The Best Linux Distro for a New User?

Posted by Cliff on Friday May 21, 2004 @05:13AM from the an-age-old-question dept.

GhostCypher asks: "I've been a Mac user for nigh on 12 years, and recently made the reverse-switch (yes, Mac to PC) due to an unfortunate accident to my PowerBook. Now that I have this spiffy new HP laptop, I want to run Linux or Unix of some flavor on it, but I don't know the best one to run. I've been considering FreeBSD and OpenBSD, as well as SuSE Linux, Fedora, and Mandrake. Could the wisened Linux gurus here offer some insight as to the best package for a former Mac user to introduce him to the greater world of Linux without major headaches in setting it all up?"

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Re:Knoppix by nes11 · 2004-05-21 06:59 · Score: 0, Troll

why in the world is this modded to 5 for interesting?!?! are the modders high or something?
Flame On! by MikeDawg · 2004-05-21 10:56 · Score: 0, Troll

Flame On! (No, this in itself is not a flame)

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Re: Your .sig by OneDeeTenTee · 2004-05-22 04:46 · Score: 0, Troll

I hadn't thought about it, but I'm two degrees of separation from Chelsea Clinton. Mmm.....

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