What is the best and easiest to install linux os for a windows user?

7 Comments

1. Randallrocks says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   Go to the Linux site. Download it, and run the installer!

   ~Randallrocks
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2. puredotnet says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   Ubuntu…no question
3. Dave says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   I’ve found starting off with a LiveCD version like PCLinuxOS is the way to go. This way you can use Linux without actually having to install it to your hard drive – it just runs off a CD that you burn it on. (I personally use PCLinuxOS). You can download and burn it for free to check it out, and there’s easy-to-follow installation wizard if you choose to install it to the hard drive.
4. crackpac says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   ubuntu probably one of the easiest interfaces for windows users and has the most active online community for any support/troubleshooting issues.
   download the ubuntu live cd and insert it in the computer’s cd-rom drive. reboot the computer. the computer will boot the linux kernel into RAM and you can test out the linux environment and test your hardware on linux to see if you like it without harming your windows install.

   http://www.ubuntu.com/
   http://ubuntuforums.org/
   http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/
5. Roger M says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   Ubuntu … !!!

   http://www.ubuntu.com

   don’t mess with downloading the ".iso" …have them send you a free CD
6. l d says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   http://www.google.com "yourspecificcomputer Linux" will tell you the best linux to install on your machine. It will list the problems that people have had, and how to resolve them.

   In terms of ease, Ubuntu is fairly straight forward and pretty good (for me). I fired up PCLinuxOS last evening from a liveCD and it seems to be a good choice too. Ubuntu gives you a Gnome desktop and PCLinuxOS gives you KDE. That probably doesn’t mean anything to you, so you should do a bit of google-directed reading on those two items (and learn other things along the way.) I preferred KDE some time ago, but having used Ubuntu for a couple of years now, I actually now prefer Gnome – but KDE will probably be more like windoze for you if you really don’t want to wean yourself.

   ANd then there are distros that try to mimic windoze – you can track those down yourself with google.
7. linux_up says:

   31. January 2010 at 16:25

   any ubuntu based distro