On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 11:43:46AM +0000 or thereabouts, ben wrote: > On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 10:42:31 +0100 > "Knut Willy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am a novice at Linux. Never used it, but want to teach myself. > > fair enough. good luck.
<snip> > first, whoever wrote that debian is the best choice for a novice was > smoking out of the wrong end of his pipe. more competent commentators > have said that it's not necessarily the linux to start with, but the one > to end up with. very few tend to go with debian from the start, which > doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a go. i'm sure there must be some > here who did stick with it from the first try. > > if you're primarily interested in a linux distro that's easy to use, you > might want to check out mandrake, which really holds your hand in every > aspect of the installation. while that sounds like a good thing, it can > end up feeling very restrictive, especially as one becomes more familiar > with what a linux distribution should and can provide. that said, > mandrake is a good place to start. What's with you? I mean, Debian because of the text installer may be a little intimidating, but it's not /that hard/. Instead of recommending a different distro, why not be a good Debian advocate, and recommend Debian based distros specifically meant for the desktop/home user, <ie> Libranet? It's much better than Mandrake, in terms of both engineering and stability. The current version of *Libranet* is not free, however they have the last version free -- it's very easy to install, and comes with fresher kernels than the vanilla Debian stable branch. Libranet review, a year old, and things have only improved: <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6358> -- When I was in school, I cheated on my metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me. -- Woody Allen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
