Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me which Unix or Linux distros will work on a computer I built. Here are the specs:

Asus A8N-SLI motherboard
AMD 64 3200 CPU
Asus vid card
1g DIMM RAM in two 512 cards
80g SATA HDD


What I really want to know is what works the best on this kind of setup? I really haven't had much experience with Unix before but I have been wanting to learn for a while now. Someone gave me FreeBSD but it won't work on this machine. After I GO through the installation process it starts to boot and then just stops with everything still on the screen.

What should I go with? Solaris, OpenBSD, Fedora? I have read a lot about these but I have not tried them out. I don't want to spend a lot of time downloading or money buying OSs that won't work anyways.

thanks,

JamesUbuntu or Kubuntu, Mandriva, Fedora, or SuSE would be good places to start. They are more alike than different, and have good support.With that sort of spec i think most if not all distros will work.The BSD's are a little more complicated to SET up. Start with a well known Linux distro.I'd try the latest SUSE if you have a dvd burner, It should run ok and has loads of FEATURES.Quote

I'd try the latest SUSE if you have a dvd burner, It should run ok and has loads of features.