At 14:40 24-5-02 -0700, you wrote: >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.
Then this may be a good starting point: http://linuxfromscratch.org/ It describes how to build your own. Greetz, Cor Lem >On Fri, 24 May 2002 12:41:34 -0600 (MDT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >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 > > > ........... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
