management. Mandrake does have urpmi, which makes package management much easier than it is in Fedora, SuSE, or any other rpm(redhat) based distro, but I think you should know a bit about Linux, before venturing into what is, if we're going to be honest about it, a buggy operating system. I haven't tried it myself(costs money), but if I were starting again, I might give Xandros a try. Make sure that whatever you do, that you choose one that has a reputation for being newbie friendly. On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:26:21 +0100, Gareth Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would agree with the Mandrake recommendation. > > I first installed it a few years back, to help me get started in the > Linux/Unix world, and had very little trouble with it. It's hardware > recognition has always been very impressive. Since first installing > Mandrake, I have often thought I should 'grow up' and try a more > serious distribution, but I always end up coming back. Being Mandrake, > it's as easy as you want to configure stuff, and being Linux, it's > also as hard as you want. I've rarely had dependency problems, but > then I don't really go in for exotic configurations. > > > On 8 Feb 2005, at 08:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Pretty difficult question as it's a question of taste :-) > > > > If your are new to linux and want to keep your windows (dual-boot), > > Mandrake would be my advice: in a class with users without experience > > of > > linux, they all have been able to install Mandrake (10.1) dual booting > > windows without a problem in -/+ 2 hours. I also have it on my laptop > > since 2/3 years now and it works pretty well > > Fedora Core is really nice, but if I'm not wrong, there is no > > possibility > > in the graphical installation to redimension your windows partition (by > > the way always do a backup and a defrag before) > > > > gaël > > > > The Disguised Jedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08/02/2005 > > 00.25.28: > > > >> Hello all - > >> > >> I've been a list member for a while, helped out some people, and asked > >> some questions. But, today I have a completely off topic, but > >> somewhat relevant question for y'all. > >> > >> What is your favorite Linux distribution? What would you recommend > >> for my situation? > >> > >> I'm brand new to Linux. I'm just trying to learn how it works, but I > >> think I'll catch on quick. I'm looking for the one with the most > >> capability, and also one to run my development instance of Apache 2.0 > >> on. > >> > >> I've been looking at either RedHat or Fedora. Is this a good choice? > >> I'm truly drawing a blank, and I've searched Google, but never really > >> found anything extremely useful. Please help me, an old Windows > >> veteran, escape the Microsoft box! > >> > >> Thanks a ton!! > >> > >> -- > >> The Disguised Jedi > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> PHP rocks! > >> "Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Go to school, become evil" > >> > >> Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > >> This message is Certified Virus Free > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server > > Project. > >> See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
