I want a freind to try linux

e1000 · 01-19-2004, 01:53 AM

a freind of mine wants to try linux, and from what I'v heard Mandrake is a GREAT distro for beginners, but i have also heard that 9.2 is much buggier than 9.1, since he'll be firewalled off anyways do you think it would be worth it to tell him to try 9.1 just cause its less buggy?

or is the difference in stability not as big as i have heard

basically I want to direct him to something stable and easy to use so that he's not turned off to linux.

whansard · 01-19-2004, 02:16 AM

get him a knoppix disk. that's easy. mandrake 9.2 is a little scary
because of the chance of damaging an LG cdrom drive.

bhaskie · 01-19-2004, 04:04 AM

Check this :
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/lgerrata.php3
for the CD-ROM problem with Mandrake 9.2.

I would suggest that if possible, ask him to try debian. Needs some help at the beginning (probably someone has to install it for him) but after that apt-get does all the rest of the work. But thats my personal view. I had used redhat linux for 5 yrs and since i shifted to debian its never been easier.

LinuxLala · 01-19-2004, 04:16 AM

Best would be to get him a Knoppix cd. But, if he does want to install, install Mdk9.1 or Slackware 9.