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Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?

I'm a Win 2KPro (Stableist platform Windows has) user and am wanting to
Switch to Linux.
XP Sux, and now Vista! I can't afford another PC with all those Hardware
requirements.


Dave

Dave wrote:
> Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?

What you can do at distro watch.

See how the very popular site's page hit ranking goes for the various
distros. Go to a page with the top 10 distros and see those over viewed
and top 5 live CDs, top 5 beginner friendlies, top 5 multimedia, etc.

Then you can use the links for the various distros, of which there are
356 ranked by last 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and click up the various
reviews of whichever distro suits your fancy.

The site also gives you links to where to dl the distro ISOs.

http://distrowatch.com/

--
Mike Easter

On 2006-11-03, Mike Easter <> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>> Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?
>
> What you can do at distro watch.
>
> See how the very popular site's page hit ranking goes for the various
> distros. Go to a page with the top 10 distros and see those over viewed
> and top 5 live CDs, top 5 beginner friendlies, top 5 multimedia, etc.
>
> Then you can use the links for the various distros, of which there are
> 356 ranked by last 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and click up the various
> reviews of whichever distro suits your fancy.
>
> The site also gives you links to where to dl the distro ISOs.
>
> http://distrowatch.com/

.... or just cut to the chase and download Mandriva Free
<http://www.mandriva.com/en/downloads>.

<Cue fans of rival distros to chip in>

--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
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"Dave" <daveNOSPAMnNOSPAMmanvel@HoT_NO_SPAMmail.com> wrote in message
news:AdH2h.1837$ nk.net...
> Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?
>
> I'm a Win 2KPro (Stableist platform Windows has) user and am wanting to
> Switch to Linux.
> XP Sux, and now Vista! I can't afford another PC with all those Hardware
> requirements.
>
>
> Dave
>
>


For a newbie I would suggest either Kubuntu or PCLinuxOS.

Kubuntu:
http://www.kubuntu.org/

PCLinuxOS:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/

Both of those are "windows-users friendly" and both have a Live CD that you
can burn and then you can actually run the OS from the CD without installing
anything. This is very good to a) familiarise yourself with the OS before
you install, and b) ensuring that all your hardware works!

Be warned however - if you access the Internet through an internal "Win"
modem, you may find great difficulty in getting that to work. If you use a
router with broadband there shouldn't be any problems at all.

Good luck!

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:10:56 +0000, Dave wrote:

> Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?
>
> I'm a Win 2KPro (Stableist platform Windows has) user and am wanting to
> Switch to Linux.
> XP Sux, and now Vista! I can't afford another PC with all those Hardware
> requirements.

Before installing anything, you can try a Live-CD. For a "newbie", you
could try Ubuntu,
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/faq?ac...w&redirect=FAQ

Kubuntu,
http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php
or

PCLinuxOS.
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/HomePage

ReactOS
http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/about_userfaq.html

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:36:36 +0000, Whiskers Has Frothed:

> On 2006-11-03, Mike Easter <> wrote:
>> Dave wrote:
>>> Which version is the Best version of Linux to use, Free of Course!!?
>>
>> What you can do at distro watch.
>>
>> See how the very popular site's page hit ranking goes for the various
>> distros. Go to a page with the top 10 distros and see those over viewed
>> and top 5 live CDs, top 5 beginner friendlies, top 5 multimedia, etc.
>>
>> Then you can use the links for the various distros, of which there are
>> 356 ranked by last 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and click up the various
>> reviews of whichever distro suits your fancy.
>>
>> The site also gives you links to where to dl the distro ISOs.
>>
>> http://distrowatch.com/
>
> ... or just cut to the chase and download Mandriva Free
> <http://www.mandriva.com/en/downloads>.
>
> <Cue fans of rival distros to chip in>

I got tired of Mandrake. I think Mepis or Ubuntu would make a fine choice.

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

| Before installing anything, you can try a Live-CD. For a "newbie", you
| could try Ubuntu,
| http://www.ubuntu.com/
| http://www.ubuntu.com/support/faq?ac...w&redirect=FAQ
|
| Kubuntu,
| http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php
| or
|
| PCLinuxOS.
| http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/HomePage
|
| ReactOS
| http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/about_userfaq.html
|

I DL'd Umbutu this morning, Will try PCLinuxOS tonight, and tomorrow the
ReactOS.... Nice to have a High Speed connection when doing this.

I appreciate the help.

Dave

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:49:31 +0000, Dave wrote:

> | Before installing anything, you can try a Live-CD. For a "newbie", you
> | could try Ubuntu,
> | http://www.ubuntu.com/
> | http://www.ubuntu.com/support/faq?ac...w&redirect=FAQ
> |
> | Kubuntu,
> | http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php
> | or
> |
> | PCLinuxOS.
> | http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/HomePage
> |
> | ReactOS
> | http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/about_userfaq.html
> |
>
> I DL'd Umbutu this morning, Will try PCLinuxOS tonight, and tomorrow the
> ReactOS.... Nice to have a High Speed connection when doing this.
>
> I appreciate the help.

YW.