Please help here.

Which version is best for me? I just want to learn perl .php MySQL etc.

I also want to run RedHut Interchange (E-Commerce application)

Linux Mandrake is the easiest to install and use, isn't it??? But is it suitable for what I want ot achieve??

Thanks for your advice.
Hopefully one day I will eventually learn.

ALex
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RH 7.3 is easy to install and lean. try that.

I'd go for RedHat in your place. Never been a fan of Mandrake - too much .0 release stuff in their distros that often need updating right away. RedHat tends to have a little more testing done before it makes the grade. At the other end is Debian, very stable but sometimes a little out of date.

RedHat is a nice middle ground, with a good updating system.

Greg Moore

I'd recommend Red Hat 7.2. I haven't tried 7.3 so I can't recommend it. My guess is it's probably even better than 7.2. I have yet to see RH release a version I that was worse than the previous version.

Mandrake :)
I have a server running it
It has Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer 1.3.23 which is better than standard Apache 1.3.23:)

Also to add stuff like PHP, mod_gzip, FrontPage extensions etc.. all you have to do is download tjhe package from http://www.advx.org

No doubts whatsoever!

Redhat 7.3 is the nuts.:)

Very easy to install and update. Plus adding hardware is a breeze (kudzu) updating packages is very simple (up2date). But I do recommend that if you have the knowelege then compiling PHP/APACHE/MOD_PERL etc from source is better than the RPM's as you do get the latest versions that way. I recommend apachetoolbox for that.

TechRepublic has an article comparing Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE here:

http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220020214low01.htm

You might find something useful in their analysis.

Good luck!

Jason

Thanks.

Problem that Redhat's site is TOO SLOW...5-6 days download.


I don't know what to do.

Also problem is that I have to transfer files to Zip disk and then on my Laptop since my Universities Computers are my only broadband option and they only have Zip drives. Unlike Mandrake, Redhat only has 3 whole -600MB files!!!


ALex

I recently purchased 'Linux for Dummies' which came with the redhat distros.

Saves a lot of download time and for around $30, wasn't that hard on the pocket.


Lats...

Problem that Redhat's site is TOO SLOW...5-6 days download.

On the download page - scroll down and you will notice a mirrors link. I chose my nearest (UK) and it took a little over 4 hours to download the 3 CD's!

Never - never - never download fromthe Redhat site - too sloooow.

Originally posted by mlovick


On the download page - scroll down and you will notice a mirrors link. I chose my nearest (UK) and it took a little over 4 hours to download the 3 CD's!

Never - never - never download fromthe Redhat site - too sloooow.
i was just going to say that....
www.redhat.com/mirror.html
:D

IMO, RedHat is definately the best distro to learn on.

I like FreeBSD myself, but as for the options you gave I WOULD choose debian, as it is much more stable in my experience.
However since you said you are learning, I doubt you are ready to take a debian/anyBSD jump without a nice fat manual next to you, those online tutorials just won't do sometimes.

I have tried both RedHat and mandrake, redhat seems to be much faster for the server, mandrake is just dog slow, i think its too graphical.

(It tested both on a dual pIII 500 with 512MB ram, so it should not be that)

thats my two cents.

Down the road download debian and give it a boot, on an extra PC, you may find you like its speed and reliablility better than RH.

Stephen

Hi.


I would recommend Redhat Linux 7.2/7.3 at the startup. Learn and play around the system, since redhat linux happens to be leading linux used in servers in the world. Then as your expertise grows, and you want more, you can install and play around the other linux.
For easy understanding, consider Redhat as win98 and Mandrake as Win98 Plus -- everything the same but the later has some more graphics, looks good and feels good.

RedHat -- well balanced, must learn
Mandrake -- Nice Additions on top of Redhat
SuSE - best in desktop use

Debian: great! but hard. You can play with this when you are easy with redhat and/or mandrake.

use http://www.linuxiso.org/ for downloads. They are quite good and have almost all the linux distributions and is up2date.


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