Subj : Re: Linux for a Beginner
To   : comp.os.linux
From : R.F. Pels
Date : Fri Jul 02 2004 11:28 am

David R wrote:

> I'm a Windows person who grew up from DOS to Windows 3.0 and now
> Windows XP.  Now I want to try Linux but there are so many
> distrabutions (I don't know the proper term).  Is there one
> distribution that stands out for beginners over the others?  Should I
> buy with support or download?

Get yourself a SuSE Linux 9.1 Pro boxed edition because it comes with a
couple of books. Read the books. Really. That said, do yourself a favour
and install it on a separate disk if you're going to experiment. And if
you're going to use KDE, upgrade it afterwards to the latest version. If
you're there, give a holler.

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Ruurd
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