If you are really new to Linux I recommend that you install SuSE first because SuSE is a really BIG distribution and easy to install. Once you know what apps you need to do your work and you are a bit familiar with Linux, I recommend you to install Slackware.
I did install almost every distribution a couple of years ago to find out the best distribution and it is in my opinion Slackware. Slackware may be a bit hard for a complete newbie, but once you get used to Slackware it is the easiest and most stable distribution you can find.
Yes, FreeBSD is really good as a Desktop system. If you like FreeBSD, Mandrake is propably not the best linux distribution for you, but maybe Slackware.
Slackware is the most BSD-like linux distribution. The only thing I miss in Slackware is the ports tree from FreeBSD.
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If you are really new to Linux I recommend that you install SuSE first because SuSE is a really BIG distribution and easy to install. Once you know what apps you need to do your work and you are a bit familiar with Linux, I recommend you to install Slackware.
I did install almost every distribution a couple of years ago to find out the best distribution and it is in my opinion Slackware. Slackware may be a bit hard for a complete newbie, but once you get used to Slackware it is the easiest and most stable distribution you can find.
At least cok1 runs fine under dosemu+freedos...
That was a really great idea!! Thanks! I will do the same from this point in time.
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Yes, FreeBSD is really good as a Desktop system. If you like FreeBSD, Mandrake is propably not the best linux distribution for you, but maybe Slackware. Slackware is the most BSD-like linux distribution. The only thing I miss in Slackware is the ports tree from FreeBSD.