What is the best Linux distribution for a long time Windows guy but a linux beginner
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jbrown8116
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Have a look at Knoppix, it runs from CD, so you don't have to worry about partitioning your drive. If you find you like it you can move on to a multi-boot system, but be careful because installing Linux after Windows can sometimes cause problems. http://linux.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=linux&cdn=compute&tm=3&f=10&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
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I've been working with RedHat and Suse for a while. Both are good, you can also run them from CD/DVD, if you need to. My advice is to run KDE instead of Gnome it is more windows like.
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I'm a big fan of Ubuntu. It has a huge support community that is eager to help newbies. It is the distribution I recommend to my clients and what I demo to students of my A First Look at Linux seminar. I won't suggest it is the best, but it's gentle on new users. They'll even mail you a CD if you want! http://www.ubuntu.com/
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I agree, Ubuntu hands down. It's a good migration OS if you want to get away from the Windoughy stuff. Also Linux XP if you're nervous. It's British but looks ridiculously like XP. I don't like it for that reason.
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I'd suggest the following: PCLinuxOS - http://www.pclinuxos.com/ OpenSUSE - http://en.opensuse.org/ Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ Kubuntu - http://www.kubuntu.org/ They're all free of charge, so there's no harm in trying them all.
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