> For regulars of this list the following distribution suggestion will > come as no suprise: SuSE, but if the timing works for you I'd wait > about a month. SuSE 8.2 is due out April 12th. According to a recent > interview on Newsforge with SuSE US honcho Holger Dyroff they've done a > lot of work in the new version on making it more usefull and attractive > to the home user. Including better support for "non-standard" hardware. Agreed, my first attempt at linux on my PIII was Mandrake, that went horribly, then I tried Debian, but I just wasn't ready. :) Finally I tried SuSE and it worked well. I'm slowly leaning towards Debian as my distro of choice now, but SuSE was great for starting out... In the actual cheesy words of SuSE: Have a lot of fun. Josh > As far as getting a system is concerned I bought a Case/MB/RAM combo > from Tran last fall as an upgrade and I'm very happy with it. You can > find info at www.tranmicro.com. > > Jack > > > On Wednesday March 19, 2003 1:35 pm, cxobert wrote: >> Hi. >> >> I am new to this list, and new to Linux. >> >> I am looking to get a new PC to install and run Linux on at home. I'd >> just as soon see if I can do the installation myself to learn what >> it's like. >> >> I could use feedback or advice on where to proceed - what >> distribution(s) of Linux to look at, a suggested place to get my >> machine, issues I should be aware of before or after I buy. I've done >> some nosing around online and have some ideas, but I could use >> feedback from experienced users. >> >> So - can anyone help point me in the right direction? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Charlie Obert >> cxobert at goldengate.net _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list