Re: Which Linux to Install for a 1st time user
- From: ibuprofin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Moe Trin)
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 16:07:55 -0500
On Sat, 27 May 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup uk.comp.os.linux, in article
<X4Wdnd2tSdBk3eXZRVnysQ@xxxxxx>, Martyn Rowland wrote:
As per title...
----------- Canned answer to a _very_ Frequently Asked Question -------------
Which Linux distro should I start with
Got any friends using Linux? Use the one they do. Incidentally, that
also applies if your friends are using {Open|Free|Net}BSD. That way,
you have someone you can talk to. Also check to see if there are some
Linux User Groups in your area. Same reason.
Don't have a friend or usergroup? OK - what flavor of ice cream do
you like? Favorite car or truck? Favorite cola or beer? Obviously,
you know the best one of those, right? Does everyone agree with your
choices? ;-) Try a site like distrowatch, sunsite (now called
ibiblio.org) or the Linux Documentation Project.
http://www.DistroWatch.com/
http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/
http://en.tldp.org/
Used to was. people were told to go to a GPL CD house like linuxmall,
lsl, or cheapbytes, and get what was called a sampler or six pack.
This was four to seven different distributions on a bunch of CDs and
cost about $2 a CD. The documentation you needed was on each of the
CDs. We've sorta gotten away from that (though you can still do it)
because the distributions have gotten so large (7 CDs is not unusual)
and the printed documentation is generally more usable. But the reason
for the suggestion was so that _you_ could make up your _own_ mind.
Otherwise, learn to like $FOO ice cream, and drive a $BAR, while drinking
$BAZ ;-)
You can also go to a bookstore or library, and get a book that comes with
a (set of) CD(s). The major problem with this is that the included GPL
distribution tends to be near (or beyond) end of life. The DistroWatch
web site will give you a clue what is current. Many distributors tend to
release a new version _about_ twice a year, and the old ones loose
support after perhaps two years. Otherwise, the book route is a very
good way to go. Dead trees tend to have a lot of specific information
related to the version they come with.
Old guy
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