Hey Victor, I'd say if you are new to Linux stick with RH or maybe even
Mandrake. I started with Slackware and it was a bit rough as it's pretty
much install and you are on your own as where RH/Mandrake setup X and
other typically used apps in install. If you don't know the specs of
your monitor or the terminology used in the config of X it can be very
frustrating. My adventures with Slackware were hard at first but panned
out to be very rewarding in the end - It was the first Distro that got
me in to Linux and I still use it on one of my machines here today. Once
you get comfortable with Linux you can move on to different distros that
don't do as much setup for you, leaving you to do it yourself and learn
more.
Good luck in your Linux adventures =)
On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 19:09, TheExploited wrote:
Hey there,
My name's victor and i'm new to SLUG.I can't attend any
meeting
though coz i'm from asia:( .I'm 18 yrs old and quite new to the *nix
environment. Can i ask you guys whether should i reformat my box and
install slackware or RH8.0 . I'm using RH7.2 now though . Not too happy
with it though. It's not well organized and all.For example , you find
your
programme files everywhere scattered all around.And i hate it when i
have
to update my software and delete the old files.
Regards
Victor
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