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A linux that is easy to install?

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MarathoN:
I wouldn't recommend Fedora, when I tried it, it was VERY slow, way too many services running, but ever since I installed Slackware 10.1, the installation was FAR easier than other linux distros I have tried (Mandrake, SuSE, Fedora, Debian) and I was up into my system in no time, the only downside I guess for new linux users is the fact that you don't go straight into X at startup, although that can be fixed if you learn a few commands and how to edit config files using vi....

Also I think KDE is a huge waste of time to use, it runs way too slow, it's too much of a memory/cpu hog, that's why I decided to use Fluxbox/WindowMaker instead :thumbup:

edisav:
I'd suggest Mandrake. The install will do everything for you. It will even take care of the double booting if you have windoze installed. If you can, read a little about partitioning; if not, Mandrake will give you suggesitons. Good distro for beginners. (K)Ubuntu looks beautiful but I had a hell of a experience installing it, so I reverted beck to Mandrake. Ubuntu may have great after-install support but install itself, zero.....but I may be wrong.

Jenda:

--- Quote from: edisav ---I'd suggest Mandrake. The install will do everything for you. It will even take care of the double booting if you have windoze installed. If you can, read a little about partitioning; if not, Mandrake will give you suggesitons. Good distro for beginners. (K)Ubuntu looks beautiful but I had a hell of a experience installing it, so I reverted beck to Mandrake. Ubuntu may have great after-install support but install itself, zero.....but I may be wrong.
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 I must say I disagree. Ubuntu, although not graphically, installed nopro, and even detected Win2k and took care of partitioning. Much better experience than mdk.

MarathoN:
I can backup Jenda, my experience on Mandrake was horrible, it ended up annoying me so much I felt like throwing my monitor out of the window, that's how badly made Mandrake is, Slackware also takes care of dual booting but the partition help isn't there, I know it might not be that easy for new users, but if they are prepared to learn a bit about partitioning and package managing, they'll be fine installing Slackware.

If I had to recommend a good distro for people who are new to Linux, I'd have to say Red Hat Linux 9, it's the distro I first started on, and I found it very easy to use, I still like it and would consider using it again at any time.

Kintaro:
I think Fedora Core 4 would be a good start, but if your a whineing pussy, dont use it, because whineing pussys dont like it. Real men however quite enjoy it. However I am so sick of people who are mentally retarded crapping on about its problems (which are really their mistakes) that I hardly want to suggest it and just keep it to myself.

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