I recently built a new PC and I plan to run Linux in a virtual machine using VMWare.
I know very little sbout Linux and was wondering if anyone had an opinion on which of the seemingly endless versions was the best to use. Many thanks in advance.
Posted on 09/26/2010 5:04:44 AM PDT by Brainhose
Greetings;
I recently built a new PC and I plan to run Linux in a virtual machine using VMWare.
I know very little sbout Linux and was wondering if anyone had an opinion on which of the seemingly endless versions was the best to use. Many thanks in advance.
What does Ubuntu Studio do exactly? (Looks interesting) and how much does the software cost?
My vote: Linux Mint
Whatever you want. Audio/visual packages come with the distro, and it's free.
Read all about it!
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Distribution Release: Quirky 1.3
I have downloaded it and fired it up ....not much beyond that.
Mint if you MUST use Ubuntu. PCLinuxOS if you don’t ever want to open a command line thingy. The best GPU from start to finish in my opinion. I do not do coding whatsoever.
The latest PCLinuxOS is so good, I seriously do not miss Windows for anything. 15 or so minutes from installation to cruising the net, all video codecs, flash, all that jazz done. Sound works, wireless internet drop dead simple to set up, NO CODING. Also has Synaptic for a full library of stuff complete with all dependencies set up.
Truly the idiot’s Linux. For guys like me.
PLCinuxOS puts the final stake in the heart of this myth. NO effort.
Linux software is free...
As I said, Linux is a low risk adventure. You don't have to spend ANY MONEY to try it out.
By the way, I'm older than you (65), although I have spent the last thirty years working with computers. Even so, I would not call myself an OS guru.
Fear is the enemy of progress.
PCLinuxOS 2010.
Comes in several different desktop versions.
The KDE version is cool.
I’ve installed e17 on my netbook and like it.
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