Am Mo, den 18.10.2004 schrieb Gary um 1:21: > 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. Yes. Fedora Core 2. The simplest: you get a box already installed and configured (that's what you usually buy when you buy windows). Then it's easier than windows - you do not need to care about all the apps on your own, they are just updated through the repositories. The normal: read the release notes if you have hardware which might trouble you (it's very few), read a bit about installing linux (you do not have C:\), install (takes 15-35 minutes depending which applications you want), boot. Off you go. Then: Learn to use the update-"engines" up2date and/or apt and/or yum for getting the multimedia files from the fedora.us (= Extras) and the livna repositories and keeping the system up to date. That's all you have to invest, it takes a few hours learning (actually less). After that: you can learn linux by doing, you can use google, online books, this list, there is a huge "library" in the net. And I am not joking. I myself started using linux this february after 17 years of ms, and there is no way back. It might be useful though to keep a dual-boot in the beginning. Some links (sorry, I just copied them from my bookmarks, but they should work): Fedora Project Mirrors Fedora Extras Home Page rpm.livna.org Give it a try, you might not regret it. -- Regards, Markus
