Re: Your opinion please - no flame wars !

["G. Palaniappan" <palani@xxxxxxxx>]

I would recommend Mandrake for a biginner.  Mandrake 7.2 to be specific as
the latest 8.0 version is not stable.

G. Palaniappan

Sudhir Gandotra wrote:

> List,
> I would like to know the opinions from Linux users on different
> distributions, based on just the one criteria :
> Ease of installation for the new person;
> New person's profile can be taken as a person who gets a Linux
> distribution CD and he is on hos own and wants to install it and use it.
> At the most he has been using windoze on a desktop with M$office and IE
> or Netscape for his mail and browsing.
>
> Hence, the question, to be answered, can be :
>
> In your opinion, which distribution of Linux would be easiest for a
> newbie to switch-over to Linux ?
>
> Once again, just your own view, without any intention (on my part) to
> start a discussion/flames/etc.... on this point.
>
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