> 4. Distribution: > This isn't really a 'basic question', but here goes. I have tried Red Hat > and Debian. People say Redhat is buggy and I don't have time to find my > way around bugs so I thought I would look for a 'programmers' distribution, > as opposed to one loaded with 'features'. Online reviews suggested > Slackware (but it's complex/for hackers), Suse (large and can't afford it) > and Debian. So now I have Debian. This was a mistake. Debian does things > differently to everyone else, which makes most online documentation (like > the Kernel Howto) unhelpful. When I get stuck I have 4 times as much to > read... * What is a free, simple, standard, no-nonsense distro? > * What are you using? > * What would you chose if you were in my situation? > I am obviously incompetent at choosing a distro, please just tell me. I > will go back to Red Hat if someone could suggest which packages I should > skip to avoid clutter? > > My plan is to upgrade and reinstall my system for the last time. Then I > hope I can spend more time working and less reading! > > Thanks, all thoughts appreciated, > David Lions I recommend Mandrake 8.2. I have nonething but bliss with Mandrake 8.2. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Altoine B Maximum Time Unlimited Chicago Based and Operated ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time. -- Franklin Adams --------------------------- 2.4.18-16mdk Mandrake Linux release 8.3 (Cooker) for i586 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
