Is Ubuntu the best intro to linux for a newbie?

From: Inge Fristad (ingfri_at_online.no)
Date: 10/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:35:54 +0100

Hello,

I'm curious to try out linux as an alternative to Windows on my PC, and
I've come across a linux distro called Ubuntu which sounds promising.
Can any of you experts give me advice on this?

Regards,
Inge

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