Hi Sorry but this must be the most widely asked question. Which unfortunately, very few of us are willing to answer. As we so easily get into a distribution war. Perhaps you could turn the question around and ask what distribution will meet these needs........? All the distributions have large web sites. So you might want to start by visiting them: www.debian.org www.redhat.com www.slackware.com Hopefully, they're in alphebetical order. Look at their documentation as it is likely that you'll need to read a lot. So that the distribution that uses a language structure and layout that suits you is a big plus. HTH Gena Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org >Hi listers, > >Sorry to bother you with a bit of installation trivia. I am going to install >Linux for the first time, and I am doubtful on which distribution to choose. >I think I will go for either redhat, Debian or slackware because I want to >use Speakup. can anyone tell me where i can find a brief overview of the >differences between these distributions? > >Best regards >Bue > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list