[this_ol_patriot]

Heh heh, posted this using a Knoppix live CD on the Linux destined computer, only needed 2 tries to get a good boot. Something froze the first time. I guess there is no use in making changes to fonts and stuff using a Live CD, it doesn't store anything for later use on the hd or does it? Well I'll find out soon enough.

Now on to Ubuntu, I want to try the Gnome environment first I'll do a live then if that works an install. Thanks all.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I've done a number of linux installs over the years and they all pretty much "just work".

My most recent install has been Fedore Core 2 - Fedora Core is Red Hat's attempt to move out of the non-Enterprise market so they allow the consumer side of things to be maintained by the community.

My understanding is that FC2 is the "stable" FC release while FC3 is more "bleeding edge".

In any case I have been delighted with FC2. I got samba working with it (hint turn off the linux firewall before trying to make samba work). As others have pointed out frequent updates are important and FC2 pretty much automates this.

All in all, FC2 is the best linux distro I have ever worked with. And it's a free download.

[ThePythonicCow]

I guess there is no use in making changes to fonts and stuff using a Live CD, it doesn't store anything for later use on the hd or does it?

Google'ing for something like "live cd boot linux store settings" shows such possibilities as:

Persistent settings

Even though Knoppix boots from a CD, you can store settings and files if you have an available hard drive. Otherwise all the changes you make are lost when you exit Knoppix. Creating what Knoppix calls “persistent settings” is covered in chapter three (hacks 21-31). Other gems like importing settings from Windows Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, gaim and mounting your windows directory are  appropriate and a friendly touch.

The above is from the site: Knoppix Hacks Reviewed.