GUI

[David J Patrick]

Terrence Enger wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>Several years ago, I got a GUI working on my Linux machine, but 
>I remember that it was a lot of work.  Now, I am tempted to try 
>again, but worried about the time it may take.  Starting from 
>Slackware 9.0, how much work might I be looking at?  Would it 
>be a good idea to upgrade first to Slackware 9.1 to get 
>XFree86 4.3.0?
>
>Thank you, all, for your help.
>
>Terry.
>
>  
>
Do you have a Slackware box up and running ?
Adding a GUI to an older distro might be a bit of a challenge.
Otherwise, pick a distro; download, burn and install.

Slackware 9.1 comes with GNOME 2.4.0, and KDE 3.1.4. if you are Slack 
inclined.
    otherwise
choose Mandrake or Fedora (RedHat) for an .rpm based system.
Ark alpha 9 has had glowing reviews.
Bonzai will help you install a debian based system.
Gentoo is nirvana for the chronic optimizer.

cruise the big list at distrowatch.com
These days you'd have to be creative NOT to get a GUI with your distro.
djp


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