What version of Linux to use?

From: Paul Dorman (pauldorman_at_mac.com)
Date: 08/20/03 

Date: 20 Aug 2003 14:38:56 -0700

Hi,

I will be getting a new G4 in a couple weeks, and I was thinking about
install Linux on it, but I had some questions.

1.) Is there even an advantage to running Linux since OS X comes with
an X Windows environment and Fink has a lot of packages?

2.) If so, are there significant differences between the different
Linux distros, and what are their pros and cons?

Thanks,
Paul

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