I would reccomend RedHat 8. I've found it to be quite stable and fully featured, and installation is relatively painless. An option you might consider is that Dell (and possibly other companies) are now officially producing linux boxes. They're not advertised on the main page of their website, mind you, but I've heard that they will preinstall a linux distro and ship the machine to you. cheers justin cxobert wrote: > Hi. > > I am new to this list, and new to Linux. > > I am looking to get a new PC to install and run Linux on at home. I'd > just as soon see if I can do the installation myself to learn what it's > like. > > I could use feedback or advice on where to proceed - what > distribution(s) of Linux to look at, a suggested place to get my > machine, issues I should be aware of before or after I buy. I've done > some nosing around online and have some ideas, but I could use feedback > from experienced users. > > So - can anyone help point me in the right direction? > > Thanks in advance. > > Cheers, > > Charlie Obert > cxobert at goldengate.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list