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2010-10-21
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i will suggest you ubuntu. It's one of the better documented distribution around, console need is reduced to a minimum and it's very easy to test etc. ubuntu.com, download and follow instruction to make a bootable usb or cd, reboot and test. not even need to install.
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2010-10-21
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http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
use the "try ubuntu" option for testing and if you don't like it, just reboot and remove cd/flash drive and you can come back to your old os.
use the "try ubuntu" option for testing and if you don't like it, just reboot and remove cd/flash drive and you can come back to your old os.
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2010-10-21
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Yeah, Ubuntu is the way to go. Would also recommend some programs for you to try: Emerald, Compiz, Docky, Cardapio, Wine, Playonlinux, Virtualbox. Use youtube to look them up.
To find nice themes: www.gnome-look.org
Good blog: www.omgubuntu.co.uk
To find nice themes: www.gnome-look.org
Good blog: www.omgubuntu.co.uk
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2010-10-21
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ubuntu.
there are some live cd distributions around which you could try out before. also you could install free vmware player so that you can run it inside windows.
there are some live cd distributions around which you could try out before. also you could install free vmware player so that you can run it inside windows.
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2010-10-21
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Linux Mint is another option mentioned in the many, many threads of users here who asked the same question you asked.
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2010-10-21
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Ubuntu is probably the right answer, but you might want to try Meego if you have netbook,or Smeego from SuSE
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2010-10-21
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I'm guessing you're currently running some version of Windows. If so, and you have a multi-core CPU with at least 4GB of RAM (preferably 8GB), and the CPU supports the later generations of virtualization, I recommend running Ubuntu inside of VirtualBox.
That would be the best of both of your worlds, and most importantly, no rebooting involved.
That would be the best of both of your worlds, and most importantly, no rebooting involved.
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2010-10-21
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OpenSuse is one of the best supported distros IMHO both by Suse themselves and by third party applications.
http://www.opensuse.org
Dead easy to install using any method you prefer.
rgds
http://www.opensuse.org
Dead easy to install using any method you prefer.
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2010-10-21
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In my opinion, Ubuntu is too much "Windows-like"... oh, yes, is very, very noob-friendly, but if you want to learn something about Linux, I think you should try something else (like OpenSuse 
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