Which Linux Distro?

I'll second John's opinion. I'm a relative newbie and probably fit the
description of your brother. I've tried most of the distros and think
Mandrake (especially the latest 8.0) seems to balance everything well.

- Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "AZ_Pete" <az_pete@ieee-cas.org>
To: "PLUG" <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 11:33 AM
Subject: Which Linux Distro?


> 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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