suggest best linux to use for personl purpose

[NiluGeek]

Hello friends plz suggest best linux to use for personal applications and internet, mozilla shd work on it, which one is good ubuntu or red hat and alson give me link for free download.thanks

[Ravirdv]

yea Ubuntu 7.10 rocks

you can download it from
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

[aditya.shevade]

If you just want to shift cause you are tired of viruses and spywares etc, then go for Ubuntu. That said, if you want my opinion then go for openSUSE.

openSUSE

[praka123]

Ubuntu is best for n00b's.

[infra_red_dude]

Looks like you are a first time user. I'd suggest Ubuntu too. But not the plain one. I'd suggest Linux Mint. Once you get used to it you can move to core Ubuntu.

Download linux mint here: http://linuxmint.com/download.html

[azzu]

yup Mint

[NucleusKore]

Open SuSE 10.3 is good if you want a click through interface like windows. Ubuntu would be second choice.

[NiluGeek]

i want to throw out windows completely, but i m want to run xp and linux on same lappy im alll for linux, windows i m keeping for friends , i will be updating my lappy from 512 mb ram- 80 gb hdd to 2gb ram 250 gb hdd, dual core processor.
tht shd not slow down my sys.thanks

[ray|raven]

Originally Posted by NiluGeek

i want to throw out windows completely, but i m want to run xp and linux on same lappy im alll for linux windows i m keeping for friends , i will be updating my lappy from 512 mb ram- 80 gb hdd to 2gb ram 250 gb hdd, dual core processor.
tht shd not slow down my sys.thanks

Dude,Linux aint like windoze.
It aint gonna slow ur system down.
Its gonna keep runnin with the same speed u see when u install it.
Its better u go for ubuntu 7.10.
If u dont have a good net connection or hate hassles of downloading codecs,
then go for Mint.

Regards,
ray

[Ankur Gupta]

Ubuntu 7.10 is a perfect choice for newbies....Its much more easier to use than earlier versions..
Its got amazing effects thanx to compiz-fusion, so you wont miss the eye candy of vista too!
I would prefer Ubuntu 7.10 over OpenSuse 10.3 anyday even more so seeing the difference in setup size of both.

[ray|raven]

Originally Posted by Ankur Gupta

Ubuntu 7.10 is a perfect choice for newbies....Its much more easier to use than earlier versions..
Its got amazing effects thanx to compiz-fusion, so you wont miss the eye candy of vista too!
I would prefer Ubuntu 7.10 over OpenSuse 10.3 anyday even more so seeing the difference in setup size of both.

Dude,You just cant compare two distros with their iso sizes.
Ubuntu goes with the one-application-per-task philosophy which keeps its size down to a single CD.However there are loads of apps which come with the openSUSE or Fedora DVD's.

Regards,
ray

[Ankur Gupta]

I was never comparing them according to their sizes..
I was comparing them for the newbies...
Newbies dont need so many applications for a single task so Ubuntu suits them perfectly as you mentioned Ubuntu's "one-application-per-task philosophy"...So its almost useless for them to download the 4GB distro compared to a 700MB one...
Also I believe that Ubuntu is a bit easier to use than OpenSuse 10.3

[ray|raven]

Ya, well for newbies the one-application-per-task philosophy works well.
They dont get many apps to get confused over
And yea,Ubuntu seems a bit easier than openSUSE.

Regards,
ray