Re: Hardware hassles: Linux vs. Windows

[Christian Convey <conveycj@npt.nuwc.navy.mil>]

rec.sea@btopenworld.com wrote:
> You should have a go at Mandrake, never had any problem with recongnizing 
> hardware. Very good for easy-peasy installations and for friends and family 
> who do not want to have hassle.

Thanks, I'll look into it.

I used to use Mandrake pretty happily, but then I had problems with 
their package distribution system.  I could sometimes select 
combinations of packages for installation / upgrade that would lead to 
an non-bootable system.  That kind of unforseen problem worried me 
greatly.  I wonder if they've improved since the Mandrake 9.1 days...

I've also heard that SuSE is pretty good in the "it just works" 
category.  Do you have a sense of why I might prefer one over the other?

--
Christian Convey
Computer Scientist,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Newport, RI