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Which version is best for new user?
Name: Tical Date: September 26, 2002 at 13:37:40 Pacific OS: Win Xp Home CPU/Ram: p4, 1.5GHz, 128MB Ram
Comment:
I am interested in installing Linux on my Win Xp machine. I have heard about Mandrake, RedHat, and PhatLinux. For a newbie to the Linux family such as I will be, which brand is best for a new user and why? Thanks for help!
Name: me Date: September 26, 2002 at 13:58:15 Pacific
Reply:
if you're used to windows pretty much any will be god as long as you install the kde desktop with it. personally i use readhat *hint hint* but i'm not trying to persuade you or anything. a good place to check em out is http://www.linuxiso.org/
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