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Mon, 22 Jul 2002 11:52:19 -0700

Quoting Taliesin MacAran <kd7eth@cox.net>:

> 
> Hi, I am considering installing Linux on my computer (as soon as I can get
> a
> new hard drive).
> It will have to be a dual boot type of system as there are some windows
> programs that I'd rather keep using.
> 
> I had installed RedHat 7.1 once but it somehow got messed up to the point
> that I couldn't use it. (User error)
> 
> What I want to know is what is the easiest version of Linux to install that
> is also easy to use?
> I plan on using X-Windows as I don't like just using the console. 
> 
> Please don't get technical since I wouldn't understand most of it anyway.
> 
> I also need a good website for weather programs for Linux so I can see if I
> can find something similar
> to the Windows program I currently use. (InterWarn)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> -- 
> Taliesin MacAran
> Phoenix, Az.
> Visit my Website at http://kd7eth.net 

From my experience either Mandrake or SuSE works well. Mandrake is a touch 
friendlier to install and SuSe is a little more polished and seems to have 
better hardware detection.

There should be several Linux weather programs as NOAA 
(http://www.nws.noaa.gov/) uses an open text-based(?) format that is the data 
stream for all the software out there. Do a search at 
http://www.google.com/linux and you should find plenty to choose from.

Dennis Kibbe

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