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Re: Best Linux distro for a beginner

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Originally Posted by sciguy125
Check out Knoppix. It comes on a live CD, so you don't have to mess with your hard drive. It's not really any better than others, but it doesn't force you to do anything permanent. It'll give you a chance to play with everything before you commit.
I forgot to mention that ubuntu has the live CD as well, but I got tired of having to reset everything to how I like it everytime I booted up, as the live CD doesn't save any changes.

It was nice though for making sure I liked it before I went through the trouble of installing it.
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