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  1. 01-13-2003, 03:46 PM #1
    BritishNemesis
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    Best Linux Distro for a newbie?

    Hi all:

    I am not a complete newb when it comes to linux but I am definately by no means an intermediate user. I've run redhat 7 and madrake 8 before but with not much success as I get frustrated with issues like installing / uninstalling programs. This brings me to my next question... I like redhat 8 but I hear that it has no package manager... so if I want to install something unless I do it command line I am stuck right? I really like the redhat desktop and genome2 IMO looks much better than KDE. All said and done... I need ease of use!

    What do you guys recomend Mandrake or Redhat and why?


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  2. 01-13-2003, 05:47 PM #2
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    Red Hat uses rpm for package management (so its no biggy to install or uninstall stuff, finding dependencies can be a pain sometimes though and I too agree that gnome2 looks better than kde
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  3. 01-13-2003, 05:54 PM #3
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    I wont get into the KDE vs. Gnome debate. From MY experiences, Redhat is a bit more stable than Mandrake but it's a bit less bleeding edge. I'ma redhat man and ahve been for a looong time. I've tried Mandreake but have always come back to redhat.
    Both are nice so why not try them both if you can. Then keep what you like. YMMV.
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  4. 01-13-2003, 08:56 PM #4
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    my signature says it all.

    you get more official and unofficial support for using Redhat 8.

    (FYI: i m no redhat salemen. )
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  5. 01-13-2003, 10:44 PM #5
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    /me is a newbie and RedHat 8.0 has been quite friendly.
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  6. 01-14-2003, 03:03 AM #6
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    excellent thanks guys for all your posts and information. I love these forums cause there's always just so many people with good feedback and advice... redhat 8.0 it is! I'll install it tomorrow and hopefully all goes well


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  7. 01-15-2003, 06:07 PM #7
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    same here... I want RH8, but at the same time I reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaalllllyyyyyyyy need NTFS support. Mandrake 9 fills that position, but it doesnt look as nice as RH8. what to do, what to do...


    please don't say recompile your kernel. 75,000 questions I'd rather not sort through and answer, to change one thing.

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  8. 01-15-2003, 06:09 PM #8
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    Load precompiled NTFS drivers for RHL8 from http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html
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