Re: whats the best linux for a beginner
From: Michael (ancienttt_at_excite.com)
Date: 10/31/03
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:14:46 -0800
matt wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
> i am a complete beginner and am starting to research linux and am wondering
> which is the best one to start out with given that i am an absolute
> beginner.
>
> thanks,
>
> matt
Hi Matt!
My personal favorite is Red Hat but I don't know if it is best for a
beginner. I run Cygwin (got the download from redhat.com's link) on my
wife's Windows box and I have various free shell accounts I use when I
need more than my install allows or features not on my other computers.
I carry a Knoppix cd whenever I can, just to give it away to anyone who
hasn't tried Linux because there is not much better than saying, "Try
with no committment or cost." I use SCO at work, Solaris on one box at
home and am a FreeBSD fan. The gentleman who said try them all was not
far from my own philosophy. My parents computer has a Slackware install
they never notice while they're running Windows 98, but should they
screw it up, I still have a chance of fixing it.
It comes down to a decision based on how much you already know, how fast
you expect to learn and what you want to learn about it.
My recomendation?
For techies just trying to get just an idea how it works, get putty and
a free shell account. (Google is your friend.)
For techies wanting to really learn about new software and operating
systems with no fear of committment I'd recommend Debian or Slackware.
For techies who want a stable box and indend to leave it the heck alone
after that I'd recommend freeBSD.
For techies who just want to play without having to learn everything
from scratch I'd recommend RedHat.
For non-techies wanting to see what Linux is I'd recommend Knoppix.
For non-techies wanting to go ahead and start really using Linux I'd
recommend Mandrake.
For the curious who want to see what the options are I'd recommend a
visit to www.linuxiso.org where you can get descriptions of most of the
major distributions and download full working versions of many. If you
have a serious internet connection though, it may be better to visit
ftp.planetmirror.com for the actual downloading (since it is usually
faster.)
Thats my 2 cents worth.
~Mike
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