Ghost2520 Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 I think I'm going to download both Fedora and Mandrake... try them both out. Since it formats, and my max blaster thing when it partitions the drives it automatically puts them as NTFS formatting system. Should I go like this, Have max blast format half the drive as NTFS (for my windows installation) and the other half just be left as all 0's so that Linux can format that as it chooses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravix Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Kevin: Actually, Mandrake has changed things alot with KDE. Everything has a very clean, professional look. When i say it looks great, I mean the whole package. For example, the installer is nothing like some of the less user-friendly distros (ie: slackware) where you have to navigate a text-filled screen. Its a point and click installer that looks great. Likewise the mandrake control center and logon screens are great for a new user. I've used slackware, redhat, mandrake and debian, and I can honestly say I think mandrake looks the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Everywhere I go, people say Mandrake so I'm pretty sure thats what I'm going to use... another question, when I go to a website and it says their software is also available for Linux, will it work on all Linux OS's? Linux is just the kernel if I am not mistaken right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FxXP Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Linux works off a kernel, such as 2.4.20, 2.4.22, or 2.4.24, so distrobutions are usually never a hassle (cept for Slackware's not existant RPM support!). However, Linux software doesn't look at the kernel as the only dependency, it also looks for more such as glibc, or gtk, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Hey thanks for all the help so far and answers to my newbish questions, I think I have a pretty good grasp on what linux I need and everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Kevin: Actually, Mandrake has changed things alot with KDE. Everything has a very clean, professional look. When i say it looks great, I mean the whole package. For example, the installer is nothing like some of the less user-friendly distros (ie: slackware) where you have to navigate a text-filled screen. Its a point and click installer that looks great. Likewise the mandrake control center and logon screens are great for a new user. I've used slackware, redhat, mandrake and debian, and I can honestly say I think mandrake looks the best. OK... I will install KDE tonight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignan Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Though it's not hard to do in command line, does mandrake have a package installer like SUSE does with it's control center and Yast? I am using Suse right now, and I really like it, the package manager, harware config, and online updates are great... I went to redhat for a while, didn't like it, but never tried mandrake, I might if I find some reason to... The real question is, is there any features that stand out in mandrake that makes it "uber" easy.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 I've used slackware, redhat, mandrake and debian, and I can honestly say I think mandrake looks the best. How can you say one looks the best? Doesn't matter what distro you have, you'll either use KDE, Gnome, Enlightenment, BlackBox, FluxBox, IceWM, CDM, Ximian Desktop 2, or another window manager. Each distro doesn't have a "look"... a theme maybe, but that theme can be used on any distro.... i.e. RedHat's Bluecurve theme for Gnome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraZy Posted May 25, 2004 Posted May 25, 2004 How can you say one looks the best? Doesn't matter what distro you have, you'll either use KDE, Gnome, Enlightenment, BlackBox, FluxBox, IceWM, CDM, Ximian Desktop 2, or another window manager. Each distro doesn't have a "look"... a theme maybe, but that theme can be used on any distro.... i.e. RedHat's Bluecurve theme for Gnome. I think what he means is the process from poping-in the install cd to the first time X starts. Reword things a little->"mandrake looks the best" to "has a smooth install and is configured nicely by default." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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