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itching for some new Linux
psyjax:
hey folks, Im about to head on home now that I'm graduating and all. Which means that I'll also have some time to mess with my toy err.. PC ;)
Anyway, currently I'm running RedHat 8.0 on it, but I wanna try out a new distro. I have been hearing great things about Mandrake 9. RedHat 8.0 has been rather fun, but I want something new.
The comp is an Athalon XP 2100, 256MB RAM, GeForce 4 MX, 40GB HD. I want the linux I install to dual boot with win 98SE (for games, like I said this PC is my toy).
I wan't a distro that's easy to use, and, well, interesesting. I want something new. Redhat feels very clinical and generic. I want a Linux distro that will be fun as well as challenging.
I wan't to use this distro as a platfrom to port my SDL based game. What do you guys think?
Siplus:
well, redhat9 is out, but if you don't like redhat, then i'd go with slackware9
psyjax:
quote:Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:
well, redhat9 is out, but if you don't like redhat, then i'd go with slackware9
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Isin't slack supposed to be the MOST challanging distro?
Mandrake 9 is looking very apealing. It has anto-aliased fonts! *gasp*
I'm a sucker for eye candy.
No, realy, how hard is slack?
Faust:
Slack isn't too hard, you just have to like a text install - not too hard. If you don't have any problems with difficult install processes I would recomend Debian - aside from the difficulties of configuration, difficulties of installation and the "ease of use / pretty graphics, what are they?" parts Debian rules. But Mandrake would probably be my second favorite - it seems to be a very refined and elegant distro - it gives you a very painless environment to work in, but if you want more power it lets you get to the difficult stuff very quickly - not that you need to. Mandrake rules, it's a pity they went bankrupt. :(
Faust:
9.1 has the anti aliased fonts I think, not 9.0.
quote:I'm a sucker for eye candy.
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^ Just noticed that. If you really love eye candy go with Mandrake not Debian.
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