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Re: Best Linux distro for a beginner

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Originally Posted by Budda648
I've been thinking about putting Ubuntu on my laptop. I just want something better than Windows and OSX can't go on it. What are the advantages of a Linux system over Windows and how compatible is it with most programs? AOL and other stuff like that.
With Linux, you can do things like talk online to people, surf the internet, and Ubuntu comes with OpenOffice, so you can use it to type reports, make spreadsheets, presentations, etc.

It comes with TONS of freeware (some pre-installed, and some you have to install yourself). They have media players, photo editors (including a Paint-type program and GIMP), some pretty cool games, and Firefox.

If you're looking for some specific programs, check out the Wine Application Database.

I've found Ubuntu to be really great. It runs smoothly, it's easy to use, and I've never gotten an error [except one time I crashed my media player and it told me that shouldn't be happening... ].

I dual boot my laptop, with Windows XP Media Center Edition installed on it, as well. I mostly only use it for programming stuff for robotics.
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