06-25-2004, 05:31 AM
Roland mentioned a good distribution in Mandrake. Very easy to install, and quite usable in its menu layout.
I also like Knoppix for tinkering, and it is Debian, meaning the package upgrading is pretty straightforward. Another Debian distro that I have liked immensly is Xandros. Easy to install, and very aware of Windows partitions. It mounts all the WIndows drives automagically - and it tries to emulate Windows in things like Network Neeighbourhood - etc.
Mandrake is also good in WIndows coexistance and automatically picks up Windows partitions.. Red Hat and Fedora don't - you have to put them in yourself.
However, I agree with Pete - if you have a guru who will help - then go with whatever s/he likes. There are a lot of nuances that you only pick up over time - much better if you have someone handy who have already gone through the mill and know what to do as a workaround.
HowGozit
I also like Knoppix for tinkering, and it is Debian, meaning the package upgrading is pretty straightforward. Another Debian distro that I have liked immensly is Xandros. Easy to install, and very aware of Windows partitions. It mounts all the WIndows drives automagically - and it tries to emulate Windows in things like Network Neeighbourhood - etc.
Mandrake is also good in WIndows coexistance and automatically picks up Windows partitions.. Red Hat and Fedora don't - you have to put them in yourself.
However, I agree with Pete - if you have a guru who will help - then go with whatever s/he likes. There are a lot of nuances that you only pick up over time - much better if you have someone handy who have already gone through the mill and know what to do as a workaround.
HowGozit