which linux??

[invisible_jim]

i want to try linux out but i am trying to find the right 1, are they mostly all the same or not...

i dont want to start a flame war but i'm looking for a good 1. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[linux_guru]

Mandrake (imho) is the best distro for newbies and power users alike. The current version is 8.0. Highly recommended. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[invisible_jim]

cheers guru, is it a shareware 1 or do i have to pay for it?

[bwkaz]

Neither. Shareware still has to be paid for, too, but Mandrake is completely and utterly free (if you can take the 1200MB download). If you can't download that much (like if you have a 56K modem), you can buy the CDs for not too much (the only thing they are charging for is the delivery of the CDs, not the software), once they come out.
http://www.linux-mandrake.org/

Edit: Whoops, one to many forward slashes

Bryan

[This message has been edited by bwkaz (edited 05-07-2001).]

[invisible_jim]

kool, i just registerd then!!

thanks for all ur help! when i get it in the mail i'll be back to ask more questions ...no doubt http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[jamis]

A great place to get Linux distros is from here:
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart

They have the 2 CD's for Mandrake 8 selling for $3.49 ... though keep in mind, the CD's are all you get http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif Its the exact same thing that you'd download from the net.