Which is the better linux.

I will try to answer your question, the best I can. I have about 4-5 years experience with many platforms of Linux.

The two favorites by Far these days would still have to be Red Hat and probably now Corel Linux. Personally I have the most experience with Storm Linux, which is a very similar package to Debian Linux. In my opinion Storm Linux is even easier to setup than Red Hat. Storm linux gives you both easy functionality and good security. You can install storm linux by booting right off the CD on most Dell machines, and the setup is 90 graphical all the way through, and will even work out all the partitioning for you if you need it done.

Out of the choices you have listed, you will find the most support and programs and utilities widely available for Red Hat, and it too as well can boot off of a CD-rom drive on a Dell PC.

Just my opinions, hope it helps. you can contact me at my email if you have further questions.

Paul M. Chavez
chavez@paulchavez.com

I have been using Red Hat for several years now, it is by far my favorite. But it really depends on what you want to use Linux for. I have used Mandrake and it seems to be an excellent end user distro of Linux. It is EXTREMELY easy to set up and install. I found it a little too inflexible for my needs however. Mandrake uses RPMS just like Red Hat and there are tons of software for both. Of course you are not limited to software in RPM format, it just makes some things easier to install. For more networking, ie server processes choose Red Hat, for more of a flashy bells and whistles, hey look Ma I'm running Linux, get Mandrake.

These are just my opinions, and since I am more into the networking of Linux I lean heavy on Red Hat. Almost all dist of Linux have a graphical install now, so none of them should be too dificult to get up and running right out of the box.

Paul