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Reccomeded Linux Distro?

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Tannah

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I was woundering what was the most newbe friendly Linux disto out there?
I've been told Peanut and Mandrake are good, and to stay away from redhat.
I'm just looking to learn Linux..

Any usefull suggestions?
 
If you want a pretty gui to hide you from how to do things Mandrake, RedHat should be fine. If you want to be forced to use vi/emacs/pico (shudder), grab Debian or Slackware. If you want more of a middle of the road type of thing, go with SuSE.

But since they are all free, I recommend you try them all, especially since this topic has been covered time and time again.
 


<< WHATS WRONG WITH PICO?!?!????!!? >>



I dont like it. It was cool before I learned how to use vi, now it just feels limiting.
 
If your a Newbie to Linux go with Mandrake. Its installer is MUCH easier to deal with and has better hardware dectection and configurations than the others I have used.
 


<< If your a Newbie to Linux go with Mandrake. Its installer is MUCH easier to deal with and has better hardware dectection and configurations than the others I have used. >>



I personally didnt like the installer. I thought Slackware (and now Debian) had (have) much better installers. Of course, none match OpenBSD's in my opinion (sorry Nothinman) 😛
 


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<< WHATS WRONG WITH PICO?!?!????!!? >>



I dont like it. It was cool before I learned how to use vi, now it just feels limiting. >>


i can understand for doing complex things, but to change a few numbers around or something, i dont get why one would use vi. i know how to use it (the basics) but like, if i wanna type "fart", i have to type an "i" and then "fart". 😕

oh well i guess it just comes down to "different strokes for different folks" 😛

and for a distro, i'd recommend for a newbie who wants to take it easy, mandrake, redhat or suse. if ya wanna get your hands dirty right away, and really learn something, try debian or slackware. i started off with redhat and now use debian, which i like a million times better than redhat. 😀
 
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