I agree it definitely depends on what qualities your looking for and also how confortable you are with playing with configuration files.
I've used several different distros and I've found that Redhat was fairly easy to install. Partitioning was the main problem I had as a linux beginner and I found Redhat's install program made this a lot easier than some other distros. I started out with Redhat 6.2 and I've also installed Redhat 7.1.
My personal favorite is Slackware. It requires more hands on configuration (which I enjoy most of the time) than some other distros, but it's really helped me learn a lot about Linux. I also like the installation options with Slackware better than Redhat. My system is a P133 w/ 16MB of RAM and 2 200MB HD's so I don't have much to work with, but I've not had any trouble getting Slackware installed.
I've also found the Linux Unleashed book to be very helpful for reference. It covers everything from installation to configuring numerous services.
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I've used several different distros and I've found that Redhat was fairly easy to install. Partitioning was the main problem I had as a linux beginner and I found Redhat's install program made this a lot easier than some other distros. I started out with Redhat 6.2 and I've also installed Redhat 7.1.
My personal favorite is Slackware. It requires more hands on configuration (which I enjoy most of the time) than some other distros, but it's really helped me learn a lot about Linux. I also like the installation options with Slackware better than Redhat. My system is a P133 w/ 16MB of RAM and 2 200MB HD's so I don't have much to work with, but I've not had any trouble getting Slackware installed.
I've also found the Linux Unleashed book to be very helpful for reference. It covers everything from installation to configuring numerous services.
peace.
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