I agree with Richard. Mandrake is probably the simplest of all to start with because it makes dual booting a breeze. I lost my virginity to Linux with Mandrake, starting from my base of total ignorance. Next, I would suggest SimplyMepis or Ubuntu.
John. On Monday 02 May 2005 21:35, Jarrah wrote: > Hi, > I'm a Sydney teenager and I'm sick of Windows. I've been a fan of Linux > for a while, I've got a copy of Knoppix, but recently I was at the > Australian Informatics camp and after using Debian for 10 days, it > depresses me to come home to my Windows box. I was wondering if you knew > where or how I could find some help with getting a copy of Debian with > the full KDE, and getting onto my machine so it will dual-boot, Windows > or Debian. Niether myself nor my friend (who also went to the camp, > despises Windows and wants to get Debian as a dual system) can download > the complete disks, and neither of us know how to safely install it on a > partition so it won't stuff up Windows, and Windows won't stuff it up. > > If this isn't possible with Debian, a different flavour of Linux with > the KDE would be okay - but the Debian pre-release, which we used at the > camp, worked fine for everything we needed and we'd be happy with that. > > Thanks, > > --Jarrah -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
