Taking the plunge? As one who has recently dove into the
Linux world and tried both Caldera and RedHat, I can offer
you my experiences. RedHat is far superior in the
installation process. It's almost brainless. Just choose
the type of installation you want - server, workstation or
custom, (I chose workstation) click OK and head out for
dinner (or whatever).
Upon your return you will have a working system. All
necesary partitions created, all software installed (yet
not all configured), ready for you to jump in and play.
However, if you're looking for an easier-to-use, yet
somewhat limited X-Windows interface, go with Caldera (or
some other flavor this group recommends).
RedHat 5.2 also has more support for peripherals than
Caldera, which I found out quickly when Caldera wouldn't
configure a simple 1 meg Trident card and RedHat uses it
like a native card.
So it all depends on how much time you want to spend
tweaking, or producing.
Jim
At 08:39 AM 11/14/98 -0500, Brent Eades wrote:
>The time has come, the walrus said, to speak of... Linux.
>
>Am seeking recommendations for the "best" Linux
distribution to
>buy/download, from the perspective of an end user like
myself, who will
>not be running a server with it: basically, I want to set
up a partition,
>install some version of Linux, and start using it (as
painlessly as possible)
>as an alternative GUI operating system.
>
>My head's starting to spin as I wade into all the
intricacies of the different
>releases, and try to sort out the bickering amongst
advocates of the
>various Linux flavours... it's a jungle out there :)
>
>Advice?
>
>
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>Brent Eades, Almonte, Ontario
> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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