Been a while sense I've seen a question that will stir the pot like this one :-O What do you want to learn? If you want to learn "Linux" then install a base system (no X-windows) and grow it to where you want to go. For this Debian would be a good choice because it has apt-get and other tools for installing applications over the wire that are very easy to use. If you want to use office applications and the guts don't matter then Fedora Core 2 may the way to go. This is only my humble opinion. Putting on flame proof suit, standing in lake Minnetonka, and holding a fire extinguisher, LOL! Sam. Quoting "rbentz at dunwoody.edu" <rbentz at dunwoody.edu>: > > If you were to recommend a distro for someone to learn on what would it > be? > I would like to understand the common things about linux -- tools, > processes, setups, and other geek stuff. > Skill area is intermediate, mainly confused about the things windows > does easily - drivers, updates, kernel compiles, dual boots, network > configs, (the list goes on) > > Goal: Build an optimized home system (very curious about gentoo but > think I might drown in steps) and it would run on a laptop. With the > thought in mind to get rid of windo$e for a while and learn a new set of > skills/methods for computing. > > Too broad of a question? Thoughts? > > Rob > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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