Easiest Linux distro to upgrade GC with?

[Ben Pracht]

Hi,
I'm still using version 1.8.8 and I'm having problems upgrading because 
I'm on RH9.  What's the best Linux disttribution to use for ease of 
upgrade sake?  For some reason getting updates on RH for this and other 
packages is a real pain.  I use Windows for everything except this 
program so all I  need is something that works.  Oh, and I'm married so 
I don't have hours to monkey around with device drivers, config files, 
etc so I'd really like something that "just works".

Any suggestions?