What should i use now ?

d1ny3 · 04-17-2004, 05:17 AM

Hello everyone.
A week ago i downloaded mandrake 10.0, and it was for 64 bits processors wich i dont have. So now i have to find an other version if i want to use mandrake 10.0 on my pc.

Should i use an other distribution ?
In that case what should i use, im new to linux so i relly need help here.

Thanx alot...

salparadise · 04-17-2004, 07:07 AM

mandrake 10 is a beauty

but there are other distros which are almost as good

muah · 04-17-2004, 07:24 AM

and also there are some distros which are better

salparadise · 04-17-2004, 07:59 AM

well

i wouldn't recommend slackware for a new linux user

mandrake is a good place to start
the setup is very easy
and it's as easy or as linux like to use as you want

suse 9.0 is another good one to start with

but the mandrake setup is about easy as it gets

d1ny3 · 04-17-2004, 08:21 AM

aight... i get it. mandrake is for me then.
THanx for the tip, i was wondering to get slackware, but some people say its pretty hard to get it running. Some people says that its bull that a noob cant start with slackware.

i dont know

salparadise · 04-17-2004, 08:39 AM

that depends on how computer literate you are, how intuitive you are and how quick you can learn

it's not impossible, but it's not as slick and "point and click friendly" as suse/redhat/mandrake

and it depends on whether you want to ease into linux or be thrown in at the deep end

it's mostly a personal taste thing, it's quite likely that you'll change distros a few times till you settle on one
or learn to set up up more than distro on your pc and boot between them

johntramp · 04-17-2004, 06:26 PM

if you have room you could install both slackware and mandrake... so you can try them both, learn slackware while still having mandrake to fall back on if need be

ZenPirate · 04-17-2004, 08:06 PM

I'd wait a few weeks and get SuSe 9.1