new to linux

[Scott Long]

I love Gentoo just as much as the next guy (unless I'm sitting between
two RedHat fans), but do you think it's the best distro for someone just
starting out in Linux?  I mean, you can throw 'em in the deep end and
let 'em go, and they'll probably survive...but isn't there a better
chance of them enjoying the experience and continuing it with something
like Mandrake?

Scott

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 22:04, Jacob Hurley wrote:
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> 
> Go to www.gentoo.org and download the 1.4rc3 .iso file.  Burn the .iso
> image to disk and print out the x86 (or whatever) install
> instructions.
> 

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> 
> I have been a windows person and technician for years and would like
> some advice as to where to go to get started on the track to learning
> about linux.  I have built a new system and am ready to put an os on
> it, but not sure where to start.  Thanks
> 
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