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

[ROOT, DAN]

The only thing that I found was Corel would not load ( I gave up rather =
) on
my TP.  I finally went down to the local Computer store and spent =
$29.99 on
Red Hat 7.0.  I can say that the install was very straight forward and =
only
a couple of confg files needed to be edited to get the xsever and sound
working.  I have not started playing around with the PCMCIA card slots =
yet.
So far, I am very happy with RH 7.0, seems to be a very nice system =
with
lots of other software available for it.

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Cesar Morelos Zaragoza [mailto:cmorelos@sander.com.mx]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:52 AM
To: linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com
Subject: [ltp] Recomendations on the "best" distribution for TP


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 =
count
on for my work and
be productive.

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 =
crazy?
(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)

I will appreciate any opinions you can provide on this.
Thanks very much in advance,

Regards.

Cesar Morelos
Sander Integraci=F3n, SA de CV
e-mail: cmorelos@sander.com.mx


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