Linux people, what to download...

[cpals]

So which version is the best right now? Ones that I know of:

RedHat Linux 9
Mandrake Linux 9.1
SuSe Linux 9 0
Slackware Linux 9.1

 

[yoda291]

gentoo or debian for linux

or run BSD and feel the unix lovin!

 

[beer]

Gentoo or Debian if you actually have Linux experience, maybe. If you have none, use Mandrake. Just ignore the self-serving Linux geeks that jump and scream GENTOO! SLACKWARE! the first time anyone asks 'what kind of Linux do I use?' If you start off on Gentoo, you'll be frustrated to no end after about 6 hours of not getting anywhere.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Gentoo or Debian if you actually have Linux experience, maybe. If you have none, use Mandrake. Just ignore the self-serving Linux geeks that jump and scream GENTOO! SLACKWARE! the first time anyone asks 'what kind of Linux do I use?' If you start off on Gentoo, you'll be frustrated to no end after about 6 hours of not getting anywhere.

IMO, trying to deal with RPM and its foibles is an awful lot more frustrating for newbs than installing gentoo.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Gentoo or Debian if you actually have Linux experience, maybe. If you have none, use Mandrake. Just ignore the self-serving Linux geeks that jump and scream GENTOO! SLACKWARE! the first time anyone asks 'what kind of Linux do I use?' If you start off on Gentoo, you'll be frustrated to no end after about 6 hours of not getting anywhere.

IMO, trying to deal with RPM and its foibles is an awful lot more frustrating for newbs than installing gentoo.

rpm - Uvh something.i386.rpm

I have a 30 page print out of the gentoo install instructions.

 

[silverpig]

Best all around? I guess I'd go with redhat. It's easy enough for a newb to pick up and install, and it's still flexible.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Gentoo or Debian if you actually have Linux experience, maybe. If you have none, use Mandrake. Just ignore the self-serving Linux geeks that jump and scream GENTOO! SLACKWARE! the first time anyone asks 'what kind of Linux do I use?' If you start off on Gentoo, you'll be frustrated to no end after about 6 hours of not getting anywhere.

IMO, trying to deal with RPM and its foibles is an awful lot more frustrating for newbs than installing gentoo.

rpm - Uvh something.i386.rpm

I have a 30 page print out of the gentoo install instructions.

rpm -Uvh works great right up to the point where you try installing an rpm built on a SuSe or Mandrake, or LFS box and it tells you that you need a library you already have.

and while I see your point on gentoo, I think debian would be better personally.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Gentoo or Debian if you actually have Linux experience, maybe. If you have none, use Mandrake. Just ignore the self-serving Linux geeks that jump and scream GENTOO! SLACKWARE! the first time anyone asks 'what kind of Linux do I use?' If you start off on Gentoo, you'll be frustrated to no end after about 6 hours of not getting anywhere.

IMO, trying to deal with RPM and its foibles is an awful lot more frustrating for newbs than installing gentoo.

rpm - Uvh something.i386.rpm

I have a 30 page print out of the gentoo install instructions.

Yes, but those instructions are excellent.

(But yes, I'd recommend Mandrake or Redhat for the utter n00b.. But once you get a feel for it, Gentoo is definitely the way to go.)

 

[cpals]

I've played around with linux a few years ago, but pretty much have no experience with it. So a distro leaning towards n00bs would be better, but I would also want for me to be able to learn some linux stuff along the way.

 

[Derango]

It all depends on the person. If you're the kind of person who likes to dive right into somthing and get right to the advanced stuff, or if a challenge makes you learn faster instead of give up, I'd go with slackware, debian, or gentoo. If you're the kind of person who just wants it to be nice and easy, learn at your own pace, etc, I'd go with redhat, mandrake or SuSE.

Personally, I use gentoo now, but I started out with mandrake. The thing with slackware debian and gentoo is, you're the guy who's going to be getting all your hardware to work manually. Redhat/drake/SuSE have a lot of built in hardware detection to make the setup easier, so you can concentrate on learning how linux works instead of how to get your hardware working

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Linux people, what to download...

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Some porn, because you're never getting near a real woman

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