What is the best linux??

[skauch]

I wanted to know your opinion about the best linux, like red hat or mandrake or anything else your running. I want to install one on my machine with windows XP.

 

[scsa20]

I'm running Mandrake, it's pretty good... Red Hat is more for those that know Linux by heart because it's that advance... so if your new to linux, get Mandrake.

 

[LilBlueDawg]

Try checking out www.linuxnewbie.org , all u need to know will be there!

 

[Iceman]

For n00bs, either get Red Hat or Mandrake, they both are pretty much the same thing, after you get good with that then try out the others.

Linux really is a personal chioce kind of OS, some peps like this one and others like that one.

 

[xsivforce]

If it's your first one, I would also suggest Mandrake or Redhat.

 

[NetRyder]

I really like Lycoris Desktop/LX ... behaves and looks a lot like Windows XP, but with all the features of Linux, of course.

www.lycoris.com
Go check out some screenshots. You'll fall in love with it at first sight

 

[xsivforce]

I installed Lycoris a little while back to check it out. Very easy install, very XP-like. And one of the best "Matrix" style screensavers I've seen. Only drawback is that it takes more resources to run than other distros.

 

[NetRyder]

I love that Matrix screensaver!!!!

/me wants the same one for Windows too

 

[xsivforce]

I thought the exact same thing. I also wanted to find a way to capture a part of it and make an avatar out of it.

 

[Zedric]

Originally posted by xsivforce
And one of the best "Matrix" style screensavers I've seen.

SWEEET! Now I must install it!

 

[SPeedY_B]

Slackware is my favorite linux flavour, but Mandrake is a definate if your new to it.

 

[scriptasylum]

I just installed Mandrake 9.0 last night along with win98 and winxp all on the same drive. It works well. Just have a partition or drive free and it'll install no problem!

The only thing I could do without is the dual-dual boot thing. I turn on the PC, it goes to LILO. From there I choose Linux or windows. Then I get to the windows bootloader that lets me choose between win98 and winxp. A bit of a pain, but I set the default for LILO to go to Windows so it will eventually go into winXP by itself if left alone for about 10 seconds.

I tried Redhat a while ago, but thought Mandrake's install was a little bit better IMO. But Linux itself is about the same. You get basically all the same packages.