On Mon, 01 May 2000, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:51 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake vs. RH
> >
> >
> > At 09:34 AM 5/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I can clearly say the Mandrake install far exceeds the ease of the RH
> > install.
> > >Drak X is amazing. However, it sounds like you're not too
> > concerned about
> > >the install.
> >
> > Actually, I am. Considering my lack of skill and ability with
> > Linux the
> > first thing that drew me to Mandrake was the ease of install.
> > I just did a
> > RH 6.2 intall yesterday and although it was not too bad, I think the
> > Mandrake install was still better and easier.
>
>
> ...and I think you'll find that same quality throughout the distribution.
> IIt's very easy to configure and set things up. However that might be biased.
> (This is a Mandrake list afer all... ;-)
It is my not-sp-humble opinion that Mandrake is great for getting newbies and
Joe User up and running on a real OS... I'd even let my wife install Linux
using 7.0-2 if I had a second computer at home. It's that easy.
But when I start talking about more flexible distro's as far as installation
and hardware goes, I usually recomment Slackware, mainly because it does not
require a pentium-class machine. Another advantage is the ability to boot your
system from the CD in the case of a hosed install.
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--- Flak Magnet
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than getting kicked in the head!
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