I just wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions. I decided
to go with Ubuntu to start with (gave up on Fedora for various
reasons), and I will give the "Linux From Scratch" a try in the near
future.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/8/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kraig Jones</b> <<a href="mailto:jkjones@tcq.net">jkjones@tcq.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Chris Schumann wrote:<br><br>>>Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 17:00:24 -0600<br>>>From: Joey Rockhold <<a href="mailto:joey.rockhold@gmail.com">joey.rockhold@gmail.com</a>><br>>><br>>><br>><br>>
<br>><br>>>I am re-learning linux in my spare time (I used to know Unix a long time<br>>>ago), and would like to set up a machine which starts with just basics<br>>>of linux. After that point, I would like to install programs as I need
<br>>>them. For example, if I want to learn KDE, then only at that point would<br>>>I download and install KDE.<br>>><br>>>Right now the best way I have come up to do this is using Redhat Fedora<br>
>>Core 4, do a minimal install, and use yum to add packages as I want<br>>>them. Does anyone know a better way to do this? I am open to any<br>>>distribution that anyone thinks would be better at this also.
<br>>><br>>>Thanks.<br>>>- Joey<br>>><br>>><br>><br>>I think it depends on your goals. If you want to learn to *use* Linux<br>>(some administration, configuring packages, get work done), then Fedora is
<br>>a great choice. I've stuck with Red Hat and Fedora for no good reason<br>>other than I know them, and they take care of a lot of things for me, so I<br>>can get to work. (Also, if I have a problem with Fedora, I can use Google
<br>>to find a hundred other people who've had the same problem, and five or<br>>six who actually bother to write down how they fixed it.)<br>><br>>If you want a deeper understanding, or a more generic approach (not so
<br>>Red-Hat-centric) then you want one of the many other fine distros.<br>><br>>I've installed Gentoo, Debian and Slackware, and each has its own<br>>strengths... and weaknesses, and it depends on what you want to get out of
<br>>it and what you want to put into it that will determine your best fit.<br>><br>>Chris<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>Right. How about adding an extra partition, or another disk? One for a<br>working installation, one for tinkering.
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