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lazygamer:
Suppose I wanted to try another Linux instead, like maybe I thought Mandrake was too in-efficient resource and power wise(even if it is stable and easy to install). What would be the best distros that give plenty of power, but don't really splurge on the geek factor? Most Mandrake "user friendlyness" would come from the KDE and GNOME GUI's, and aren't those included with most Linuxes? Unless Mandrake has a bunch of other things that most Linuxes don't have.

Surely if I took the time to study the manual and practice everything I read, that I would be fine with a more advanced Linux?(As long as it wasn't too geeky)

Ice-9:
Give SuSE a try.
I installed that first, then I tried Mandrake and I wnet back really fast to SuSE.
It's user-friendly and installs without a glitch in like 20 minutes, well I had a few problems with it but they were entirely my fault.
Plus it's an ftp install, this means that you always get the latest versions available for all of the software that's included.

eradicator:
try libranet. it's based on debian and very easy to use.

http://www.libranet.com/

Bazoukas:

quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:
Suppose I wanted to try another Linux instead, like maybe I thought Mandrake was too in-efficient resource and power wise(even if it is stable and easy to install). What would be the best distros that give plenty of power, but don't really splurge on the geek factor? Most Mandrake "user friendlyness" would come from the KDE and GNOME GUI's, and aren't those included with most Linuxes? Unless Mandrake has a bunch of other things that most Linuxes don't have.

Surely if I took the time to study the manual and practice everything I read, that I would be fine with a more advanced Linux?(As long as it wasn't too geeky)
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 i am talking from my experience using mandrake and Redhat.

  gnome,Kde and some other applications are the same. There is no major difference between serious  applications.
  Whats different though is tweaking your system.

 Example: You using RH7.3 and you have a secondary Hard drive in your PC. You cant go via Quick browse and access the HD with out mounting it. And this is done for security reasons.
 
  In Mandrake you can by default.

creedon:
If you feel like a challenge, give Linux From Scratch a try.  You actually build a Linux install from scratch, specific to your particular machine.  It involves the use of an existing Linux OS to construct a bootable kernel on another formatted partition, then booting into that partition, and configuring the rest of the install.  I've talked to a number of people who've done it; they all say it's a shithouse of work, but when you're done, you have EXACTLY what you want on your system; nothing more- no bloat at all.

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