Re: [OS:N:] newbie

[anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin snet net>]

> I highly recommend Debian as a distro, since package management is a breeze.
> Others may suggest other distros.  I've heard a lot of good things
> (and some bad ;^) ) about Gentoo for example.

Oh no!  Let's not frighten off the newcomer with Debian!
I've tried about 5 times to install Debian and every time has been a 
bust.  I can never get te Xserver to run and Debian doesn't autodetect 
any hardware, it seems.  Just installing K12 4.0.1 would be much 
simpler, even if he doesn't use the ltsp packages, and uses the machiens 
as standalone.  The box on which I presently type is configured as such.
I would never recommend a Deb install to a newbie...
I have plenty of respect for their project and community, but, even with 
over 2 years using K12 and Redhat, I won't go near Debian, still.

tony

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