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  1. October 2nd, 2004, 10:28 AM #1
    turbosound
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    What version of Linux?

     
    I've got a spare box and want to experiment with Linux for the first time. Is there any particular version I should try? I don't mind getting my hands dirty and figuring out how to get things working... I just really don't know what's different about any of the versions or which one is the most used/recommended?

    Edit: Don't know if it makes any difference but here are the specifications of the box:

    IBM NetVista 933Mhz with 128Mb of RAM
    20Gb Hard Drive
    And whatever video and sound card is on board.
    I've also hooked it up to my router/switch to hopefully join my windows network.

    Any suggestions/tips welcome.
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  2. October 2nd, 2004, 10:31 AM #2
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    mandrake or suse. Fedora also is pretty nice from what i heard.

    www.linuxiso.org


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  3. October 2nd, 2004, 11:36 AM #3
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    For that system and a first timer such as yourself, I'd go with Mandrake or SuSE, probably with Mandrake moreso.
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  4. October 2nd, 2004, 12:00 PM #4
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    Mandrake....
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  5. October 2nd, 2004, 12:38 PM #5
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    I would go with Fedora if I were you.

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  6. October 2nd, 2004, 12:58 PM #6
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    mandrake displeased me but you can give it a whirl. Its saposedly the easiest of all the Linux to work with, which is true, unlike that gentoo... damn command lines
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  7. October 2nd, 2004, 01:02 PM #7
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    go with suse or mandrake....

    my preference goes with suse, but mandrake is good for beginners.
    someone is more skilled than you!

    http://s7.bitefight.org/c.php?uid=23753
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  8. October 2nd, 2004, 01:17 PM #8
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    Slackware is easy to use, just need to know what you are staring at.. And if you have trouble then the people here @ TechIMO I am sure would help because that's what they did for me
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  9. October 2nd, 2004, 01:19 PM #9
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    or try out knoppix, it runs from the cd and when you reboot it starts from the same state

    very newb friendly
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  10. October 2nd, 2004, 01:29 PM #10
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    OK so it looks like Mandrake is winning so far...

    Another question though, what are the differences between Mandrake and Suse? Is it just a difference in the graphical interface, or is it more than that? I don't really know why I should choose one rather than another, other than you guys saying 'choose mandrake' ... 'choose suse' ...

    Please forgive my ignorance.
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  11. October 2nd, 2004, 02:28 PM #11
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    Mandrake is a little more flexible than SuSE in my opinion, and a bit more stable. Both use the same basic interface though (KDE, with others (GNOME, Enlightenment, Blackbox, etc) that can be chosen. The two are very similar though, and you won't go wrong with either one. Once you get comfortable with Linux, if you want to move on and get some more knowledge, try Slackware or Debian.
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