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Best version of Linux for n00bs?

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Originally posted by: Capnroy89
I want to learn how to use Linux, but I have no idea which version a person who is very new to it should use. What version should I start out with?
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A very easy way to get a feel for the operation of a Linux install is to get Knoppix Linux. It boots directly from its CD, so there's no worring about partitions and formatting just yet, you can just jump into a KDE session with full support for most tasks, and get a feel for it. Then once you've gotten an idea about how things work, using the command line, etc., you can go for a full distribution installation. It's also helpful to get to know the names of the various applications, so that when you do a full installation of another distribution, know can have some idea of what you want and don't want to install.
 
You should use Mandrake. It was my sixth distro to try (others were red hat, caldera, suse, debian, etc....), but once I got it installed I've been using it ever sinc The best thing about it is that you don't have to spend hours fiddling around with system files unless you really want (e.g. need) to.
 
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