[TAG] which distribution?

[Thomas Adam]

 --- Richard Bray <linx at brayra.com> wrote: 

> I disagree. The one feature that differentiates the distros for the new
> user 
> is the control panel like programs to setup the machine. I haven't seen 
> SUSE's most recent version but I hear they finally surpassed Mandrake in
> ease 
> of configuration post install. 

I disagree -- the 'setup' of a machine is actually the same (more or less)
on each distribution. You are referring to the GUI differences which in
themselves are built *on-top* of text configuration files. It is *this*
which is common throughout. What changes is merely the location of these.
As far as ease is concerned, that is a relative process, since some may
find one thing more easier than others.
 
SuSE use YaST (which among other phrases stands for: 'Yet Another Setup
Tool'). This is both grahical and text-based.

> All the distros seem to be easy to install now. Debian included, if you
> use 
> something like KNOPPIX to install. It's configuring printers, mice, 

Why Knoppix to install Debian? If you're trying to play the command-line
installers v GUI-installer game. Forget it.

[..snip..]

-- Thomas Adam

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