[thelist] Linux flavor

[Bruce Heerssen]

Daniel J. Cody wrote:

> Depends on what you're trying to do..
>
> If you want to set up a server based system that has support for Cold 
> Fusion and Oracle, go Red Hat.. If you're looking for a desktop 
> system, Mandrake takes the cake. 

+1

I installed mdk8 (mandrake 8.0) two weeks ago and have been very happy 
with it. I use it as a desktop machine and it performs admirably. I'm 
also a linux newbie and found that this is the most friendly version 
I've tried. RedHat 7.1 is really nice also.

mdk8 includes KDE 2 - a very nice desktop environment

-Bruce