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I just installed Red Hat 9.0 AS 3 on an SMP machine for personal desktop use. I had installed RH 6.0 a while back but reverted to Win 2K when I had problems with application availability. But the new RH comes with enough bundled apps to keep most desktop users VERY happy (open office is an excellent office/productivity package). Unfortunately you do need to hunt around on the INTERNET for Linux compatible DVD, MPEG-2 and MP3 software but thats a small price to pay for an incredibly stable and efficient OS! KDE and Gnome offer some pretty amazing customizable features too. I've embraced the penguin!

36 posted on 06/15/2004 4:52:41 PM PDT by Huntingtonian

To: Huntingtonian

Unfortunately you do need to hunt around on the INTERNET for Linux compatible DVD, MPEG-2 and MP3 software

Mainly because that stuff is pirateware, isn't it? If not Red Hat would be carrying it in their complete distribution of GNU/Linux, don't you think?

39 posted on 06/15/2004 5:13:02 PM PDT by Golden Eagle

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