http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5537 Since this has come up over the last week, I thought a few LUGites might be able to use this info. Debian is left for the end, and other well known distros are absent, but it is usefull info for a beginner. A good place to look up all distros is http://www.distrowatch.com Brian Kelsay