The easiest installation known to man - Fedora Core 1 (full load) and Planet CCRMA. Jan On Sun, 2004-08-22 at 13:45, John Check wrote: > On Sunday 22 August 2004 01:59 pm, Austin wrote: > > On 08/22/2004 01:42:56 PM, Thomas Pickett wrote: > > > I am currently installing gentoo onto my computer and I am having > > > difficulty > > > because I don't have much time to install. Should I just stick with > > > gentoo > > > and get the install done eventually or can you suggest a better linux > > > dist. > > > that is better? > > > > If you're a beginner and/or have limited time, gentoo is a really *bad* > > idea. > > > > I'd suggest a binary-based distro, with an easy installer, and a > > package manager with automatic dependency resolution. Mandrakelinux 10 > > + contribs or + Thac's RPMS, or the combination of RedHat/Fedora + > > Planet CCRMA packages would proabably be best. > > > > Debian has a great package manager, but crappy installer. SuSe is vice > > Debian installer isn't that bad, it's just not pretty to look at. If he got > Gentoo installed, he'll feel positively coddled by the Debian installer. > > The other options you suggest are popular. > > > versa IMHO. > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > Austin
