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kanade
post May 15 2008, 04:20 PM
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Which Linux distru is for beginners and Easy to install?
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post May 15 2008, 04:26 PM
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My solution is - Ubuntu live cd

You can run from CD or you can install in a easy steps.

Order your free live come install CD from there site www.ubuntu.com


If you face any problem in installation, pls let me know...


enjoy working on Ubuntu ...... smile.gif
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post May 19 2008, 02:15 PM
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Ubuntu is very good, also if you get a chance you should try Sabayon, its a distro based on gentoo, quite complete and works with a lot of hardware, works well with wireless too.
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post May 19 2008, 06:25 PM
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Personally, I think that Ubuntu is quite easy to install by beginners. You can try it out without installing it by using the Live CD, although it is quite slow that way.
I've also heard of Mandriva and Knoppix as recommended beginner suggestions, but I haven't tried them out.

Ubuntu includes a variety of software that allows you to work productively and also for entertainment purposes. Most hardware is compatible but you may need to do a bit more in-depth hunting for some specialized components.

Other than that, give Ubuntu a try today!
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post May 19 2008, 07:14 PM
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I agree with firefoxrocks, Ubuntu is very easy to use for beginners. However, before you jump into the great world of linux, I suggest you research compatibility with your hardware. In my case, this was easy, and all I needed to to was run a program to get all my hardware working. Though it's best to check first. After that, you can download an ISO of ubuntu or order a free live CD, which you can try out before installing. When you're ready to install, just press the install icon on the live cd desktop and follow the instructions. When it's installed, you'll find openoffice for office work, and firefox for browsing, ready to use.
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post May 20 2008, 01:09 AM
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I tend to stick to OpenSUSE since I find that maintenance and package availability and customizability is a lot better than Ubuntu. Especially when you want to tinker the underneath parts.

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QUOTE(Miles @ May 20 2008, 12:44 AM) *
I agree with firefoxrocks, Ubuntu is very easy to use for beginners. However, before you jump into the great world of linux, I suggest you research compatibility with your hardware. In my case, this was easy, and all I needed to to was run a program to get all my hardware working. Though it's best to check first. After that, you can download an ISO of ubuntu or order a free live CD, which you can try out before installing. When you're ready to install, just press the install icon on the live cd desktop and follow the instructions. When it's installed, you'll find openoffice for office work, and firefox for browsing, ready to use.



one more point i want to add the ubuntu live CD is good for bigineers to start with and to do normal task. if you want to do some advance task and you want to stick to ubuntu only then you can update the ubuntu using the package update manager in the ubuntu. Which has got easy UI to do the update operation just by checking the required software to install. I think i have not seen such facility in any other Linux distrubution.
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post Jun 30 2008, 06:48 PM
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For absolute beginners I'd also recommend Ubuntu, lots and lots of noobishly explained info available on the net, altough I do prefer openSuse 11.0 because it feels more mature and advanced compared to the kiddy Ubuntu distro.
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A server administrator allowed me to try openSuSE on a server machine (with the GUI of course) and I found it to be more familiar if I were a Windows user. It includes something that looks like the Start menu and popular programs. I think it runs on the KDE desktop environment so it includes Konqueror and Firefox.

It may take a while to get used to, but I would recommend openSuSE or Ubuntu to a beginner. I don't know about the installation process of openSuSE but it shouldn't be too hard judging from the function of the operating system.
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