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Which Linux Is Right
Replies: 11 — Last Post April 6, 2008 1:20am by climber783
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Which Linux is good for someone who has never used Linux and wants to learn while using Linux.

So in basic terms it teaches you how to use commands and etc. A preparation for higher Linux systems! Make sense?

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Start with Ubuntu and get a Knoppix live disc. Knoppix is really good.

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linux is an operating system futuremodelcandance. try downloading suse linux, ubuntu, or slaxware (live cd versions). burn it to a cd from the .iso file. buy a linux book and read it. or you could go online and learn that way. everyone prefers a different distro of linux (i'm down with ubuntu ultimate and suse linux)
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Ubuntu is good
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I'd defiantly start with Knoppix, it runs right off the CD so you don't have to go through the install which can be a bitch if you've never done it before, plus you can't really screw anything up that bad.

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ohhh also make sure it support ntfs. it'll have ntfs-3g or something else in it. so you can write to the filesystem.
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Ubuntu is pretty easy for new users.  And in response to jamescoleman...the newest version of Ubuntu has support for ntfs without any addons.  So if you have a dual boot computer with windows and a linux distro, you can access your windows files through ubuntu.

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Go with ArchLinux. You get to build it how you like, while learning Linux and keeping it simple. There's good documentation in their wiki and forums if you get confused.

http://www.archlinux.org/

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I recommend LinuxMint.  It's basically the same as Ubuntu, but with more video/audio codecs already installed, making it very easy to use for beginners.  And it uses all the Ubuntu programs, so there is a wide variety of resources available.

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