Re: Newbie Question

Pete wrote:

I am learning really to dislike Micro$haft.
Would like to move toward Linux. What is the absolute easiest distro to
use? The easiest would be the best way for me to start.
Yes, of course, I am willing to learn. :-)
-Pete

Hello Pete,

I´ve tried many distros...the one I would recommend for someone such as
yourself is ubuntu 6.06 or 6.10
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download?action=show&redirect=download

I´m currently using Ubuntu. It´s a great OS. There are also some fantastic
walkthroughs on how to get all the multimedia and restricted formats and
plugins to work..
here´s one.
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_edgy

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