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There are many of linux Distributions!I do not know with one is the best to use it?Lots of people says that RedHat is the best then Mandrake then Dabian and Slack?What do you guys think about this?!?!?! What are the main difference between those Distributions?
Suse,Red Hat and Mandrake are good for beginners,they have lots of useful tools that make it much easier to configure.
Slack,Gentoo and Debian is a little more difficult to install and use,but when you 'know how' it's much better to use Slack,Gentoo or Debian beacuse you will learn a lot more about Linux and not only about RedHat or Mandrake
What FredrikN said is true, but if I had to settle on one, it would most likley be RedHat for its looks, and user friendly GUI's and then Slackware for its minimalistic aproach. The one thing I really dont like with a lot of these distros is all the crap you dont need that they install and say its mandatory... then if you try to remove them theres all these dependincy issuses... nonetheless I would recomend RH8, and if you like that SuSE is also very user friendly. Mandrake is the only one that everyone says is good, but I never really liked it. Anyways... have fun and good luck decieding
If you really want to cut out some of the extra junk try Debian, but be prepared for a struggle. Depedancies are a pain, Debian's advanced package tool (apt) solves them on the fly.
Well usually...
For a kinder - gentler Debian, try LibraNet. The 'previous' version is usually a free download, and pretty easily updatable with apt-get. If you really like it buy a 'current' version once, and go from there.
It's not cheap, but it's one sweet distro imho
otoh Debian is trying to make it friendlier for the masses, but Debian doesn't usually move quickly. That's why it's one of the most stable distros out there
PlanetNEO has a point, but Slackware definitely does teach you more about UNIX than say RedHat.. I would recommend you to have a good ole' bash at getting Slack running today and if it doesn't work , then an easier distro might be an easier option.
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