athelind: (Default)
athelind ([personal profile] athelind) wrote2004-01-13 10:45 am

Nix!

I'm planning to turn the Spare Computer that's currently gathering dust into a *NIX Box. I'm looking for a flavor of *NIX that is easy to install, and has a wide range of hardware support. I want to get more familiar with the care and feeding of Open Source software such as The GIMP and GRASS -- right now, I can't even decipher the installation in structions for the Windows version of GRASS.

I am, with no little trepidation, opening the floor to input. What flavor of *NIX would be best for a relative newbie?
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[personal profile] richardf8 2004-01-13 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I would definitely do a Linux Distro. I use RedHat 9 myself. I find it easy enough to use and configure. I've heard good things about SUSE too. Right now, half my machines are runing RH9 exclusively.