Hi Ronald,

I'm afraid I can't offer a comparison of the various distros as I've only ever installed Red Hat. (I have a Debian distro but haven't gotten round to doing anything with it).

There's plenty of information on the web about installation, configuration, etc. However I found that to get all the resources you need when starting out, nothing beats a good book. When I began I got a few books and found the best one to be Red Hat Linux Secrets by Naba Barkarati. It comes with a CD containing a release of Red Hat and I found the installation and config instructions very clear and helpful. It also deals with more advanced topics and I still use it as a reference manual.

Have fun.

Liam




>I have never seen Linux run let alone installed it. However, that being said, I am thinking about installing it on a computer and trying my luck with it.
>
>What installation package does everyong recommend?
>Any good web sites for information about installing it?
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>TIA