Mandrake 10.1?
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macdude425
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Mandriva. Although I've never used it, I would definately suggest it over RH after having used RH9, FC 1, 2, and 3.
http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/ftp.php3
http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/ftp.php3
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Mandrake (/formaly Mandriva) would be My suggestion I have A copy of 9.1 it's exelent for Noobs H/W detection is Exelent, My advice is Stay as far away from Redhat as Possible, it is Very bloated and confusing for First time Linux Users, this is Because of All the extra Apps you have and don't use.
Hope this helps....
Jake
Hope this helps....
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macdude425
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I agree with jake's assessment, and will also add that it has a lot of weird quirks by default that I don't like.
And then, there's the infamous MP3+FC4 incident.
http://techist.com/showthread.php?threadid=63506
And then, there's the infamous MP3+FC4 incident.
http://techist.com/showthread.php?threadid=63506
Mandriva definately if you want something noob friendly with all the functionality of Linux to get your hands dirty when your ready. Once you get the hang of URPMI you'll never want to look at an ugly Windows .exe ever again. 
Great hardware detection though I did have problems getting my SB Live 24 bit to work at first but after a little coaxing she went fine. Suse 9.3 Pro is very nice as well but I spent way too long unchecking all the packages I didn't want during the install. All said and done I would highly suggest Mandriva.
Great hardware detection though I did have problems getting my SB Live 24 bit to work at first but after a little coaxing she went fine. Suse 9.3 Pro is very nice as well but I spent way too long unchecking all the packages I didn't want during the install. All said and done I would highly suggest Mandriva.
IntelUser101
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That link you provided, you have to pay for..does anyone have a link i can download Mandrake 10.1 free?
macdude425
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It's on there, ya just have to look for it.
http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/ftp.php3
That's the free download page.
http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/ftp.php3
That's the free download page.
IntelUser101
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okay..one more question, i hope...i have the option of formatting my 40Gig hdd to Linux Ext2, and Linux Ext3. and then of course FAT32 and NTFS..it is currently on FAT32, i am using partition magic 8 to do this with. i have mandrake 10.1 and i am ready to install it..So im trying to ask..Linux ext2..ext3..NTFS..or FAT32
macdude425
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ext3. NTFS won't work, and FAT32 will suck. ext3 is a journaled filesystem, and is more up to date than ext2.
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