RWB
15 Jun 2005, 1:51am
I didn't see a sticky for this, but I was wondering what 64bit Linux distro would be best for a beginner. Usually, it just depends on the user and generally it is Red Hat or Slackware if memory serves me right. But I guess there are only a couple 64bit distros out right now and i have no idea which.
I always had a problem with linux being so hard to get working, I recall trying to install video card drivers which were supposedly a single click install and yet it didn't work for me, then I had to read through a ton of pages of how to install them spending hours of my time to get it to work, all for nothing becuase in the end they still didn't work and I gave up.
I don't recall ever getting anything done right becuase of how much work was required for one task. But I really do want to learn becuase I know it can't be that difficult or most of you wouldn't even dare touch it.
Anyways, that's my question. I'd like to dual boot a linux distro for learning purposes, I'll try to be patient this time since I have more to give than I did 2 years ago.
I always had a problem with linux being so hard to get working, I recall trying to install video card drivers which were supposedly a single click install and yet it didn't work for me, then I had to read through a ton of pages of how to install them spending hours of my time to get it to work, all for nothing becuase in the end they still didn't work and I gave up.
I don't recall ever getting anything done right becuase of how much work was required for one task. But I really do want to learn becuase I know it can't be that difficult or most of you wouldn't even dare touch it.
Anyways, that's my question. I'd like to dual boot a linux distro for learning purposes, I'll try to be patient this time since I have more to give than I did 2 years ago.