Posted by: Administrator
on January 30, 2004 01:22 AM
I have, at one time or another over the 5 or so years I have been using Linux, used Suse, RedHat, Mandrake, Debian, and Gentoo.
By far the easyest to install on my Celereon 2.2Ghz PC, was Red Hat 9.0. It detected EVERYTHING. And while I am capable of manually configuring everything, it was nice to not have to.
However, being inducted into the Linux world by Debian Slink, and watching that distro progress over the years, I would have to say that is where my heart is. Not so easy to install, but a snap to administrate with the right tools.
Definately not for "Joe SixPack" though. But if you are a Sys Admin migrating to Linux for the first time, do yourself a favor, and Go the Debian way. The learning curve is slightly higher, but in the end it will all be worth it.
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Posted by: Administrator on January 30, 2004 01:22 AMBy far the easyest to install on my Celereon 2.2Ghz PC, was Red Hat 9.0. It detected EVERYTHING. And while I am capable of manually configuring everything, it was nice to not have to.
However, being inducted into the Linux world by Debian Slink, and watching that distro progress over the years, I would have to say that is where my heart is. Not so easy to install, but a snap to administrate with the right tools.
Definately not for "Joe SixPack" though. But if you are a Sys Admin migrating to Linux for the first time, do yourself a favor, and Go the Debian way. The learning curve is slightly higher, but in the end it will all be worth it.
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