Re: which distribution to use?

[Matthew Stapleton <matthewstapleton@juno.com>]

Say someone, like myself, did not like windows and wanted a more Unix
type experience or environment.  Would you suggest Debian or Slackware? 
I actually want to try to learn about the system and not just point and
click.


On Fri, 24 May 2002 12:41:34 -0600 (MDT) <omland@minotaur.colorado.edu>
writes:
> Well as a UNIX/linux systems admin. I am forced to work with just 
> about
> every possible distribution out there, so I'll throw out a couple
> ideas. My first two suggestions would be for Red Hat or Mandrake. 
> These
> distro's are almost to the point were'd I give them to my mom and 
> tell her
> she could use them! =0). The RPM system makes updates and installs 
> so
> easy, and these seem to be the most popular, and therefore you are 
> more
> likely to find people with the same problems. However they are a 
> bit
> "windows" like if you use gnome or KDE. I don't have any exp. with 
> SuSe,
> come to think of it I probally should try that! Hope this helps.
> -Chris
> 
> On Fri, 24 May 2002, Matthew Stapleton wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I have tried several of the major distributions on my PC over the 
> years. 
> > But I am by no means an expert at using UNIX/Linux.  I want some 
> advice
> > on the pros and cons of the various distributions.  Possibly any 
> replies
> > to this could be aimed at Redhat, Slackware, Debian, SUSE, 
> Mandrake etc
> > as many of the others are based on these.  
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > 
> > Matthew Stapleton
> > ...........
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