[ltp] Which distribution?

[James Knott]

Andrea Grilli wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> this is the first time i’m approaching linux…
> 
> I’m going to install linux on my laptop. The thing is that I don’t know 
> so much about distributions. I’ve a thinkpad r40 2722 5mg. On ibm site I 
> found that my laptop is certified with linux SuSe:
> 
> http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-48NT8D.html
> 
>  
> 
> What do u advise for a beginner?
> 
> Suse? Mandrake? RedHat? Or else?
> 
> I should prefer hardware certificate (is that the truth?) or I don’t 
> know which other aspect in choosing the right distrib for me?


I use SuSE 9.0 on my R31 and it works well.  Given that your computer is 
certified for SuSE, you might want to go with it.  Is it certified for 
other distros?