Dear All,
This is my first post although I have been lurking here for some time. I am still using Windows as there are many Windows programs with no Linux equivalent and I have had a singular lack of success connecting to the Internet via Linux.
My question is, Is there a distribution of Linux which contains only rock solid tested programs.My first impression of Linux is that it is Ok and most of the core crucial programs work well but there are a lot of other programs put in there just to bulk it out and make it more attractive to a potential purchaser. I am running SuSE 6.4 ( with 1500 packages, maybe 200 of which work properly). In that case less is more.
I tried installing the SuSE 7.0 which was given away free on the front of a magazine but it really fouled things up and I ended up having to wipe the disk and start again with a clean installation of 6.4 (yes its obvious I am from a Windows background isnt it!).
The second question is if such a distribution exists how do I go about getting it onto my machine, where is it available.
Thank you for your help.
Regards
Paul J. Miller