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First of all I'm a total newbie to linux. &nbsp;I have to share a computer (actually 3 computers) with the rest of my family so therefore I'm probably gonna need a linux distro that runs alongside win9x. &nbsp;I'm also looking for a distro that bundles apache with it (i'd assume most do).<br />
Probably the main reasons I want to get linux installed are too get access to the gcc compiler and the apache web server (yes i know they've been ported to to windoze but i wanna use the real thing) so i can use a c++ compiler at home (and not have to lay out big $$$ for visual c++) and also use it as a testbed for some of my perl scripts.<br />
Of course I've got to start somewhere but so I'll probably end up confining myself to the gui for the first while at least but I'd like to be able to go down to the lower levels later on and start working from the command line.<br />
I've been looking at the phatlinux and winlinux distros but am not sure which one would be most appropriate for me to use. &nbsp;I was wondering if any of u would have any reccomendations or any good linux books for me to browse around in.
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First of all I'm a total newbie to linux.  I have to share a computer (actually 3 computers) with the rest of my family so therefore I'm probably gonna need a linux distro that runs alongside win9x.  I'm also looking for a distro that bundles apache with it (i'd assume most do).
Probably the main reasons I want to get linux installed are too get access to the gcc compiler and the apache web server (yes i know they've been ported to to windoze but i wanna use the real thing) so i can use a c++ compiler at home (and not have to lay out big $$$ for visual c++) and also use it as a testbed for some of my perl scripts.
Of course I've got to start somewhere but so I'll probably end up confining myself to the gui for the first while at least but I'd like to be able to go down to the lower levels later on and start working from the command line.
I've been looking at the phatlinux and winlinux distros but am not sure which one would be most appropriate for me to use.  I was wondering if any of u would have any reccomendations or any good linux books for me to browse around in.

Linux Distros

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.