SPeedY_B said:It is free. But it's not as amazing as some people make out. I've used it, and like it, however it's by no means a Windows replacement.
forcer said:what would you say is the best 2 download, its actually for education purposes i dont intend to replace windows
vern said:Personally, Slackware ... a lot of Linux gurus will swear their life on the command line and it's worth getting used to. Most GUI based apps in Linux are usually just front-ends for their command line counter-parts anyway.
Another distro I would suggest for educational purposes is Debian, merely because it's being used as the base for many Linux distributions out there. Apt-get for Debian is very powerful ... if not complicated. I did a net-install of Debian, and getting it to work properly was an experience.
SPeedY_B said:It is free. But it's not as amazing as some people make out. I've used it, and like it, however it's by no means a Windows replacement.
NetRyder said:Great advise
Manual/file-based configuration is the way to go. It's so much easier to troubleshoot a problem when you know what you've done earlier, rather than staring blankly at a "wizard" window that doesn't always do what it should.
Besides, since this is for "educational purposes", there's no better way to get started than diving right into a distro that forces you to learn.![]()