[Lincs] Re: Lincs Digest, Vol 51, Issue 1

[Ed]

Why not download a couple of live CDs or get them on magazine cover disks.

There are several things to bear in mind:

Graphical interface: Main ones are Gnome (simple and Mac-like) and KDE (More
fully featured but steeper learning curve).

If you want to have all the packages individually compiled for your system
then Gentoo has merits.

If you're after a gnome interface then Gentoo seems to be the most popular
at the moment.

If you prefer KDE then I'd go for OpenSuSe which is quite polished.

What I would do is either be prepared to reinstall a few until you find one
that suits the way you work and supports your hardware easily. Alternatively
just go for the live CD approach and try before you "buy"

Ed



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