I know that some of the configuration tools and such are distro
specific, and that some distros come with highly specalized tools (i.e.
the expensive propeitary version of wine, whatever that may be called)...
...however for most people that are new to linux two things are common:
1. They are dual booters and likely have little invested in in linux.
2. They are unlikely to need higely specalized propeitary software.
I was serious about when I said "And *then* install debian." Debian is
not a ton of fun for newbies, so if you are just staring out on linux it
is likely not the distro for you. (although it was a hell of a way for
me to learn, I knew withen a few hours of using mandrake that it was not
for me)
OT and BTW I am going to try to install a Gentoo this week as I am sick
of some dependency problems that I am having with Debian unstable.
Eric Lee Green wrote:
> On Monday 28 July 2003 07:35 am, Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
>
>>>Re: Advice for choosing a distro
>>
>>And then install debian.
>
>
> Please, no religious wars here. For example, some people depend on
> applications that are only available for a particular distribution of Linux.
> Telling these people "install debian" is a religious argument, rather than
> fact-based advice.
>
> Religion is for church, not for computer software.
>
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