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Thread ID: 20435	2002-06-05 05:43:00	Linux. Mandrake or Red Hat?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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52556	2002-06-05 05:43:00	I have been thinking on getting linux. but im not sure which version. I want something fairly easy to use, since im used to windows, but if the other one is better, but harder to use, ill take that, because i dont mind learning. can someone help me with this? Mandrake or Red Hat	Guest (0)
52557	2002-06-05 08:46:00	Mankdrake for straightout ease of use. Red Hat if you like to tinker. Both new versions are very good. One point I would make is don't use GRUB for the bootloader. I had nothing but trouble with it. Stick to Lilo, especially if you are dual booting with Windows.	Guest (0)
52558	2002-06-05 11:53:00	I would reccoment Mandrake for a first distro, it makes partitioning and installing very easy. Also using a recent release (eg 8.2) will also make things easier because things are still improving quickly.	Guest (0)
52559	2002-06-06 04:11:00	I like Red Hat. I hear that Mandrake is more 'up to date'. That is not always a good thing. One of my machines has a minimal (early: 1996) Slackware on a 300 MB disk. That gives me what I want that machine to do. The first one (386 SX20) I installed Linux on has 6 MB ram and a 40MB disk. That has the same Slackware distribution on it --- loaded from floppies. Still works. Doesn't crash. But all distributions are OK. They're all Linux. (I might except Debian ... it's for real enthusiasts). Lilo is the multi boot programme which has been around for a long time. All the known bugs have been fixed. Grub is newer. Not all the bugs are known. It apparently does not have the '-u' uninstall option to restore the original MBR. That can be a problem. The 'Getting Started' guide is well worth reading. So are the HOWTO files. Look for the local mirrors of the LDP (Linux Documentation Project), and browse. Libraries have books. Some have books about Linux. The ones focussded on Red Had are all good, but they are really about Linux, not distributions.	Guest (0)
52560	2002-06-06 07:10:00	Thanks I think ill stick to Mandrake if thats easier. Does Lilo come with Mandrake 8.2? because i think i will have mandrake and windows 95. Anyway im totally new to this stuff, so ill probably be back here when i get it. Hopefully in 2 months, when my dad has cleared all his work and bussines off the old computer so i can put my own stuff on. Thanks again	Guest (0)
52561	2002-06-07 11:18:00	Yes LILO is included with MDK, along with just about everything else you will need (and lots of stuff you won't).	Guest (0)
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