Which Linux Distro?

[Jim]

Addd my name to the list of people recommending Mandrake.

Altho Mandrake was originally based on Red Hat, it has made tons of 
improvements, especially in the area of system administration and 
maintenance.

On Monday 30 April 2001 11:33, you 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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Jim

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