Dell Inspiron which Linux

From: Jeff (jeff_at_falsepart.com)
Date: 06/11/05

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    Hi, everyone. I used Mandrake Linux on a PC about 5 years ago but had to
    give it up because I needed to use MS Office for work.

    Now I want to try Linux again, as a dual boot installation, on a Dell
    Inspiron 8100 laptop that already has XP Home SP-2 installed. I've not
    followed what is happening in the Linux world and am therefore not
    knowledgeable about the distributions available. Which would be a good
    distribution to use on this laptop?

    My needs are
    a) learning Linux
    b) useable software (MS Office replacements, gimp, dialup internet
    capability, support for networking with XP Pcs, etc.)
    c) Having easy configuration tools ("newbie style").
    d) Easy upgradeability as far as resolving dependencies automatically

    Thanks for any advice. 

    -- 
Jeff Stevens
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
jeff@stevens.com
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