On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:30 AM, <j.witvl...@mindef.nl> wrote: The _basics_ are the same (certainly from an end-user point of view) > Perhaps the best advice I can give you, is: put an extra harddisc in your > PC. > (if you are the "hasty type" consider a 250GB SDD) > > And you pick blindly any distro, and just get your hands wet. > Don't be afraid to make mistakes: we all learned from our owns. > Nowadays, you can't really break anything anymore. > And if you manually change config files: make a copy of it, and if you are > satisfied with it: > Print it out and/or save it on a usb-stick. > (so if you have to re-install it, you don't have to re-invent your wheel) > > Biggest diff, is the look-and-feel of the desktop managers, and the > appropriate applications. > But otoh KDE or Gnome (a certain version) looks the same on any distro. >
Oh I see. > So just try it. Work with it a couple of months. And try something else. > Read the available docu. > What is best suited for you only depends on you only. > > I started with slackware, tried RedHat, Debian, SuSE, CentOS, netBSD, > FreeBSD. > Perhaps I should try Gentoo... > They all have their pro's and con's > You and other people here are really having great experiences. > And for Tyro: Just try and find out what _you_ like best. > There is no replacement for experience. > I agree this statement with blind eyes. 'Self-experience' is the biggest satisfaction, it is in fact practical implementation in life! On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Joe Wulf <joe_w...@yahoo.com> wrote: Marko---really liked the pleasant and balanced reply---excellent! > LinuxTyro---glad to see you replying to all the posts, keeping engaged, > and having an open mind. > The only reason why I cannot fully devote myself here is due to the fact of mine being in some other job, so I get really less time to learn Linux, but as said, whenever, I get, I do try to sit in front of PC, however, it could be as low as 5 to 10 minutes (not a joke)! I liked the Fedora Community, really get very nice, technical and logical answers with a skilled aptitude. On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Aaron Konstam <akons...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: The printer on the usb port was found on all Fedora versions I have used > since F13. Earlier I had a different printer. So the problem with your > printer may not be completely a Fedora problem. > Oh I see. -- THX
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