[olug] Newbie Linux Distro

[Michael Ray]

I am still a newbie and I like Xandros based on Debian
.It will see windows networks real easy I have a copy
of 1.0 will be getting 2.0 soon If you want a copy let
me know
Miller <cmmiller1973 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Brandon Lederer <brandon at tolkien-movies.com>
> wrote:
> >> Im going to help a linux newbie set up his first
> >> distro.  But I am unsure what 
> >> to give him.  My personal best experiences lie in
> >> Gentoo and Debian.  
> >> 
> >> Gentoo takes way too long and is a little
> advanced.
> >> Debian is good, but stable is SO OLD, and
> relatively
> >> useless..... and unstable 
> >> and testing are really buggy.
> >> 
> >> So What would everyone reccomend?  and WHY?
> >> 
> 
> 
> >I would recommend these for a newbie 
> 
> >Gnoppix with Gnome for Desktop Manager 
> >http://www.gnoppix.org/
> 
> >Knoppix with KDE for the Desktop Manager 
> >http://www.knoppix.org/
> 
> >Easy to use and easy package management.
> 
> BTW, I would be willing to burn a few of these to
> give
> away to a good home to those who aren't up to the
> immediate challenge of running Linux.  
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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