[ale] easy first distro for a non-linux person?

[Benjie Godfrey]

James P. Kinney III wrote:

>From a newbie-admin standpoint who wants to work from a gui, RedHat is
>pretty good. If you set them up with the retail $40 RH9 package, she can
>get 30 days of help directly with RedHat. And the printed manuals are
>some of the better ones.
>
>Likewise, Suse has a gui that is easy to use. I think te terminology use
>on the Suse Yast2 gui is a bit more technical than RedHat's.
>
>Sign her up for the redhat network stuff. That will let her do the
>security fixes fast and easy.
>
>  
>
RedHat publishes an admin book that retails for $50.  It provides 
complete information on how to use their distro using their custom 
tools.  It is geared toward novice users and you can pick it up at most 
bookstores in the metro area.   I think  that manual  and  the RedHat  
iso's  from the net would be a good starting point for anyone new to Linux.

Benjie

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