Re: Second Best Linux?
From: Altram (altram1961_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/31/05
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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 03:25:38 -0600
Michel Catudal wrote:
> Another Internet Wise Guy - Macon, Georgia USA wrote:
>
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>>I am fed up with windows - had another virus get me today. I don't know
>>anything about Linux, but I am about to start reading the books I bought
>>today starting with "Linux in a Nutshell."
>>
>>I realise that asking what the best version of Linux is here is like
>>asking an insurance salesman whether I need insurance, so let me ask
>>this: Other than Redhat, what's the second best Linux? I am looking for
>>one that is really stable and has been around for a long time. Thanks!
>>
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> Second best would probably be Fedora Core 3
> First would be SuSE.
>
> Fedora hangs when you swith to 3D with an ATI card. For that reason
> I can't see it as being no 1. SuSE has no such problem.
>
> Choosing no 1 or 2 is a tough task because there are several good
> distributions. It seems to me that it is up to each of us to decide,
> it is more a question of personal preferences or experience than
> anything else.
>
> For people who have no high speed internet connection there is really
> only one distribution, SuSE Linux but for the rest of us it is rather
> irrelevant if we know what we're doing.
>
>
>
I would suggest Mandrake 10.0 using the KDE desktop for anyone switching
from Windows. Very user friendly.
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