Originally Posted by UAVirgin
Dumping W2K from my old Portege 7020 and going back to Linux. I haven't done a Linux install on a laptop for a couple of years. Going to do standard stuff; email (Evolution), browse, IM, OpenOffice, maybe some easy dev stuff using PHP/mysql, etc. I used to be a Redhat guy, but just not sure what's best anymore. What 'flavour' of Linux do you all recommend I use - Redhat or SUSE?
Been using both lately - my $.02: by a hair, Fedora core 3. All else being equal, the Fedora upgrade process (core 1->2->3... etc.) is simpler. SuSE differentiates update vs. upgrade. Upgrade requires booting from media (can be done online once booted from a "minimal" cd). Fedora can be upgraded on-line using the same mechanism used for patches and updates.
Of course, you could also consider
Debian ,
Gentoo or the up-and-coming
Ubuntu . See
http://distrowatch.com/