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-- Posted by tr33t at 8:57 am on Mar. 8, 2008
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?

-- Posted by Keego05 at 9:03 am on Mar. 8, 2008
Start with Ubuntu and get a Knoppix live disc. Knoppix is really good.

-- Posted by jamescoleman at 9:08 am on Mar. 8, 2008
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)

-- Posted by Aftalia at 9:08 am on Mar. 8, 2008
Ubuntu is good

-- Posted by Egodeus59 at 9:11 am on Mar. 8, 2008
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.

-- Posted by jamescoleman at 9:33 am on Mar. 8, 2008
ohhh also make sure it support ntfs. it'll have ntfs-3g or something else in it. so you can write to the filesystem.

-- Posted by climber783 at 12:44 am on Mar. 31, 2008
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.

-- Posted by Cisza at 10:59 pm on April 5, 2008
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/

-- Posted by climber783 at 1:20 am on April 6, 2008
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.