Hear hear! My first distribution of linux was Debian 1.3.1 and I am very glad that was my choice. Garrett -----Original Message----- From: Blake Barnett [SMTP:Blake.Barnett@developonline.com] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 12:40 PM To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us' Subject: RE: Introductions If you really want to _learn_ linux, not just how to use it, but the technical nitty-gritty --Go with Debian. If you want to simply use linux as you would use windows then Mandrake is probably best. There's no better way to learn than diving in. Sink or swim. I must have re-installed Slackware 5,000 times when I first started learning linux. Blake Barnet Sr. Unix Administrator DevelopOnline -----Original Message----- From: Ron Russell [mailto:ron@siliconbuddha.com] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 11:43 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: Introductions Hello all. After my post to aztechlist I was referred over to here for being a good place to learn Linux stuff. I'm a Microsoft bigot and it looks like I'm turning to the dark side. <- Please don't flame me that was a joke. I'll be installing my first Linux OS this weekend and hopefully getting it to dual boot with Win2k. I haven't decided on a distribution yet, but it will probably be Redhat. I've been told that I should get the redhat Linux bible that has the 7.0 distribution so I think I'll be buying that. Is the Red Hat 7.0 distribution relatively current? And I'll be getting the O'Riley "Running Linux" book as well (due to popular opinion). Ron Russell - MCSE, CCNA, CNE 480-6-Buddha Silicon Buddha LLC Enlightened Network Services www.siliconbuddha.com Offering Free Vulnerability Assessments from the deserts of Phoenix Arizona ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss