Re: A 'clean' OS?

From: Deeter (this@isnotit.com)
Date: 02/17/03 

From: Deeter <this@isnotit.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 19:30:37 GMT

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:20:42 -0500,
colonel_flagg@NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org (Colonel Sam Flagg, U.S.
Army Intelligence (ret)) wrote:

>In article <rq125voe19kft3i18inkrmbbib9rns3oda@4ax.com>, passerby@thisng
>says...
>> On 17 Feb 2003, steve harris wrote:
>>
>> >Passerby wrote:
>>
SNIP
>> After much thought, I ordered Mandrake Standard from mandrake.com,
>> only to be told that they couldn't supply me with this product! So much
>> for Linux...
>>
>
>
>Just download Redhat 8.0+, you don't need to be much of a geek to use
>it. Learn how to burn an ISO, make sure you know how to get your BIOS to
>boot from CD, put in the RedHat cd and follow directions. I think the
>setup is easier than Windows.
>
SNIP
>
>I think your strategy would work. To keep things a little more simple,
>don't use any desktop email client, get a webmail account. Use an .html
>file for your bookmarks and keep it on a webpage somewhere.

You can still use Mandrake, they offer free downloads of the standard
edition from their ftp server. It may be a little more user friendly
for the linux novice to get Mandrake up and running with all their
hardware.

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