rob, when i finally learned linux for real i wiped windows, loaded slackware (www.slackware.com), gave my windows discs to a buddy with the instruction to not let me have them back for at least a year. talk about trial by fire. obviously your mileage may vary and mine might not have been the wisest choice, but i think slackware is a good distro if you really want to learn about how things work rather than just use linux. other's here will vehemently disagree with me, but that's my two cents. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list