which distribution to use?

Well as a UNIX/linux systems admin. I am forced to work with just about
every possible distribution out there, so I'll throw out a couple ideas. My first two suggestions would be for Red Hat or Mandrake. These
distro's are almost to the point were'd I give them to my mom and tell her
she could use them! =0). The RPM system makes updates and installs so
easy, and these seem to be the most popular, and therefore you are more
likely to find people with the same problems. However they are a bit
"windows" like if you use gnome or KDE. I don't have any exp. with SuSe,
come to think of it I probally should try that! Hope this helps. -Chris

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Hello,

I have tried several of the major distributions on my PC over the

years.

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But I am by no means an expert at using UNIX/Linux. I want some

advice

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on the pros and cons of the various distributions. Possibly any

replies

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to this could be aimed at Redhat, Slackware, Debian, SUSE,

Mandrake etc

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as many of the others are based on these.

Thanks,

Matthew Stapleton
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Say someone, like myself, did not like windows and wanted a more Unix type experience or environment. Would you suggest Debian or Slackware? I actually want to try to learn about the system and not just point and click.

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Well as a UNIX/linux systems admin. I am forced to work with just about
every possible distribution out there, so I'll throw out a couple ideas. My first two suggestions would be for Red Hat or Mandrake. These
distro's are almost to the point were'd I give them to my mom and tell her
she could use them! =0). The RPM system makes updates and installs so
easy, and these seem to be the most popular, and therefore you are more
likely to find people with the same problems. However they are a bit
"windows" like if you use gnome or KDE. I don't have any exp. with SuSe,
come to think of it I probally should try that! Hope this helps. -Chris

Quoted 3 lines · Matthew Stapleton

Hello,

I have tried several of the major distributions on my PC over the

years.

Quoted 1 line

But I am by no means an expert at using UNIX/Linux. I want some

advice

Quoted 1 line

on the pros and cons of the various distributions. Possibly any

replies

Quoted 1 line

to this could be aimed at Redhat, Slackware, Debian, SUSE,

Mandrake etc

Quoted 10 lines

as many of the others are based on these.

Thanks,

Matthew Stapleton
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Say someone, like myself, did not like windows and wanted a more Unix type experience or environment. Would you suggest Debian or Slackware? I actually want to try to learn about the system and not just point and

Say someone, like myself, did not like windows and wanted a more Unix type experience or environment. Would you suggest Debian or Slackware? I actually want to try to learn about the system and not just point and click.