Linux

I use Linux for programming and my study! Using slackware at the moment, but if ur new to Lunix I would use Mandrake or Suse, just download the ISO's, burn it, install it! All you need than is a good book

Linux is not user friendly for non prgstars and for gaming it's just so so...

completely forgot about SuSe.

SuSe is great if your new. Top notch really.
2things bug me about it:
Its overbloated and runs slow(well I tried it when I just finsihed playing with my gentoo.. so..)
It lacks some features(locate and find, and other basic console commands)

MEPIS ain't bad either.

Try SuSe.. If you get used to it. try Fedora.. then if you learn Fdisk(gentoo's handbook is good to learn to use fdisk http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/hand...l?part=1&chap=4 u need it for slack ) then you should give slackware a spin(one thing you'll quickly understand about linux is a thing called dependancy hell, its f*cking horrible) just because it has no dependancies.
After that give Gentoo a spin once your comfortable with linux

i would also recommend just doing it on an old computer.. paritioning on a system with important stuff for your first time is a bad idea. I used linux for 2 years before I installed it on my main machine, I just didn't feel ready, its easier now, but still, I recommend you try it on an old, empty, computer. If you don't want to F anything up, try a live CD(no install, just tuns right off the CD at boot) like Simply-MEPIS or Knoppix

Originally posted by Sepht@Nov 7 2004, 01:59 AM
completely forgot about SuSe.

SuSe is great if your new. Top notch really.
2things bug me about it:
Its overbloated and runs slow(well I tried it when I just finsihed playing with my gentoo.. so..)
It lacks some features(locate and find, and other basic console commands)

MEPIS ain't bad either.

Try SuSe.. If you get used to it. try Fedora.. then if you learn Fdisk(gentoo's handbook is good to learn to use fdisk http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/hand...l?part=1&chap=4 u need it for slack ) then you should give slackware a spin(one thing you'll quickly understand about linux is a thing called dependancy hell, its f*cking horrible) just because it has no dependancies.
After that give Gentoo a spin once your comfortable with linux

i would also recommend just doing it on an old computer.. paritioning on a system with important stuff for your first time is a bad idea. I used linux for 2 years before I installed it on my main machine, I just didn't feel ready, its easier now, but still, I recommend you try it on an old, empty, computer. If you don't want to F anything up, try a live CD(no install, just tuns right off the CD at boot) like Simply-MEPIS or Knoppix

Cheers for thar Sepht, these seems to be a lot more to it than i first thought.

I have just about finished sorting out a smaller rig, i'll think i will use that for learning to use Linux :thumbup:

i'll most likely be on here with various questions over the next few months as i start to learn how to use it