Wanting Linux

Joe282800 · 04-05-2005, 03:19 PM

I have a high speed connection so I can download Linux but I'm not sure what I want...

I want one thats EASY to install just download and double click not one where I have to edit a bunch of files just a quick one to install and fully functional...

I have a HP Pavilion ze4500 Laptop... I program(PHP, others like css,xhtml, +more), design(photoshop), hosting(I want to host a little bit not like a major thing but like once I get my domain I want to be able to host my domain and other sites on my domain..

Any suggestions.. and if any like what to get can I get links to where to download and set them up?

Thanks.. BTW I'm New.

**norin** · 04-05-2005, 06:14 PM

i have only tried SuSE 9.1 and i loved it.

but i am a faithful user of windows. i know linux is powerful very very powerful. but it's just not that compatible... by compatable i mean like gameing... i like games built for windows. wine just didn't do it for me? but look into and read up on SuSE it is good.

shuuhen · 04-05-2005, 06:29 PM

Welcome to TSF.

Many people say Fedora and Mandrake are easy to install. Mandrake is known for being an easy to use distribution.

GIMP is what you will probably want to use within Linux for photomanipulation and the like. It is included in both distributions.

04-05-2005, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Joe282800 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP Home	Wanting Linux I have a high speed connection so I can download Linux but I'm not sure what I want... I want one thats EASY to install just download and double click not one where I have to edit a bunch of files just a quick one to install and fully functional... I have a HP Pavilion ze4500 Laptop... I program(PHP, others like css,xhtml, +more), design(photoshop), hosting(I want to host a little bit not like a major thing but like once I get my domain I want to be able to host my domain and other sites on my domain.. Any suggestions.. and if any like what to get can I get links to where to download and set them up? Thanks.. BTW I'm New.

04-05-2005, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 802 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.5, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux	Welcome to TSF. Many people say Fedora and Mandrake are easy to install. Mandrake is known for being an easy to use distribution. GIMP is what you will probably want to use within Linux for photomanipulation and the like. It is included in both distributions.