im using mandrake, which i do like and have no problem with. but i just want to know what are the other distro's that are more for the home user.

Red Hat, SuSE, Lycoris....

though mandrake is the best

boy o boy i tried that stupid lycoris...gave me the hell of a time to install...and i didnt even get to finish installing

let me just say this.
i AM a computer profesional, but, mainly a "unix software developer"... not an adminsitrator (well... i wasnt).
i bught the redhat set (abount $39.00 or so).
i put a 6 gig blank disk in a pII, and turned it on....
it did most of the rest (even acks a liitel like "plug and pray")
it simply loaded itself... im not saying anything negative, about any other, since i dont know them, but, that redhat, nearly did everything itself

a few weeks later (and yes, a few grayer hairs (those that still exist)), and im hosting web sites, for 3 friends....
prety neet, i think....

i'd say it's neat but red hat seemed easy for me to install...im trying lycoris out again...i'll be back to post if this time it works

redhat, knoppix, SuSE, jamd

not forgetting Lindows - if you don't mind paying for Linux (and for a warehouse of software that has less than apt-get) and giving over your whole hard drive to it.

Definately SUSE, look for the upcoming 9.0 release!

Don't forget running as root all the time

But, in spite of all that, probably the best for extreme newbies who are looking for that Windows look-and-feel. If they want to they can then gradually move - Lindows-->RH/Mandrake/SUSE-->Debian/Slackware-->LFS(?)