On Thursday 02 October 2003 07:27, Brian McLinden wrote:
First, I live in Worcester. Can you help me find an ISP that will know how to talk to a Linux newbie like me?
speakeasy is the only provider i know of that knows the word 'linux' :) that said, it's probably easier to setup dsl/cable than a dialup service simply because you only have to mess around with nic's rather than modems (ugh) ...
Second, I want to multiboot with distros that are easy to tinker with AFTER that so-caloled "easy install." I hear that RPM-based approaches give headaches in this regard. So here is my provisional list:
- Debian 3.0
- Slackware 9.1
- Libranet 2.8.1 (a commercial tailoring of Debian)
How might you comment on or modify this selection so I can learn Linux with the least impediment to changes after the install? What order would you tackle them in?
i'd recommend slackware above deb but deb comes with a package manager so i guess it's up to you ;) if you're looking to really dig into linux i might even suggest Gentoo because you tend to learn a lot about how packages work together ... but i'd be a little hesitant about doing so ... -mike