Raptor Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 What is a good linux os thats good for newbs lol my friend gave me suse profesional 8.2 is that good? ive heard that gentoo is really good but is it good for newbs to linux?jw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 I've really only messed with Mandrake. I picked it because folks said it was one of the easiest. I'd say it was pretty user-friendly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrusk Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 I woudl recommend red hat 9, or mandrake, or suse 9.1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Redhat 9 is the best for n00bs IMO. If you haven't played with Linux before I'd start with Redhat, and then move up to Mandrake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
upok Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 i started using suse 9.1 a couple of months ago. i like it, but it has been a chore learning the ins and outs. one thing i've noticed about suse, is that there are less forums dedicated to just suse than say red hat or mandrake. i agree with iggy on that point, RH an mandrake are good contenders 'cause it is easier to find info specific to those distros. that's not to say you can't find info on any distro, some just require a little more looking. go to linuxiso.org and pick one. if you don't like it, uninstall and try a different one. don't forget that they're free. and the added "support" of a purchased distro is not nearly as effective as finding a couple of good forums and of course--Google. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezza Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Redhat 9 is the best for n00bs IMO. If you haven't played with Linux before I'd start with Redhat, and then move up to Mandrake. This really shows the difference in people's opinions, I tried Red Hat, once, back when it was RedHat6 or something, and Mandrake was on 7.1 (maybe?) I fuond Mandrake easier to install an configure. When I finally got round to installing Linux on my own PC, I again, found Mandrake the best distro. You will find that YAST, (which comes with SuSe) is pretty clever, and simple. Installing SuSe is alot easier than installing any other distro, IMO. However, it's harder to configure if you use the n00bish settings "automatic" or "beginner" or whatever they call them, most settnigs are hidden under "expert" mode. Oh, apart from the partitioning tool, I forgot that, YASTs partitioning tool is horrid!!! Stick with Mandrake. I think they just released 10.1 Community on BitTorrent... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzzedintelguy Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 ive bin useing suse 9.1 personal for a while and i have to say when i first was installing it, it was easy as pie and when it booted it was not that complicated to understand but after 2 days of nothing but searching threw it you will find a lot of options its great you git a lot of features you dont from windows only down side is you have to buy linux games but it is great for office use and internet use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 I wouldn't bother with RedHat 9... it's to far out of date, and you'll spend hours trying to get everything patched. I'd suggest Fedora Core 2 (which is one of the successors to RedHat 9). OCC even has a guide that can help you install Fedora as well as dual boot it with Windows. That can be found here. That said, I've also found the following easy to install: Linspire (formally lindows) Mandrake Slackware Slackware is easy... it just takes a bit more interaction, and helps you lear how to partition a drive... the slack install manual on their site is pretty good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capslock118 Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 RedHat is not a good OS to start out with mainly because they have stopped producing the OS to develop a newer OS they have, I forgot the name. It would be like saying today hey, why dont you install windows 98 because your newer so we will hold off the XP for now. I would highly suggest SuSE, Gentoo, or Slackware. Yes they are the harder ones, but the harder it is, you will eventually learn anyways and you will be better off in the long run. Mandrake for instance, is easier, but you wont get a full linux feel and linux education with it, you will only get as much as you want, where as the harder distros, you will HAVE to configure things for yourself thus, learning more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 RedHat is not a good OS to start out with mainly because they have stopped producing the OS to develop a newer OS they have, I forgot the name. It would be like saying today hey, why dont you install windows 98 because your newer so we will hold off the XP for now. Not exactly true. RedHat (the company) has had two distros for the longest time, RedHat Linux (free) and RedHat Enterprise Linux (expensive). RedHat still develops RedHat Enterprise. The RedHat Linux (free) project merged with the Fedora Linux project. The Fedora project is sponsored by RedHat, but is not supported by them. - Fedora development is done by the public, but also includes members of the RedHat engineering team. Advancements to Fedora Linux may be included in future releases of RedHat Enterprise. All of this took place after RedHat 9.0 was release. Many people (including me) consider Fedora Core 1 = RedHat 10 Likewise... Fedora Core 2 = RedHat 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capslock118 Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Thats the one, fedora....i was thinking that but wasnt sure so i didnt say the name haha. All in all though, as much as fedora is redhat....its still fedora, so he should be suggested to use fedora not redhat haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 wow thanks wasnt expecting this much feed back, i posted this in a couple other forums they all said gentoo was easy? i dont think thats true but maybe im wrong! but ive accually installed the suse 8.2 professional before i got it working easy to install just... the internet i have wireless and ive heard linux+wireless dont really mix well. But our modem and router has been moved from downstairs to my room so now i dont need wireless. Witch is why i was wondering about linux! and what i did get to learn about suse i liked but it was still a lil confusing for someone who works with windows everyday for my job and for home use*im running windows server 2003 right now* and ya its just totaly different but i like the whole idea of linux and the flexability. but thanks all of ya for your help. so madrake or fedora Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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