RedHat or Mandrek Linux??

[Cooky]

I've been a windows for too long and would like to try out linux. Should I use RedHat or Mandrek Linux?? Which one is better?? Is it true that Mandrek is easier to learn for new users??
Any suggestion is appreciated.

 

[Poontos]

Originally posted by: Cooky
I've been a windows for too long and would like to try out linux. Should I use RedHat or Mandrek Linux?? Which one is better?? Is it true that Mandrek is easier to learn for new users??
Any suggestion is appreciated.

Someone will say: Chev or Ford, Honda or Toyota? 🙂

Mandrake is said to be one of the easier Linux's to figure out. Although, they are all based on the same core, sort to speak (the linux kernel). RedHat has more professional support if you want to pay a few $$'s.

I am just playing around with RedHat the last couple of days, as my Linux experience is lacking, I am more comfortable with BSD, specifically FreeBSD. Which is becoming much more user friendly.

The main envrionment you would be working in, will be pretty much exactly same between Mandrake and Redhat (and any other OS running x-windows and KDE/Gnome/etc.).

I would say buy Redhat, and a decent book and you will be off to the races. Mandrake will obviously be much easier to figure out after you are comfortable with Mandrake and vise versa.

Good luck!

 

[Bremen]

well, most people would say Mandrake is easier to use. However I would say it is harder to learn since it tends to isolate you from the system :0) It depends on whether you like fiddling with the system. Or rather want something that you don't have to fuss with (hopefully). If you want to tear it apart, put it together, and generally learn everything you can a distro like slackware/gentoo/debian is for you. If you want something you can actually use (as little user assembly as possible) Mandrake is probably the best there is. Red Hat also does well in this respect as well, however they aren't viewed as being as 133t (ie they don't cater to oc/enthusiasts ;0)

 

[Shamrock]

wait one month, RedHat is releasing RedHat 8.0 on Oct. 9 🙂

 

[wicktron]

I actually prefer SuSe over both. Ease of use, easy installation, easy everything, including system management. Also room for growth for the power users once you are really familiarized with Linux.

 

[Batti]

I'm with wixt0r, although all three are good distros. I've installed each in the last 2 months, and all have advanced dramatically in the last year. All three have a new version pending very shortly, too. It's all good!

 

[Flatline]

Since all 3 are releasing new versions soon, try them out and see which one you like.
By the way, RedHat has moved their schedule a bit...they're now saying that 8.0 will be out later this month (no doubt they hurried it because of the new Mandrake). I've used the beta of 8.0 (code-named Limbo) and it's interesting, although I haven't quite decided whether I'm angry about what they've done to KDE and Gnome; it may make it easier for noobs, but I always enjoyed having the different window managers so that I could change up my desktop apps and appearance regularly (I get bored)😉

 

[Ziraku]

Personally, I prefer SuSE to the 3 others, because YAST rocks.

It just seems easier to set up anything, for example, during the install, it gives you the chance to put your monitor disk into the floppy drive, and it extracts the settings for it.

The install itself can be done in about 3 clicks, if you want to accept the default settings, which I ended up not changing too much (just the programs that I wanted).

Good luck with whatever you choose!

 

[Cooky]

Thanks for all of your input!!

 

[Flatline]

Good luck...and have fun!
😀