[ltp] Recomendations on the "best" distribution for TP

[Martin Fluch]

Debian. If you know already UNIX and like learning the beauty of a realy
nicely packed and designed distribution. Debian is packed by voluntears
and they don't have any schedules to obey, there is no presure by any
marketing strategies to get this or that software into the new release,
there is no presure to make a new release until a certain due date. And
you can see that in the result, stable means _stable_. The text based
installer Debian 2.2r3 (the most recent stable version) is really nice.

Check their web site at http://www.debian.org

Martin

On Mon, 7 May 2001, Cesar Morelos Zaragoza wrote:

> Hi all,
> I hope this is an on-topic question. I searched the archives but found
> nothing on this.
> I plan to buy a ThinkPad A21m soon, and I want to use it with Linux.
> I am new to Linux, but I have some experience with Unix so I do not mind
> solving problems :-),
> but on the other hand, I am looking to have a reliable machine I can coun=
t
> on for my work and
> be productive.
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> I've read a little about the main distributions (RedHat, SuSe, Caldera), =
and
> all of them seem OK.
> Which would you recommend based on your experience with the ThinkPads?
> Would installing a Server or Professional version of a given distribution
> give me advantages/disadvantages over
> installing a Workstation or Desktop version?
> Isn't having 20 -25 different possible distribution options somewhat craz=
y?
> (rhetorical question :-)
> Any important tips about the ThinkPads/linux distribution I should know
> before I buy?
> (BTW, IBM does not sell preloaded machines in Mexico, so I have to choose=
)
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> I will appreciate any opinions you can provide on this.
> Thanks very much in advance,
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> Regards.
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> Cesar Morelos
> Sander Integraci=F3n, SA de CV
> e-mail: cmorelos@sander.com.mx
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