Best Linux?
Aug. 11th, 2010 07:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ffuturesSome time soon I've been told I may be given my sister's spare PC, since they've gone Mac. It was horribly badly clogged with old software and viruses the last time I had to deal with it, and I don't think I can face attempting to clean it out. As I recall it's 1gb RAM and about 2ghz. My inclination is to pull the hard disk completely and put in a large drive I have going spare, and turn it into a Linux box.
Just wondering what the best Linux is for a more or less trouble free install and for use by a beginner these days - assuming experience with Windows XP and OS-X but not much Linux. I think the general consensus was Ubuntu last time I asked, is that still the case?
Later The majority voice still favours Ubuntu, it seems. Thanks to everyone that responded.
Just wondering what the best Linux is for a more or less trouble free install and for use by a beginner these days - assuming experience with Windows XP and OS-X but not much Linux. I think the general consensus was Ubuntu last time I asked, is that still the case?
Later The majority voice still favours Ubuntu, it seems. Thanks to everyone that responded.
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Date: 2010-08-11 07:42 pm (UTC)The hardest part of Linux I've found is installing stand-alone programs. Then adding repository keys. There's a lot of stuff with equivalents in Linux, and WINE for some of the rest. Some things just can't be found. (Like ClickBook)