[nflug] Linux recommendations for new user

[Michael Phillips]

yes

--- eric <eric at bootz.us> wrote:

> for DSL I'd like to download the most current version and install it on
> a hard drive would I download the iso that is called "current" ?  Is
> that all I need?
> 
> 
> Daniel V wrote:
> 
> >Hi Ryan,
> >I'd recommend that you try a linux that you can run
> >from CD-ROM. When I first got into Linux, I would
> >install, and then very soon have to re-install.
> >
> >I prefer three Linux distros...
> >
> >Knoppix because I can read/write NTFS reliably.
> >http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
> >
> >Damn Small Linux because it's small and loads fast,
> >also they have an iso that runs on old computers when
> >I have a problem running Knoppix on said computer.
> >http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
> >
> >Red Hat Enterprise free version 
> >http://centos.org/
> >Version 5 should be forthcoming very soon, so I don't
> >recommend bothering to download the beta. If you need
> >it stat, you can get a 30-day trial of the real thing
> >from Red Hat 
> >https://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/eval/
> >
> >Have fun!
> >Daniel
> >
> >P.S. You can also check out Fedora (Red Hat beta
> >testing distro for Enterprise), but I don't know how
> >stable it is.
> >See latest News section at 
> >http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
> >
> >PS PS You will find that there are lots of distros,
> >but the main ones that people fork off of that a new
> >user will find easier to use are Knoppix and Red Hat.
> >Debian is for Linux purists, but it has a learning
> >curve.
> >
> >I mention Red Hat because I've used it in an
> >enterprise setting and it's the first distro I really
> >got into.
> >
> >
> >--- Ryan Slomiany <ryamigo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>hi, my name's ryan.
> >>
> >>i'm new to linux and interested in learning it.
> >>
> >>which distribution do you recommend? how do I get
> >>started? and when's the next meeting?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives better.
Linux is my primary choice.


 
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