First time play with Linux - which version to get ?
28 May 2005, 06:20 PM
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First time play with Linux - which version to get ?
I'd like to have a little play around with Linux and install it onto a virtual PC. Which version should I get that offers something approaching windows, email client, etc...
29 May 2005, 01:18 AM
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First CD is base and all you need for a minimal install. Others contain packages you may or may not want. You've installed a load of stuff you don't need with those three CDs but since you're new "we" will let you off the bloatware comments 
Ubuntu would be a better bet for you if all you want is a desktop, see how you get on with Mandrake.
Ubuntu would be a better bet for you if all you want is a desktop, see how you get on with Mandrake.
29 May 2005, 10:41 PM
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I have used SuSe before which I thought was fairly good. That was 9 CD's 
Have no idea with the command line stuff though, only used the gui side of SuSe. Oh and a copy of Knoppix is very handy to have in case Windows dies and you need to get on the web urgently.
Have no idea with the command line stuff though, only used the gui side of SuSe. Oh and a copy of Knoppix is very handy to have in case Windows dies and you need to get on the web urgently.
29 May 2005, 11:38 PM
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Not impressed with Fedora (tried Core3): apart from the default desktop being Gnome (spit) it trashed my partition table - on a drive it wasn't being installed on! I've heard other people have similar troubles: it seems to be moving into M$ territory and making sure you can't use any other OS after it has been installed.
Mandrake has gone downhill badly since 9.1, but it's still a good newbie distro. I prefer SUSE, but I'm not sure it's for the complete newbie: it's a bit too powerful, and some of the options available during install could get you in trouble. But once set up, it's easy to do whatever you want. It has a funny way with nVidia drivers though.
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Mandrake has gone downhill badly since 9.1, but it's still a good newbie distro. I prefer SUSE, but I'm not sure it's for the complete newbie: it's a bit too powerful, and some of the options available during install could get you in trouble. But once set up, it's easy to do whatever you want. It has a funny way with nVidia drivers though.
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