[this_ol_patriot]

BTW: This is hell of a lot of fun, I wish I would have started earlier and had more time but only during vacations will I be able to spend the days I need to learn this.

Thanks for your time, everybody. In the end I'll probably run through all the free distros if I get the time and have the ability to install and use them. I was looking at Gentoo and Portage but want to learn the basics and more before I attempt that.

[ThePythonicCow]

Before I forget, let me thank-you for following up on your initial post with further comments on what you were doing, and replies to the suggestions offered.

This is a pleasant change from the usual case, where my replies are meant with silence.

And a couple more web pages I saw this morning that relate to you inquiry:

• SuSE 9.3 Linux fails home-use test
• Securing Linux, Part 3: Hardening the system