I disagree with Fedora. If you want a buggy OS, go for it, but there are better distros for "out of the box" support. I tried Fedora 9 and had nothing but problems and encountered constant bugs; but that's what you get when you install a Beta distro (Fedora is nothing but a Beta Red Hat).
PCLinuxOS has been the best for me (and I have tried all of the major distros). Everything worked: sound, video, wireless, out of the box - no tweaking was needed (except you must install proprietary drivers, but that is simple and takes all of 2 minutes with Synaptic). This ease of use, of course, will vary between hardware, but the distro is designed specifically for "out of the box" functionality. Fedora is, in no way, designed to just "work," and it makes no such claim.
Besides PCLOS, I think SuSE and Mandriva tie for second. But, then again, I happen to prefer RPM distros (because I know how to package RPM's). I tried Linux Mint (Ubuntu fork) and liked it quite a bit as well, but it's a Deb distro, which I don't prefer.
As for routers, you need to buy the Linksys WRT54GL (~$50). The firmware is essentially a micro Linux distro and open-source. Since the source is open, there are a lot of 3rd party firmware projects out there, which extend it's functionality -- DD-WRT and Tomato being the best ones, imo.
PCLinuxOS has been the best for me (and I have tried all of the major distros). Everything worked: sound, video, wireless, out of the box - no tweaking was needed (except you must install proprietary drivers, but that is simple and takes all of 2 minutes with Synaptic). This ease of use, of course, will vary between hardware, but the distro is designed specifically for "out of the box" functionality. Fedora is, in no way, designed to just "work," and it makes no such claim.
Besides PCLOS, I think SuSE and Mandriva tie for second. But, then again, I happen to prefer RPM distros (because I know how to package RPM's). I tried Linux Mint (Ubuntu fork) and liked it quite a bit as well, but it's a Deb distro, which I don't prefer.
As for routers, you need to buy the Linksys WRT54GL (~$50). The firmware is essentially a micro Linux distro and open-source. Since the source is open, there are a lot of 3rd party firmware projects out there, which extend it's functionality -- DD-WRT and Tomato being the best ones, imo.
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