Which Linux OS is good for me?
Hello, Im currently in grade 12 and im wanting to find a good OS to use for my university years.
So Im running vista and in getting Windows 7 but I’m wanting to try a Linux OS. I tried Fedora, Ubuntu and Mint OS, but I have troubles (i.e unfamiliar to the RPM and other commands) and I had some trouble with my graphic card
So here is my System specs:
-Intel Core2 QUAD @ 2.33GHz
-nVIDIA 9500GS
-6GB RAM
-1TB HDD
-802.11b/g wireless
Note that I might be getting a laptop but the specs above are of my desktop)
So which Linux OS should I try?
Im looking for:
-Something easy to use (but I don’t mind challenges or learning something new)
-Im used to more a KDE then GNOME
-Easy to customize
-Multi-task/Multi-thread
-Good platform for Development and research and data analyzing/creating/modifying and also good for using Engineering/Scientific Applications (need that as im going into aerospace)
-Good for documenting and office working (i.e Microsoft Office or any variant and able to use Adobe)
-Good for multimedia
-Good for gaming
-good for leisure use
-very good system tools and a great security system
-and just overall very efficient, powerful, long lasting, and the ability to utilize new Technology (i.e. touch screen)
Please and thank you and I know some people might say stick with Windows, but I don’t want to be in trouble of viruses and data loss.
Thanks in advance
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Linux is not like windows and you will have to learn to do things the linux way. Yes you will have to learn how to install software using the linux package manager, but most have a graphical (GUI) way to do it and not the command line (unless you want to).
I would suggest that you read the documentation for whichever distro you would like to use. You can find it on the website for that distro. Read how to setup, run and maintain the distro.
Any linux distro will meet your criteria for use except if by gaming you mean windows games. You should thoroughly read the WINE website for instructions on how to run SOME windows games on linux.
In order to learn more about linux you might try the gOS as an intermediate step. It will introduce you to linux and is easy to install and run and you can later switch to another more "complete" distro. I don’t think gOS would meet all you criteria.
Good luck
all linux versions(based on unix) are awkward and difficult to use they have limited poorly written software and poor support if you have a problem the "linux community" always tends to blame you rather than admit it isn’t a very good O/S yet
Mandrake just came out with a release and it is also KDE. It is also much more stable than Ubuntu.
Opensuse http://www.opensuse.org/