Posted by: Administrator
on March 03, 2005 01:14 AM
What distro would you select if you just wanted a single newbie end user gui internet access terminal ?
I seriously doubt there is such a thing.
After 8 years of RedHat-style handholding, I consider myself finally savy enough to pick another distro. I've settled on one that doesn't hold my hand at all: Arch Linux. Makes me feel so grown up<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:-D
Arch gets all the headachie stuff out of the way (e.g. package management) but lets you do everything else just the way you like it. Arch and a set of my own install scripts (bash) are all I need.
It also leaves packages alone. So for example, rather than getting a bastardized KDE, like you do with RedHat, you just get the real McKoy. Very nice!
The author is right, though: There just isn't a "perfect" Linux out there -- not even for a newbie to try out. Fortunately, though, there is a Linux distro for just about every personality type. I think that's what's so "perfect" about Linux, in general.
Once upon a time, the only automobile a working stiff could afford was a Model-T Ford. Linux makes the computing market seem a lot more like today's auto industry -- full of variety!
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Re:Distro Selection
Posted by: Administrator on March 03, 2005 01:14 AMI seriously doubt there is such a thing.
After 8 years of RedHat-style handholding, I consider myself finally savy enough to pick another distro. I've settled on one that doesn't hold my hand at all: Arch Linux. Makes me feel so grown up<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:-D
Arch gets all the headachie stuff out of the way (e.g. package management) but lets you do everything else just the way you like it. Arch and a set of my own install scripts (bash) are all I need.
It also leaves packages alone. So for example, rather than getting a bastardized KDE, like you do with RedHat, you just get the real McKoy. Very nice!
The author is right, though: There just isn't a "perfect" Linux out there -- not even for a newbie to try out. Fortunately, though, there is a Linux distro for just about every personality type. I think that's what's so "perfect" about Linux, in general.
Once upon a time, the only automobile a working stiff could afford was a Model-T Ford. Linux makes the computing market seem a lot more like today's auto industry -- full of variety!
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