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Ok, I really want to learn linux and I've been looking at a couple of different kinds of linux but I'm not sure which one to use. I've been looking at Red Hat, Mandrake and SuSE. I want to install it on my laptop and learn it on there. I want to first learn the easiest one so if you have any suggestions they would be appreciated.
I suggest you try Mandrake.
I had a previous post... dont feel like recalling it but there is a 'distro' called pkmini and it can easily be run on win machine and its only a meg I think, let me check. 3.23 megs. Just go to google and search for pkmini2.zip and it'll be your first hit... It lets you have a small selection of commands but is nice to get the feel before you install an 'alien' OS. Hope it helps!
Tuskin
Liquid: I'm flad to hear you want to learn Linux! I've personally had excellent experiences with both RedHat and Mandrake. It's a really tough dessision when it comes to choosing what distro is best for an n00bie. Eitherway you go you'll be fine. Now, if you need any help using the OS, just give me a PM and I can send you a ton of ebooks on Linux.
RedHat is a great starting point (it's so good some *nix users never try anything else), Mandrake is a good 2nd choice. SuSE is great but bloated (but an easy install if you buy the disto on DVD ;) )
It's a great learning experience and the Web has a wealth of info if you come unstuck, have fun :D
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J.
I would say Mandrake over Red Hat, for ease of use, but initially mandrake was built from Red Hat, so you probably won't notice too much of a difference.
as a new red hat user and linux user i would say it is a pretty tough transition from windows to linux, a lot of reading and i have posted here a few times when i got stuck and really frustrated but the instalation wasnt too bad, and it is very stable os. good luck.
definitely mandrake or red hat. I would personally recommend mandrake because it's a bit easier to use and cheaper than some of the red hat distros.
Cheaper? How-so? Linux is free.... cheapier as in lower-quality? I'm not trying to emberass you or flame you, just wanted to clarify things...
ArmyOfOne:
I'm talking about the off-the-shelf distros which come with all the gui's, progs, etc. and have 3+ cds (that's about 2 gigs at the least, so downloading all that stuff would be a pain). If you're downloading it, get Red Hat.
sorry about not clarifying. inform me if anything was wrong, since i haven't ever downloaded an os, except for freebsd to put on the pentium 386 in the corner :)
The Mandrake and RedHat downloadable distros come with all the "gui's, progs, etc." in the form of an install image or iso's. You can go to most college public ftp sites and get the full distros of most major Linux releases. I Got the four CD set of Mandrake 8.2 with two additional CD's of apps in iso format for free from the Notre Dame ftp server. All for FREE. Thats six CD's with the works for nothing, nadda, nill, free. Thats the greatness of it. The free download are the same as the off the shelf distro except you don't get a manual. But there are plenty of downloadable ebooks that you can get for about any Linux distro, software or programming. Just Google it and you'll find more distros, apps and tools for Linux than you can shake a stick at.Quote:
Originally posted here by pysk0tik
I'm talking about the off-the-shelf distros which come with all the gui's, progs, etc. and have 3+ cds
As far as a pick for newbies. RedHat, Mandrake or Suze is a great start.
hmmmmmmmmm........me pay for linux distros no more, thanx, apocalypse. You da man.
damn! I just realized that one of my friends payed $600 for the best Red Hat off-the-shelf distros! Boy, is he gonna be PISSED! LOL
If you really want to learn Linux, I would stay away from Mandrake. Mandrake is akin to Windoze. They have over simplified many aspects of the OS and seem to take great care to keep you from goofing around and making the mistakes that tend to come with learning. Redhad, although they are in negotiations with AOL presently, seems to be pretty worthwhile for learning. If I were installing Linux again, I would probably go for Slackware myself, but for an intro, RedHat is the way to go.
RedHat is definetly the best place to start out for a newbie linux user. The reason is its ease of updating packages for security reason. It has a nice GUI proggie for updating...
Hope this helps! :)
if you want to spend a couple dollars ($7.) Pick up a copy of the Deluxe Version of RedHat 6.0. It has everything you need to know including the text file of SAMS teach yourself linux in 24 hours on Disk 3. I have pointed this out to many newbies, and they love it... HOPE IT HELPS..... (I recommend the buck a book stores, I know they carry this version around my areas)
You are almost right on this one. The off the shelf products come with technical support, which for some is worth the price. Of course the more experienced you are with linux, the less likely you will need tech support.Quote:
Originally posted here by {P²P}Apocalypse
The Mandrake and RedHat downloadable distros come with all the "gui's, progs, etc." in the form of an install image or iso's. You can go to most college public ftp sites and get the full distros of most major Linux releases. I Got the four CD set of Mandrake 8.2 with two additional CD's of apps in iso format for free from the Notre Dame ftp server. All for FREE. Thats six CD's with the works for nothing, nadda, nill, free. Thats the greatness of it. The free download are the same as the off the shelf distro except you don't get a manual. But there are plenty of downloadable ebooks that you can get for about any Linux distro, software or programming. Just Google it and you'll find more distros, apps and tools for Linux than you can shake a stick at.
As far as a pick for newbies. RedHat, Mandrake or Suze is a great start.