Recommendations wanted - best/simplest distro for civilians

[Brian Chabot]

Dan Jenkins wrote:

> Ubuntu
> Mandriva

Seconded.  Though I prefer Mandriva over Ubuntu... and I know I'm in the
minority here in that.

> If these are just random parts, do they have enough horsepower for
> "modern" distros?
> 
> If they are going to be low-end random parts, other distros might be
> better, but I don't have any current recommendations.

If not, then try DamnSmallLinux.  It's a LITTLE scary at first, but not
too hard for a noob to figure out.

Brian