[CLUE-Talk] easiest distro to install

[bof]

Dennis J Perkins wrote:

>I was asked which distro is easiest to install.  I'm told Mandrake is one of 
>the easiest but I don't know how easy it is for a non-techie to install.  He 
>doesn't want any technical questions.  Is there a distro that doesn't ask about 
>partitions, etc?
>

I am not sure if some of the technical questions can be avoided 
altogether, but Red Hat 9 seems to do a pretty good job in smoothing out 
the process if the "workstation" option is chosen.  I

It will allow automatic partitioning of the hard drive, and does a 
decent job of probing for hardware. I believe that the installer will 
still have to know what IP address to use if not using the DHCP option 
(and will still need to know their gateway and DNS server address), and 
may have to know the name, scan/ refresh and display info for the 
monitor, as well as the soundcard info. This sort of stuff is no 
different that what the installer will need to know under Windows. I 
would think that if they can install Windows, they can do Red Hat.

I would, however, suggest first taking the time to check the hardware 
compatibility list at Red Hat to insure that there is nothing that will 
trip up the installation.

BOF