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Customer Reviews of Red Hat Linux 9.0 Personal

The Best Linux Distro So Far
I've struggled through many Linux distros recently--printer and modem problems with Red Hat 7.3 and 8.0; configuration challenges with Suse 8.1. I had thought that Mandrake offered the best distribution of Linux, in terms of ease of installation and configuration, until now.
This latest version of Red Hat Linux is by far the most user friendly, as well as the easiest to install that I've ever had the pleasure to deal with.
The graphical interface is very impressive--this is an attractive distribution. Red Hat 9.0 is vivid proof that Linux has arrived as a viable alternative to Windows in the personal desktop market.
Red Hat 9.0 may be the best Linux distribution released up to now. For the curious PC owner who wants to investigate Linux, it is the way to go.

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Bad Linux Reviews From Washington???
Seems a bit strange to me but at least two of the reviews that slam Linux as worthless are from Washington reviewers.

My experience with RH9 is that it is one heck of an operating system. The installs went perfectly and it recognized my modem, my printer, my network card, my display card, my display, my drives, processor, everything. Perfectly. No calls to anyone to get authorization codes. No balking at running if I change hardware. And I can install it on as many computers as I want - legally.

The desktops are gorgeous and the ability to have multiple ones and switch between them merely by sliding my cursor off the edge of the screen for a moment is wonderful.

The Office apps read and write Windows Office documents just fine and it comes with Office (and tons of other stuff like CD burner software, fax software, games, and on and on) all in the low price. You'd spend hundreds to load up a Windows machine with comparable software.

It's just my opinion but I think Linux has finally become a very viable alternative to the "other" OS. I still dual boot for when I actually do need that "other" OS because there isn't a Linux alternative for something but my default is to jump right in to RH9.

If you are even curious, isn't it worth [the price] just to see it for yourself? You just might be amazed. I was.

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Not for every user - Difficult Install
Personally, I found that this was a trying experience from the beginning. First off, few stores even carry Linux software, so that even locating the package is difficult. Thankfully there are on-line opportunities like Amazon to fulfill the dream.

Physically installing this product was an even greater difficulty. I could not find this in a 3.5" format and had to upgrade my PC in order to be able to run the CD. After re-booting, I found that the CD was not mounted and that the software could not be recognized. I spent numerous hours on the phone with Red Hat Tech support, only to determine that the system requirements were not fully explained in the promotional literature. This upgrade requires an extremely fast processor, at least 512 Mb memory, minimum 40 Gb hard drive. In fact, the system architecture and operating system are completely different! Who knew? I can tell you it is not recommended for the typical Apple II or Mac Plus customer.

This is probably much better suited to the owner of a new PowerMac machine with the latest in video & IO features