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<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Steve,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Redhat
stopped doing the desktop orientated distro for the public as it was loosing
them money compared to their server orientated distribution (enterprise
edition). Instead they provide some support to the Fedora project which is
basically the old Redhat desktop distro but developed mainly by volunteers instead. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In short, Fedora is Redhat for what you're thinking of.
Redhat 9 is just the version of redhat prior to it being Fedora (Redhat fanatics
shout if I'm wrong with anything above.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>[I
don't know exactly what level you're at, so if this bit is below you just ignore
it] Remember that if you've been using windows since 3.1 then you've been using
windows for 8 years or more. Linux is a different OS, sounds obvious but just in
case, try not to fall into the mindset of expecting it to be exactly like
Windows or a duplicate of XP. There will be a learning curve.
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<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Remember that if you have the hard drive space you can dual boot, although it's probably safer for experimentation to have two machines like you
intend. If you've got the spare machine, don't be afraid to have ago at the install yourself, as the desktop orientated distributions do try and make
it as easy as possible, the last mandrake install I did was
easier than a Windows XP install. Also remember that you can try out
Knoppix or Mandrake Move which are CDROM based distributions that will just boot
from the CDROM without touching your hard drive so that you can try out Linux
temporarily. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hope
it helps,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=842173810-11022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Guy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Steve Greig
[mailto:steve@stevespages.org.uk] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 10 February 2005
20:44<BR><B>To:</B> gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Gloucs] Another Linux newcomer<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, I also have just joined your mailing list and
was interested by Toms email and Guy's reply. I want to migrate from Windows
XP to Linux and also, at my suggestion, my father is going to get a new computer and use Linux (if it doesn't work out he can go buy XP).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had chosen to go with Red Hat but only because
that is the only distribution for which I could find a big book on the subject
(The Red Hat Linux 9 Bible which I have just bought). Is there any particular reason to think that Red Hat might not be a very good choice for a
beginner like myself? I notice it was not on Guy's list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have wanted to do this for a couple of years
and my enthusiasm was rekindled when I saw the shop in Cirencester (Computer
Broker) offering computers with Linux installed. We are prepared to pay for
someone to install it and also to configure it to work with the broadband internet connection. Actually the shop has been a bit slow at responding but
they should do so at any moment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know most of you are probably very clued up in
the computer field but if you do have any thoughts on all this directed at a
user rather than developer I would be very grateful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes from Steve
Greig</FONT></DIV><BR>________________________________________________________________________<BR>This
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