On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 00:32, John Lynch wrote: > Thanks a lot Matthew and everyone else. > > okay, here's another 2 questions. > > What is the best Linux OS to install for a newbie, and it still connects to > the net and has Windows XP as the default OS? > > and also, Would 1 gig be enough to practice installing Debian (or another > Linux OS) on?
You can do a basic install with 1 GB of free space. However, if you're intending to run Gnome or KDE and some applications for them, then you're going to start running out of room. But just to practice setting it up, that would be fine. As for easy Linux distros to install, I'd say either RedHat or Mandrake. I don't like them, and they're a pain in the rear end to maintain (as compared to Debian at least) but they're much easier to start with. But if you're willing to put in the necessary amount of work to get through initial setup with Debian, I think you'll be a lot happier in the long run. The first Linux distro that I ever set up from scratch was Debian, and it took me 3 long weeks without the benefit of this list for guidance. (Primarily because I didn't bother looking for help. :) But, having gotten through it, I ended up knowing enough to handle just about anything that was thrown at me afterwards. But if you're not willing to put in quite that much effort, then, by all means, go with an "easier" distro like RH or Mandrake. -Alex
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