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Re: Recommended distro to install for a newcomer to Linux

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  Re: Recommended distro to install for a newcomer to Linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2013-06-02 14:23 -0400
    Re: Recommended distro to install for a newcomer to Linux Maurice Batey <maurice@nomail.afraid.org> - 2013-06-03 16:32 +0100

#8297 — Re: Recommended distro to install for a newcomer to Linux

On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 06:57:35 -0400, White Spirit <essenceofwinter@rocketmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a bit out of touch with what a beginner might like to use - I
> normally use Arch, which won't do, and OpenSuse, which is almost perfect
> but the package management system might be a bit fiddly for some new users.

I'll also recommend Mageia https://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/

For a new user, I'd recommend either the Gnome Live dvd, or the kde
live dvd, so they can try it out, without actually installing it on
there hard drive.

Just be aware that some monitors (ones that either do not return edid
info, or return incorrect edid info) may end up with an unsupported
video mode, requiring editing the kernel options at startup, to add
xdriver=vesa
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_3_Errata#Live

I'm biased though, as I'm on the Mageia qa team.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:23:25 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:

> I'll also recommend Mageia https://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/

  +1

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