i have had good luck with Mandrake.  I just tried 8.0, of all the distros
I've tried over the years it seems to be the most user-freindly.  It has
even been recognized by several trade-rags and sites to be the most
user-freindly distro yet.

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On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, AZ_Pete wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>I need recommendations on which Linux Distro to use.
>I convinced my brother to try Linux and I have one shot to convert him from
>the dark side ;)
>He is well versed with all flavors of Windows and quite compentent around
>computers (building, configuring, installing, etc).
>He has never used Linux, but is interested in trying it.  I've been using
>Redhat, TurboLinux, as well as Solaris.
>While these OSes are user friendly to me, I feel they may be a bit complex
>for a Linux newbie to install and would scare them away from Linux.
>What would you guys recommend for a Linux Distro that is easy to install and
>uses KDE or GNOME by default, and has a good variety of apps (email,
>browser, Word Proc, spreadsheet, etc).  Ease of Installation and Ease of Use
>are most important, since I will only be able to provide phone support (he
>lives in IN and I live in AZ).
>He has several computers which he can use so hardware shouldn't be an issue.
>Basically, hardware is standard x86 stuff - P2 or P3, 128Mb Ram, PCI or AGP
>video, IDE hard disks, IDE CD-ROM.
>
>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>Peter
>
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