Art Alexion on 19 Dec 2003 08:51:02 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] Distro suggestion?


Paul wrote:

eric@lucii.org wrote:

On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 03:49:24PM -0500, Paul wrote:


Art Alexion wrote:


I have discs for RH8, Mandrake 9.1, and Free BSD 4.8. I don't have a connection that would make downloading ISOs reasonable. Suggestions?

Go with Mandrake 9.1; it integrates with Window$ client pretty well and it's easy to use.


Why not 9.2?  Other than a Samba glitch (easily solved), it works great
for me.




From my experience with Mandrake 9.2 on a laptop and the fact that 9.2 will break the firmware on certain LG CD-ROM drives, I would only recommend Mandrake 9.1. Most of the problems I had with 9.2 on the laptop were due to power management issues caused by the newer kernel config. Also, already having the 9.1 discs is a plus!


Thanks to all for the suggestions. sounds like Mandrake 9.1 for now. (as Paul observed, with only dial up currently, choices beyond those discs I already had were not feasible) Besides, I like KDE and use OOo a lot so the the de distro is probably a good choice.)


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