Hello,
I would have to say that Mandrake 8.x is the easiest for a new user. The 
install is very easy to navigate and it easly recognizes Win partitions.
just my 2cents.
Ray

Taliesin MacAran wrote:

>Hi, I am considering installing Linux on my computer (as soon as I can get a
>new hard drive).
>It will have to be a dual boot type of system as there are some windows
>programs that I'd rather keep using.
>
>I had installed RedHat 7.1 once but it somehow got messed up to the point
>that I couldn't use it. (User error)
>
>What I want to know is what is the easiest version of Linux to install that
>is also easy to use?
>I plan on using X-Windows as I don't like just using the console. 
>
>Please don't get technical since I wouldn't understand most of it anyway.
>
>I also need a good website for weather programs for Linux so I can see if I
>can find something similar
>to the Windows program I currently use. (InterWarn)
>
>Thanks in advance.
>  
>

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Raymond Cantwell
malbojia@qwest.netSun Jul 21 10:01:18 MST 2002
"The first rule of leadership is everything is your fault."