In <bcad0998674508884821e58e3a588132@tatooine.homelin ux.net>, on
01/08/2004
at 04:37 PM, starwars <nobody@tatooine.homelinux.net> said:

Any of the major distributions is easy to install.

It's not as hard.

Yes.

Probably automatic, but what card is it?

Most likely not, but what models do you have?

Yes. You may need to do some configuration.

How patient are you? How many extras will you be wanting? For a basic
system, someone with a burner and broadband is probly better off
downloading, but if you want dead tree documentation or you don't want
to spend the time, then just buy a boxed set or loose CDs.

I'm an everything but the kitchen sink type, and I opted for SUSE
Linux Pro. It's less expensive than some distributions that don't
include as much. But if you have a friend that already has a set and
you don't need the hardcopy documentation, the license allows him to
give you a copy.

If you're a tinkerer then you might want to look at something like
Debian or Gentoo. You might also want to start with something more
automatic and then switch when you get more comfortable with Linux.

There's no "one size fits all." But chances are that any of the major
distributions will be a good start.

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