I'm planning to be dual booting Windows 7 and Linux just to get a feel for a different OS. I'm wanting something that's fairly user-friendly and easy to get acquainted with. I'm currently looking at Fedora and Ubuntu but I'm open to others that will have a fairly steady rate of updates. What should I do, facepunch?
Linux mint
I hear Linux Mint is pretty user-friendly. Otherwise I'd probably go for Ubuntu.
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Damn, ninja'd.
Linux mint is based off of Ubuntu isn't it?
[QUOTE=CaptainQuirk;23086699]Linux mint is based off of Ubuntu isn't it?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it is.
I'll definitely consider Mint then. People seem say it has a better UI than Ubuntu.
I vote for Fedora.
In the end, it doesn't matter too much. The great thing about Ubuntu is that it's a really easy way to get started with Linux, because there are newcomers like you, asking their questions everywhere, so a simple Google query like:
ubuntu [i]problem[/i]
Will almost always lead you to a solution. Therefore, I vote for Ubuntu. Also, [url=http://wubi-installer.org/]Wubi[/url] looks great. Should you have anyone you know who use one of those [i]beginner-friendly[/i] distros, pick their distro. He or she can help you along the way easier, if you use the same distro. Once you feel more confident in the environment, you are safe to try out other, perhaps more [i]advanced[/i] or [i]customizeable[/i] distros (depending on who you ask).
There's always the safe solution of narrowing it down to a few, and try them all in Virtualbox, and eventually pick the one you like best. :)
Best of luck!
Wubi is horrible, often it would just result in grub not booting for me.
A proper dual boot may just work better.
[QUOTE=bassie12;23090840]Wubi is horrible, often it would just result in grub not booting for me.
A proper dual boot may just work better.[/QUOTE]
Alright, thanks for clearing that up - I've never done much dual booting, just stumbled upon the project a while ago. :)
[QUOTE=Sirupsen;23090242]Also, Wubi looks great.[/QUOTE]
The vast majority of the ubuntu installation problems we see here are due to Wubi, I would recommend just going and aking a partition for Ubuntu. Select the side by side installation option.
[QUOTE=Sirupsen;23090242]In the end, it doesn't matter too much. The great thing about Ubuntu is that it's a really easy way to get started with Linux, because there are newcomers like you, asking their questions everywhere, so a simple Google query like:
ubuntu [i]problem[/i]
Will almost always lead you to a solution. Therefore, I vote for Ubuntu. Also, [url=http://wubi-installer.org/]Wubi[/url] looks great. Should you have anyone you know who use one of those [i]beginner-friendly[/i] distros, pick their distro. He or she can help you along the way easier, if you use the same distro. Once you feel more confident in the environment, you are safe to try out other, perhaps more [i]advanced[/i] or [i]customizeable[/i] distros (depending on who you ask).
There's always the safe solution of narrowing it down to a few, and try them all in Virtualbox, and eventually pick the one you like best. :)
Best of luck![/QUOTE]
any time I'm stuck on something I type ubuntu problem because most of the time people don't realize that shit's rarely distribution specific.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;23098213]any time I'm stuck on something I type ubuntu problem because most of the time people don't realize that shit's rarely distribution specific.[/QUOTE]
Yup, but the difference may not be as obvious to the new user.
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