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loosely) in that it keeps files in the places where most Linux references
expect. After installation, you have a stable, but probably conservative
installation. In my case, I still had to do a few things after installing,
like configuring my sound card, select a more appropriate set of video card
drivers (TNT2), set up mounts for my existing windows partitions and get my
IDE burner to run (which required SCSI emulation to be enabled, which meant
learning about modules and recompiling the kernel).

Mandrake installed to provide me with a working sound card (SB Live), mounts
for the window partitions, and the IDE burner enabled and configured with a
number of burning applications, first time. The included packages are also
more up to date than Red Hat, but some are bleeding edge, and less stable
than the Red Hat equivalents.

I recently installed Mandrake 7.2, which went along the same lines as 7.1
once I got some decent install disks. I haven't tried Red Hat 7.0, but I've
been lead to believe that it now attempts to detect and set up more of your
hardware during installation so it probably isn't as bad now as my first
experience.

Probably best for you to grab the latest APC pocketbook and check them both
out.

Dennis.

Liam wrote:

Do you recomend i use mandrake or redhat for my first linux os... i do not
wish to run a server on it

Thanks
-Liam