Re: Linux advice requested

Hi Hubert;

On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Hubert Earl scribed:

 > I want to try out the Linux os, as I've had continual, long-standing an=
d
 > fairly excruciating difficulties with the MS os.  Please advise me wher=
e
 > I can download the most reliable free copy, and in which mailing lists
 > or forums I can get the best advice on its use (I don't have access to
 > most newsgroups, unless, like netscape or MS newsgroups, they have thei=
r
 > own server).  Thanks a lot.

I would not hesitate to reccomend Linux-Mandrake, I have used it for many
months now and just love it!

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/

Basically their own take on Red Hat, except it defaults to KDE instead of
Gnome, as they are backing some projects in KDE. The 6.1 version has move=
d more=20
to their own unique distro, with some very unique features like an auto u=
pdate
icon on the desktop to update to the latest rpms/patches.

The mailing list support for both "newbie" and "expert" is very good, wit=
h
lots of well informed and helpful posts to get you going.

You can get a $5.00 CD from Cheapbytes.com or if you have a good connecti=
on to
the net I would suggest downloading the ISO image of 6.1. The 6.0 distro =
has a
few nagging bugs that need fixing right off...so go for the 6.1 distro an=
d save
yourself some headaches.

As one of my favourite quotes below states :-)

"In lighter news, there is a complete service pack for NT,=20
fixing all known (and not yet known) problems.=20
Yes, you guessed it, it's called Linux."
-- Rich Bowen <rbowen(at)rcbowen.com> HWG-servers Mon, 26 Oct 1998

Thanks RC :-) ...and I hope this helps Hubert.

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=09best regards

             =09-michael

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