Open Source Starter
- For the long time Windows Newbie, where do I start?
- Which Linux desktop is for you? - Help with or choose a desktop
- How do I install Linux - Installing Linux & important notes
- Which distro is for you?
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Ubuntu 9.04 (aka Jaunty Jackalope) - Ubuntu has a huge following & has diversified the most
- Better than all others on Netbooks with XFCE desktop
- Ease of use & a great package manager with a huge choice of supported software
- Simple menu-base system that can be altered to a huge degree
- Choice of Gnome or KDE (Kubuntu) or XFCE (Xubuntu)
OpenSuSE 11.2- OpenSuSE is great choice for the newbie
- Ease of setting up & has a good package manager
- Fairly obvious to the ex-Windows user
- Arguably the best online single-click install update of all distros
- Works well with Gnome or KDE
- Strong system management program called YAST2