[Sderby] Re: Linux Operating System

[James Gibbon]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:49:33 -0000
"michael" <michael at mjhall.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Members,
> I have just bought a AMD 64 3200 computer with 
> a dual layer dvd writer and a 200 gig hard drive.
> I have a copy of SuSE 9.1 but wondered if anyone 
> can tell me if this is the best version to use or can sugest 
> a better version or another linux opperating system.

Congratulations!

There is no 'best' Linux distro, all the various brands have
their supporters and detractors.  I personally favour
Mandrake or Fedora for my main machine as I find that they
are friendly and my favourite applications are well supported
(I use synaptic to obtain and install the rpm files).  I like to use
Slackware for my laptop; it's an older machine with less memory
and runs much snappier and more responsively, even using
KDE, than any of the other distros I've tried.  That won't be
an issue for you though I don't think, since you have a nice
modern whizz-bang box.

I've often had showstopper problems with SuSE, and
haven't got on with it in general, but others have had
different experiences of course, inevitably since we all
use different combinations of hardware, window managers
and applications, and differing levels of expertise and
experience.

James