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Sunday, 20 July 2008 at 13:53

http://netlog.com/candigGraemeGraemecandighttp://en.netlogstatic.com/p/tt/017/117/17117268.jpgAustraliaNew South Wales candig

G'day, I'm new here and to the world of Linux. Have heard of a few of the Linux distribution names and would like your input / knowledge on one to start with as a first timer and why.

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  • http://netlog.com/_Mizzle_MartynMartyn_Mizzle_http://en.netlogstatic.com/p/tt/020/197/20197621.jpgUnited KingdomLondon, City of _Mizzle_ 19

    Martyn Owner Moderator Trust  (Saturday, 27 December 2008 at 20:28)

    You can get the liveCD here: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
    Check the md5's and burn at a nice slow speed (Possibly 10x)

    You can then; Boot from disk and see what it's like (Thus allowing you to decide if you want to use it or just keep your current OS)
    Or go on to partitioning your HDD and 'installing'

  • http://netlog.com/_Mizzle_MartynMartyn_Mizzle_http://en.netlogstatic.com/p/tt/020/197/20197621.jpgUnited KingdomLondon, City of _Mizzle_ 19

    Martyn Owner Moderator Trust  (Saturday, 27 December 2008 at 20:26)

    - technoshaun:
    Any of the Ubuntu distributions are good for beginners. This is because of great hardware detection and setup for the most part. Ease of software installation.

    I prefer Kubuntu myself because I am a KDE guy and LinuxMint has a good system. Based on Ubuntu they have both a Gnome and KDE available. (As well as others)

    As much as I dislike Ubuntu as a distro I have to agree with you there!

    candig: Ubuntu will do you good as a first distro :)
    If you're coming over from windows, KDE may suit you well.

  • http://netlog.com/technoshaunShaun MarolfMarolfShauntechnoshaunhttp://en.netlogstatic.com/p/tt/004/304/4304567.jpgUnited StatesTexas technoshaun 46

    Shaun Marolf Owner Moderator (Wednesday, 23 July 2008 at 03:41)

    Any of the Ubuntu distributions are good for beginners. This is because of great hardware detection and setup for the most part. Ease of software installation.

    I prefer Kubuntu myself because I am a KDE guy and LinuxMint has a good system. Based on Ubuntu they have both a Gnome and KDE available. (As well as others)

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