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I've heard Mandrake has a wicked easy install.

RedHat was a easy to install on a friend's PC so I wouldn't be surprised if Fedora is similar.

Mandrake was easy to install on my Mac but I haven't tried it on a PC. I assume it is basically the same.

Myself and all my friends prefer Debian due to it's great user base (really helpful with new users and tolerant of their questions) and it's package management system.  They have a release for just about every processor in existence, so you should be able to run it on your machine.  Give it a try, you might like it.

http://www.debian.org/

Last edited by InsaneGamer (2005-02-01 3:27 pm)

mandrake is does indeed have a 'wicked easy install'.
and the galaxy theme that loads up by default IMO is very nice on the eyes.
you can download mandrake move (live cd) adn boot from the cd to before you decide it install or not.
in fact if you want an 'easy' install to 'check out' linux on a pc , live cd's are the way to go.

try mandrake move.
ubuntu live cd
slax (slackware based live cd ....very good)
i'm forgetting one...hmmm...seems like there's another live cd that people use.....oh!
a little live disc called knoppix. its mildly popular.

no offense.
but i disagree.

people use computers for different things.

what you consider to be 'educational' might completely not interest another user.

volk wants a nice gui and simple install..
this doesn't mean (s)he is a 'windows type' it means they are curious and interested in noodling around without the stress of 'break it and then fix it' that more hardcore cmd line people enjoy.

some people gravitate to linux because they want to move away from m$.
some people are quite frankly, cheap and interested in because it free.
some people are curious about running open source software.
some people do indeed want get into the nitty gritty of it.

i say welcome to anyone. its all good for linux.
if that wasn't case there wouldn't be any of these so called 'n00b' distros.
hell, there probably would be an X enviroment at all.


sometimes telling people to jump right into a less user friendly distro just frustrates and scares them away.
how is that educational?

i say pick the right disrto for you.
move at your pace.
and try to have fun along the way.

IMO thats the beauty of linux.

choice.


/soapbox

I am posting on PC box running suse 9.1
your version is really old the new 9.x ones are easy to install come with plenty of soft and hardware detection is excellent can not do anything than recommend it. If the experience spoiled your taste for something else go with mandrake or redhat I've used them both but as I've said suse is the way to go in my opinion

Switcher wrote:

I am posting on PC box running suse 9.1
your version is really old the new 9.x ones are easy to install come with plenty of soft and hardware detection is excellent can not do anything than recommend it. If the experience spoiled your taste for something else go with mandrake or redhat I've used them both but as I've said suse is the way to go in my opinion

Changed my mind Fedora core 3 now I have like 5 distors now teting them out Knoppix is good way how to find out if you will have problems with hardware and have sort of touch up experience.

PS I am noob myself

supertechguy wrote:

Gentoo is the only way to go.  Compile all your stuff from source....  You wont find any easy graphical installer, but there is excellent documentation (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml)on how to do it on gentoo.org, and once your done yourll have a great tutorial of Linux and the command line.  I run Gentoo on my Mac at work, and my PC at home.  If you make it too easy, you wont learn too much.  No pain no gain stuff...

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Indeed! Gentoo r0x0r!

# emerge world .....

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But LFS doesn't give you Portage. 

I learned quite a bit from installing Gentoo, but I haven't gotten into the whole super maximum optimizations thing.  I swear by Gentoo mostly because of Portage.