[lug] new to Linux

[David Morris]

I agree with Michael that your fix is to generate a valid
XF86Config file, and that should solve all of your problems.

Let me make brief pitch, though, for a Distro not mentioned
by the others:  Debian.  Asside from being the only
completely free Linux distro, it offers the best package
management of all Linux/Unix distributions through a tool
called apt-get.  The configuration defaults are also far
more usable than any other Linux distro available.

For those of you that are about to complain that Debian is
more difficult to install, I ask how often you have tried
it?  I have consistently had more troubles installing and
setting up RedHat/Suse/Mandrake system than I ever have had
with Debian.

--David

P.S. Yes, you would still have to configure X on
Debian...that is not a matter of good default configuration,
but rather that the installer program is on psychic and
cannot know your hardware.

On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 04:14:50PM -0600, Aaron Vogel wrote:
> I am brand new to Linux and I need a lot of assistance.  I got fed up
>  with having to rely on Windows for everything, so I decided to try
>  Linux.  I recenlty purchased Red Hat Linux 7.3 and somewhat
>  effectively installed it onto my computer and set it to dual boot with
>  Windows XP.  However, I am having trouble getting it to work properly.  
>  What would you suggest that I do in order to get help with my Linux
>  situation?  I want to be able to use Linux with a reasonable amount of
>  comfort, but as of now, I am having a lot of trouble figuring it all
>  out.  Whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
>