Summary: I was curious as to which distro of linux would be most compatable with my laptop, a Compaq Presario (ouch) 1211CA. From all the research I've done, c...
Summary: I cant decide which distro to use. I used debian and suse for a short time but they each had there flaws. What do you recommend? I need something easy...
Summary: Well since you have already tried Red Hat the Fedora wont be of much use to you since Fedora was orginally supposed to be Red Hat 10. If you really w...
Summary: I was trying to install Mandrake 9.0 on my old computer and for some reason it is keep giving me errors so I thought I might try some other good for b...
Summary: Whoa there, you don't want gentoo with a K6. Sorry but compile times will just take a year longer then you can possibly stand. You may be able to ins...
Summary: Hi, I'm a newbie to linux, and I'd like to start experimenting and learning linux. My question is: Which distro should I get? I'll be downloading the ...
Summary: I think that I got RedHat 7.1 and earlier to fit on a box with 16MB of RAM. I can't remember for sure. I was trying to make a free router out of a t...
Summary: any help appreciated: hi, I want a linux distro that is completly geared with programming... My specific requirements are: latest PHP support (i.e. th...
Summary: I have 2 old systems that I can get running (Only one at a time, though, lacking the parts to get both running at this time.) I have Windows 2000, 98S...
Summary: First off let me say I have had some experience with linux before. I have used mandrake (back when thats what it was called). Another thing I would li...
Summary: Hey guys. I know you probably answer this question about 50 times a day, but I'll ask it anyway. With my current configuration, what would be the bes...
Summary: i have 2 distrobutuins of linux currently available to me and im havin a little trouble deciding which one i want to install. i currently have redhat ...
Summary: You should be able to run just about any distro on your desktop, and nearly all the major ones (Mandrake, RedHat, SuSE etc) will come with CD burning ...
Summary: I want to install Linux on my PC, but I'm not sure which distro to use, because I have had numerous problems in the past: I tried ubuntu and it had pr...
Summary: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php Mabey this link can help some of the people having trouble deciding which distro to choose. It's not perfe...
Summary: All the recent distro are very good. RedHat, Suse, Debian, Caldera, Mandrake, Slackware, etc. They have come a long way from just a few years ago. T...
Summary: I would like to install a multi boot system with windows XP, Windows 98, Windows Vista, and a LINUX ditro. I don<t know which distro to use and wha...
Summary: Robbo Good to see you providing encouraging words for the new Linux users :-). If you dislike Linux so much, why don't you just uninstall it, give ME...
Summary: I am wondering which distribution is right for me. I want it to have a rich visual interface, but also to have server functionality (php, apache, mysq...
Summary: kernel versions with an odd number as its minor ID (ie: 0.1, 0.3, 0.5... 1.3,1.9... 2.1.16, 2.3 and 2.5) are test kernels and are not ment for general...
Summary: Ha! good luck with this one. Most linux forums will shower you with contempt for questions like these. The truth is that there is no systematic way of...
Summary: Hello Ronald, thanks for the feedback...though I'm not sure how relevant it is to my original question. I must have missed something, I wasn't aware t...
Summary: Hey guys, I have an older PC (pre-penitum) and was wondering what Linux distro and version would be best for this computer. It runs at 33 mHz. Thanks....
Summary: Despite being a neewbie I am learning fast [I think] All my troubles appear to be linked with installation of the wrong Distro. My system is a Firewal...
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