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Want to get Vista off my notebook by sticking Linux on there. Think I'll have a look first though by creating as linux vm machine. I know very little about Linux/Unix so recommendations please. Im average computer (PC) literate.
Ubuntu
agreed, it's very easy to use, install and upgrade/modify.
3rd'd
there are better distros out there, by far, but it is by far the best user-friendly solution.
4th'ed.
Installed it on 3 pc's. All ok so far, plus lots of help (if needed) on the internet.
Ubuntu it is then
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Don't know how current it is, but still a pocket goldmine
Ubuntu, really...... it's very good
Windows 7 😉
Windows is pretty good. If they keep working on it, it'll maybe get to be nearly as good as most Linux.
[url= http://linuxmint.com ]Linux Mint[/url] is Ubuntu with added ease of use and goodness. Excellent for a beginner or anyone who just want a distro that "just works".
Colin
Another one for Ubuntu. I've been using it on my computer for a while now. Not the best linux distro out there, but the large community support is the best thing about it; making it easy to solve problems.
Edit: try the Live-CD version of it before installing, just to check it'll work fine on your computer.
ubuntu is ok, but there arent as many good programmes or things that run with it that you get with mac and windows... im using ubuntu not from choice....
I would say Ubuntu, but I've yet to successfully download it and get it onto a DVD without it getting corrupted 🙁
The last time I looked at Linux was about 5 years ago in the days of redhat. Back then despite their best efforts you still needed to have a good techy brain to configure the os. However, this is perfect - all I needed was to resurrect my old Acer for internet browsing (xp running like a dog despite new hd). So just burned ubuntu to a CD (instructions say it doesn't burn very well to DVD) and install was very easy (twenty mins or so) - especially to dual-boot it so I can get access to my old files. Took all of two minutes to configure the wireless and now I have a very quick o/s!