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ok im gonna make the switch (from windows)
but im testing on my laptop first
its a blazing fast 233mhz w/64Mb
i have a few distros here
i tried mandrake 10.1 but not enough ram
i tried debian netinstall (too many discs) but my wireless card wasnt supported
i tried slackware but was having display trouble
now im in the process for installing fedora 4 (cant remeber what went wrong with FC5)


im just trying to get more options here
for a clean brake from windows
a nice easy desktop and even better a easy install

all recomendations are welcome

try fedora is bether fedora core 4

Debian is nice.

I had the same sort of problem as you (couldn't be bothered downloading 8 CDs and my NIC wasn't supported) so I grabbed damn small linux, installed it to the hdd, installed apt and hey presto, minimal debian distro.

Try either Debain Sarge (unstable version) or try Ubuntu wich is based on debian, Ubuntu is very easy to use as a workstation and as a server.

Greets.

i`ll say you to chose FC4... or FreeBSD

try linspire and ubuntu linux.. clean os and easy to use for learning..

Linux Distribution Chooser

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php

thanks for the sugestions people
i finaly chose slackware
its pretty good, but i still cant get my wireless nic to work
i was also thinking about ubuntu, so maybe when i get tired of fiddling with this thing i might give that a shot
but tim's comment about DSL and apt sounds like a good option also

Ubuntu has compatibility with a wide range of wireless drivers.
In Dapper Drake.
It's developmental, but I love it.

I suggest Puppy Linux all the way for your slow machine. I'm runinng and pentium 2 ,233 mhz CPU with puppy installed and it runs super quick. Its an excellent distribution for slow computers

http://www.puppyos.com/

ubuntu is a good one to try

but for me i would just copy DSL over to the hdd

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

east or west unixxx is the best

fbsd

last year i used red hat/windows and now i switched to fedora...

Fedora core is nice and clean (as i knew it).....

i still prefer Windows.. as i feel is more easy to use and maintain.. hehe. linux is abit complicated