Re: [LUG] Wanting to really put an effort to learn Linux properl

["MATTHEW BROWNING" <M.Browning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Mandrake 8.0, is this the right choice?
>
> See this can, well, it's full of worms!

Nice one ;)


> > I could pick up something better if needed.
>
> I'll stand up and say "Redhat for newbies, Debian for pros". I used
> to be a Suse fan, but it's got on my nerves. Am I right in thinking
> that Mandrake is an optimised Redhat?


I've installed Mandrake to see what it was like and, yeah, there was 
no significant difference between that and RedHat, notwithstanding 
GUI idiosyncracies.  I share your thoughts on SuSE, although it is 
very popular.  I am currently using RedHat for laziness (the web etc) 
and the excellent Debian for learning stuff/programming.

As if it bears repeating, the only true answer to this question is to 
shell out ten quid getting someone to burn you CD1 of a few different 
distributions and see which one suits your particular personality.

FWIW, pretty much everyone seems to switch around from time to time.

MB.
(Me too)

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