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Rantan · 11-20-2004, 06:42 PM

ok, i have a 4 cd set of Fedora core 2 and a gentoo live cd..which one should i try? im a total linux n00b so be nice

koreanbbque · 11-20-2004, 07:20 PM

I'm a Red Hat fan so I would say go with the fedora. The install is pretty easy too and it supports more hardware than other major linux installs.

I haven't tried gentoo, but I've heard good things about it.

Since you're a linux newbie, going with fedora will be a better decision because you'll be able to find help a lot easier on searches and such.

Good Luck!

Helix · 11-20-2004, 07:21 PM

here is a few more flavors of Live CD's
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

I have been using suse 9.0 and Yoper
and I like both of them. Easy install, easy to maintain, and plenty of avail apps.

Intrigue · 11-20-2004, 07:38 PM

Since your a n00b w/ it, go w/ fedora, after a while try gentoo, it's what we prefer to use inhouse

garett · 11-20-2004, 09:28 PM

I haven't used gentoo personally, but from what I know of it, it uses the philosophy of compiling everything from source for your machine. If you're into that and see linux as a toy and like coding and waiting long periods while things compile then go ahead and try gentoo.

If you want things to 'just work' right NOW then fedora is your better bet.

calmlikeabomb · 11-20-2004, 09:30 PM

I use FC2 good stuff.

fr8 · 11-20-2004, 10:54 PM

Go for Slackware. Use it as my workstation and it loves to run on servers. Never dies.

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koreanbbque Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Riverside and San Diego Posts: 688	I'm a Red Hat fan so I would say go with the fedora. The install is pretty easy too and it supports more hardware than other major linux installs. I haven't tried gentoo, but I've heard good things about it. Since you're a linux newbie, going with fedora will be a better decision because you'll be able to find help a lot easier on searches and such. Good Luck! __________________ KBBQ 2 3 1 6 1 8 8 1 6

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Helix Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,999	here is a few more flavors of Live CD's http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php I have been using suse 9.0 and Yoper and I like both of them. Easy install, easy to maintain, and plenty of avail apps. __________________ Free jscott !!! Free OneHungLo !!! Free Baddog !!!

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garett Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 683	I haven't used gentoo personally, but from what I know of it, it uses the philosophy of compiling everything from source for your machine. If you're into that and see linux as a toy and like coding and waiting long periods while things compile then go ahead and try gentoo. If you want things to 'just work' right NOW then fedora is your better bet. __________________

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calmlikeabomb Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: SW Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 1,323	I use FC2 good stuff. __________________ subarus.

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Intrigue Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 662	Since your a n00b w/ it, go w/ fedora, after a while try gentoo, it's what we prefer to use inhouse

11-20-2004, 10:54 PM	#7
fr8 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,074	Go for Slackware. Use it as my workstation and it loves to run on servers. Never dies. __________________ █ joesmut (a) gmail Dot com █ Full Stack Developer