need distro advice ..

[wormwood]

what is the most out-of-the-box secure linux distro ?? and how do u learn linux fast ? mandrake does'nt teach u linux ... does it ?!

[hswoolve]

Hi Wormword, & welcome.

The best way to learn linux is to dive right in. So far as the most secure distro, I believe the scuttelbutt is "bastille Linux" or else, get a standard linux distro, a book called "Armoring Linux" (I believe it's an O'Reilly & Assoc. title) and dive in.

Alternatively, take a look on the websites for "Armored Linux" or the like.

hth

[Lovechild]

I like Debian... Secure and neat.
U can make anything secure (Windows not included), you can't make anything neat :-)

[wormwood]

downloading debian ....
i think its 2 hard 2 config the network ++ in debian .. need help .. any good docs i can read ?? I have Running Linux from O'r., and i have read some NHF's (armoring linux, how 2 create a secure install ..)

[usual]

Debian is the best IMHO

[treatment]

I'm moving this to General-Linux Questions forum.

[ColdPack]

If you use DHCP, Debian can configure that during the install. It'll also configure ppp during the install if you want it to. What's hard about that? :rolleyes:

[ 06 February 2001: Message edited by: ColdPack ]

[bkurt]

My favorite is Slackware because you it kind of forces you to learn Linux better than others. But I would I would say Slack or Debian would be the way to go. I have never used Debian but have heard many good things.

[wormwood]

installing debian and !! trustix !! (hey its norwegian u know ;)