>From the distros I've tried Mandrake seems the most likely to run X
straight out of the gate without having to edit XF86config from a command
line console, or run some other X config utility. For many folks coming
straight from Windows to Linux not having a functional GUI when the
install is done stops them cold.
The hardware compatability HOW-TO, chapter 17, CD-Writers:
http://www.ellisbros.com/LDP/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/cdr.html
Last revision was Oct 2001, so it is a few months dated, but as others
have said here, most of that kind of stuff works fine these days.
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, David R. Meyer wrote:
> Good Sunday Afternoon,
>
> I have two questions. What does everyone think the easiest overall form of
> LINUX is for home users not familiar with LINUX? I have heard Mandrake
> seems to be fairly popular and would be easy to use for someone who is a
> novice.
>
> Along the same lines as that, does anyone know of CD-RW drives that are
> compatable with LINUX? I've got a home user who I am building a system for
> and she is determined to have a CD-RW drive. I just can't find one that
> seems to be supported by LINUX. Am I just not looking in the right places?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
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