What Linux?

It depends on what you wish to learn. I think either of them should do good. If you wish to make use of the open source then you need extensive system knowledge. If it is just for your regular use - ie browsing,mail,documentation then either versions would do.

I have Red-Hat linux installed and my oracle server runs on it. You also get good support from Red-Hat.

Hi El Hefe,

Mandrake is probably slightly easier to set-up then Red Hat (Fedora), but whichever you choose, be prepared for lots of time to tinker.
It's pretty convenient to choose and instal your apps at set-up time rather than add them later - and the choice of apps and functions is mind-boggling!

BIG WARNING
Until you get the hang of installing, it's not a bad

Here you go
http://www.mandrakelinux.

Thanks very much for all your replies

I'll be installing Linux on a virtual machine (VmWare Workstation), will i still have

You will still have to create and format A FEW (min. 3 I think) partitions for linux.
Just be SUPER careful.
I've stuffed two systems this way, but then I'm not really a very good I.T. bod (don't know anything about VmWare and the like) and I tend to be quite gung-ho with new toys. I guess if you have everything backed-up you won't have much to lose.
Good luck Hefe

Cheers Mike

I'll keep you posted.

Listen, you might want to get your hands on a copy of VmWare Workstation. It's a really cool program where you can install multiple operating systems on one machine and run them at the same time. That way you don't muck up your main operating system when you want to play around with others. I first tried Microsoft's Virtual Machine, but it’s

Thanks for the info El Hefe.

I'm running a multiple boot on my play machine now, but if I'm reading you correctly VmWare might let me switch between O.S.s without rebooting, right? That would be mightily handy!

Again, thanks for the info. I'll give it a try.

In a nutshell, VmWare will let you have multipile operating systems running at the same time. So for instance, If your host machine has Xp installed and you have a virtual machine with, lets say Server 2003, You can open up vmware, boot Server and have a window within Xp that contains Server!

You really have to see it to believe it.

Cool!
My mission for the weekend!
Thanks Hefe.

BTW; is Christmas dinner a Malcom thing?

nice one! have fun and keep me posted.

hehe, yeah dinner was a Malcom thing.