2009/11/27 Robert Marma <robert_marma at yahoo.com>: > Hi all > > No, I haven't been eaten by a bear!? :-)? I'm still downloading & burning > Linux ISOs when and where I get the opportunity.? Unfortunately, I don't have > Internet access where I live, believe it or not? :-(? --so I have to wait > until I visit my daughter or go to the public library to connect via wireless > LAN. > > There seems to be quite a variation in what different distros offer, so I > really have to choose carefully.? I simply haven't yet decided which one I > should use.? I want simplicity of compilatiion and installation, but still > want power, versatility, and numerous features--which, I suppose, are > mutually exclusive. > > Thanx again for all your help and advice, and I'll keep you posted once I > pick a system.? Incidentally, I'm now leaning toward dual-partition with a > choice of OS for booting.
I'm pleased to hear you didn't get eaten by a bear. You can buy a cd collection of everything I think debian did that. I'm out of touch, I think your choices are slackware, fedora or Ubunto. I'd go with fedora myself. regards mick
