New to linux

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Just finished putting together my new box. Which means I gotta find a use for my old piece. Wanted to install linux on it but didn't want to spend to much. Any suggestions for a first timer to linux, a free version would be great. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[n0cmonkey]

They're all fine really. Try Ubuntu.

 

[drag]

Ubuntu seems popular it's free and Debian-based. Be sure to read their FAQ page and check out the indicated guides in my link I put in my sig for a more adminstrator-style introduction.

 

[KoolDrew]

Another vote for Ubuntu.

 

[imported_brad]

ive personally only used fedora core 2 and i like it, though i dont personally know any better. i hear slackware is a good distro.

 

[KoolDrew]

Slackware is a very good distro, but IMO would not be good for someone new to linux unless they really wanted to.

 

[superkdogg]

I'm new myself, so I can't recommend a good distro. However as someone who toyed with the idea for over a year and downloaded a ton of different distros before finally biting the bullet I can say one thing: If you're new to Linux and not a programmer/developer it'll take some getting used to. Most of us that have been behind the Windoze for too long don't feel that comfortable at first with the text-based commands. That said, I'm starting to fall in love-so basically my advice is to pick any of the major, well-supported ones and stick with it until you know at least the basics. At least that way if you decide to switch you'll know which one you preferred and why.

 

[Wyck]

Ubuntu, Fedora, SuSE, or Mandrake. Any thoughts on the types of things you'd like to accomplish with your Linux box?

 

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Ubuntu, Fedora, SuSE, or Mandrake. Any thoughts on the types of things you'd like to accomplish with your Linux box?

Just a first year computer science major. Always wanted to get a hold of a linux box just to familiarize myself with as much as i can. I'm just lookin to learn
Eventually i'm going to make it into a freevo, eventually.


Thanks to everyone for the suggestion btw, very helpful

 

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