I am a newbie at Linux and wanted to install it on my Win2k machine. I am rebuilding my whole machine. What is the best Linux to start with? u know get the feel of it? can u play games on Linux. ...like NHL2001? Thanks for all replies

SuSE is the BEST!!!! Seven gigabytes of software and a 700-page manual versus Red Hat's one gig & a cheap 99-page installation guide and the rest of the manual (300 pages) on a CD which is no help if you haven't printed it out, which costs money. Debian is cool too because it is the most open-source and one of the most stable setups of any distro. Debian is the most pure Linux there is, whereas Red Hat is leaning ever more towards Microsoft Windows in its "look-and-feel" and its exclusion of important software packages such as XEmacs and an easy LILO-configurator that doesn't involve linuxconf (I've worked with SuSE & Red Hat and have used Debian several times).

I've tried several OS's and I like the Mandrake 7.0 the best. Enjoy.

RedHat 6.2 is still the best

I'm brand new to linux and am rather fond of my Mandrake 7.0 distribution. It's easy to install (I ought to know I've installed it twice!), great to work with, and even looks good (with only a small touch of personalization). Hope it helps. Kevin J.

Well, as you can tell there are so many different forms of Linux that if you ask 20 people which one is best you will get 20 different responses!! If you are downloading them, download 1 and try it. if you dont like it download another and try that one. If you burn the ISO to CD then you can always reinstall the one YOU liked most!!! I think that Mandrake 7.2 is the easiest to install for newbies like me and you. George