:p Hi there, jasweb2002 - I would say that Mandrake 10 is about the simplest I have ever worked with and I find it to be quite user-friendly . Not to mantion that the GUI is a bit impresive... :mrgreen:

I use SUSE 9.2 pro, is the best i have come accross for developing and coding.


Check out http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/index.html

SuSE is nice, but beware of Novell Linux Desktop you might see links for both on their website.

I have tried Novell's Linux Desktop for the last month, lots of problems with installation (no, I am not a newbie) Once it was running it was beutiful to look at but not specatular in any way other than being a well designed corportate desktop image.

I am going to give Fedora 3 a shot for my primary OS due to official VMware support, if it is too bloated I will go full circle back to slackware (and change my avatar again!)

I have to vote for Mepis...

And I would suggest you spend the $15 at distrowatch and have them send you a stack of LIVE versions for you to test drive before you install to your hard drive..

My second choice so far... Knoppix

TI,


I've found PCLinuxOS to be another gem...really nice eyecandy and very stable...I show it off to my friends when trying to convert them to Linux :p

I use SuSE 9.1 Pro and it does everything I need it to. Though I'm not a hardcore programmer by any means and can very easily be called a n00b programmer (can't deny what I am), it still is a very user-friendly distro. With the newer version of SuSE you really don't have to worry about package dependencies becuz when installing a new package through YaST it will notify you of dependecies and such.

If you want to learn something about linux and do coding i would suggest crux www.crux.nu That is what i use. But i will warn you it is not for newbs. Once it is installed however it is a very nice distrobution.

Mandrake. Easy install, and plenty of tools.

I recently installed Mepis and I want to change my vote! This distro really rocks! I have run linux for years, for example in 2002 I used a linux laptop as my main work machine for the entire year.

I had no idea that linux had become so USER FRIENDLY and so MAINTAINABLE! I love this linux!

su
apt-get remove pain
apt-get remove frustration
apt-get remove confusion
apt-get remove worry
apt-get install nirvana
:p

I keep telling everyone...MEPIS MEPIS MEPIS. But does anyone listen? Evidently they do

For those of you who haven't tried it yet, you best be getting with it. The latest version is just brilliant. Look for SimplyMEPIS 3.3