Which distro???

[vizun]

hey, im new to linux *all ive used was knoppix* And i was wondering if you guys could help me with picking a good distro. Maybe tell me which one you use, and whats good about it *or point me to a good place that gives a summary of some of the more popular linux distro's so i can choose one.

[Bushtree]

I would use Red Hat or Mandrake if i were you.

Personerly i would use Red Hat 9, although i like mandraje 9.1 also.

[Dswissmiss]

SuSe 8.2 is also very easy to use, and lets you access your windows files without hassle.
As for websites:
Distrowatch.com ...surf around, read a lot about different distros (on the top, second box klick on "major distributions to read about some).
Linuxjunior.org ...good user forum
Linuxiso.org ...good place for downloading free distros
linux.org ...also good for info

enjoy
Dswissmiss

[Dangermouse1]

I have used Mandrake 9 and then changed to Redhat 9 just to see what it was like and I think they are both very good. They both come with loads of useful software that will enable you to do anything you need.

[mairving]

It all depends upon what you want to do with Linux. If you want to play around with it, use MDK or RH. If you want a server, I prefer Slack. I personally have developed a dislike for Redhat. I don't like jumping through their hoops and rpm's are the worst unless you want to do it Redhat's way.