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For a newbie
I am just about to discover Linux on my PC (I have winXp at the moment), and I was wondering which O/S to buy or download :
-RedHat -Suse -Mandrake -Debian -Knoppix or other ? Thanx |
JAMD Linux
I've used Red Hat 9 and Lycoris and Jamd wins. It's fast, on one cd and installs in 15 minutes. everything worked too. haven't even used my mandrake or college linux cd's since jamd worked out so well. very much loving it. but its only a matter of minutes until someone suggests slackware or gentoo or even suse. those seem to be the most popular recs. jamd is a little underrated. trinity |
Minutes? I'm surprised there weren't a good 3 or 4 posts within the same minute ;)
My recommendation of choice this week is: Xandros :) Cool |
why Sandros is best ? It is just confusing ! Are the O/S free or is there something to pay ? What's the difference between the different O/S
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...avorite+distro
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...avorite+distro http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...avorite+distro http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...avorite+distro Those are just a few of the threads that might have the answers you are looking for :cool: Xandros isn't necessarily best, I just decided to pick it as my suggestion of choice this week as it's definitely one of the better ones. It's Debian based = speed. it's linux = stable. It's got support = newbie friendly. It does however cost, but is supposedly worth every penny. Some distros are free, some are not. Some offer a free version, others offer it all for free. www.distrowatch.com Cool |
Moved: More suitable in the Distribution forum.
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You can check out all the major Linux distributions and more at Distrowatch - currently around 140 of them :
Click here to go to Distrowatch If youve got a broadband modem you can always download many for free (a 56k would take ages) or you can buy Linux distributions extremely cheaply online - for example www.yourlinux.com Slack 9 - £2 Mandrake 9.1 - 3 cd set - £6 Red Hat 9 3 cd set - £6 etc Personally I'd recommend Mandrake 9.1 - but try a few of them to see which one you like - you can always dual or multiboot them with each other or with XP - there's lots of options. |
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