[ale] good linux

[Wandered Inn]

"I. Herman" wrote:
> 
> I am personally partial to Mandrake (especially 8).  I started w/ RedHat
> 5.2, used LM 7.0, 7.2, and 8.  They finally got some thing right in 8 that
> were kinda funky in earlier distros.

Another thing I like about Mandrake is the automagic hardware
configuration (kudzu??).  When I installed it on my laptop, it
recognized the docking station video card and nic.  When I rebooted
without the docking station, Mandrake recognized there was a different
video card and permitted me to configure it on boot up.  It also
recognized the missing nic and asked if it should be removed from the
configuration.  Pretty slick.  You ever try swapping video drivers on
reboot with NT?

> 
> Without knowing what the box's function will be...kinda hard to say.  For a
> raw server, I would go w/ Slackware, for a Desktop or Desktop/Server, LM 8
> 
> Just my $.02 worth.
> 
> IMH
> 
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