I really depends on how much work you want to and are willing to put into things. Personally, I've found Red Hat 9 and Fedore both very easy to get into. The installation is all GUI-based and doesn't require you to do much more than click on the appropriate buttons. While I want to learn more Linux stuff and really know the insides and outs of my computer, I'm currently in grad school and don't have the time to get too invested in this. Well, it's been a week since I installed FC2, and with the help of this list and a few other resources, I've found running a desktop with FC2 to be as easy as running my notebook with Windows XP. I've had to do just as much digging through documents and checking on support to do important things in WinXP as I have with Fedora. But, with Fedora (for example) you can do more when you get more comfortable with Linux. You can really take control of your computer, in a way you simply can't with Windows. Honestly, Linux isn't nearly as difficult as it is sometimes painted, and Windows is nowhere near as easy and user-friendly as Microsoft likes to pretend it is. But if you really don't want to put any time or effort into it, don't switch. The important question is: why in the world would you want to switch from Linux to Windows? --- Gary <garyjudy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a version of Linux out that is easy to get > used to, coming from > the ms world. I don't really want to have to compile > and install and > setup all the programs, or maybe I had better stick > to ms. > > Gary.....Linux newbie > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ===== --joshua m. neff www.goblin-cartoons.com _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
