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Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Part III
For people transitioning to Linux with Macintosh hardware, Yellow Dog Linux lets you install
on a PowerPC and learn skills that are useful to expand later to Red Hat systems. (Yellow Dog was
originally based on Red Hat Linux.) As for the bootable Linuxes, everyone I know thinks they are
great fun to try out and a good way to learn about Linux. For a bootable Linux containing desktop
software that fits on a full CD (or DVD), KNOPPIX is a good choice, as is Ubuntu; for a bootable
mini??“CD size Linux, Damn Small Linux works well. However, you can also try out these live CDs
from the media that come with this book: INSERT, Puppy Linux, SLAX Popcorn, System Rescue
CD, or BackTrack.
This book exposes you to several different Linux distributions. It gives you the advantage of being
able to see the strengths and weaknesses of each distribution by actually putting your hands on it.
You can also try to connect in to the growing Linux user communities because strong community
support results in a more solid software distribution and help when you need it (from such things
as forums and online chats).
Other Distributions
There seems to be a new Linux distribution every five minutes, and I really have to stop writing
this book at some point.
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