[ltp] which distro 4 a linux newbie T20?

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I am currently updating my desktops, and laptop, (4 desktops and 1 laptop) to 
Gentoo. It is slow to install because you compile EVERYTHING from source. But 
I am happy so far with it, very configurable in many areas, and fast.

The servers are now all running FreeBSD.

Mike


On Wednesday 03 July 2002 10:13, you wrote:
> I tried the Lycoris and they seemed to be too much like that other Redmond
> distribution (Window$); it was slow as molasses and froze up regularly.
>
> On Wednesday 03 July 2002 08:50 am, Jim Redmond wrote:
> > > which Linux distribution should I have a go for?
> >
> > Other people have suggested SuSE, Red Hat, and Mandrake, and I'd just
> > like to offer up Desktop/LX (by Lycoris; formerly Redmond Linux, a name
> > which I favored for some reason ;).  It's very simple to install, the
> > installer can handle partitioning on its own if you let it, and the KDE
> > GUI should be quite familiar to any Windows user.  (Caveat - I was
> > unable to get Desktop/LX to install on my 760XL due to some trouble in
> > their boot floppies.  I've only seen it work on machines which can boot
> > from CD-ROM.)
> >
> > > (I only did a simple Debian
> > > install and got it running with X on a desktop)
> >
> > If you've managed to get X running in Debian you're well on your way.
> > Debian is the distro of choice for the masochist newbie, IMNSHO.
> >
> > > Perhaps you might
> > > also be able to point me to some "Linux-for-dummies"-like sites on the
> > > Internet ;-)
> >
> > http://www.tldp.org/  The Linux Documentation Project
> > http://www.linux-laptop.net/  Laptop-specific stuff
> > And the documentation for your chosen distro should be able to answer a
> > lot of questions.
> >
> > Good luck!  Let us know how it turns out.
>
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