Subj : Re: Linux for a Beginner
To   : comp.os.linux
From : jmh
Date : Wed Jul 07 2004 11:28 pm

Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 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?
> 
> Check out the following article that compared SuSE 9.1, Fedora Core 2, and
> Mandrake 10. Pay careful attention to what the author says about
> partitioning. 
> http://www.flexbeta.net/main/comments.php?catid=1&id=8126
> 
> I personally prefer SuSE, but all 3 are relatively easy to install. 
> Another distribution, that comes in a single standalone CD is Knoppix. You
> can download the ISO, burn it, and boot the CD. (http://www.knoppix.org). I
> generally bring a few of these to various meetings and I give it to my
> students in the "Linux for the Desktop" course I teach. I also use Knoppix
> at installfests, and use QTParted to repartition their existing Windows
> partitions. 
>

What version of QTParted do you use and have you
used it on WinXP Home ed. ?

TIA

jmh

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