Is Fedora Core 6 i386 DVD a good choice for this computer?

Question

I'm a beginner and I really want to switch to Linux.

My new comp:

Dell Dimension E521 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core 3.8Ghz Computer

512MB, Shared DDR2,533MHZ 2 Dimm

160GB SATA II Hard Drive 7200RPM 3.0 GBPS

Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE 3D Graphics Card

Will I be able to install it easily if I order this DVD? The comp currently runs Win XP Home.

Here is a link to this DVD:

http://www.linuxcentral.com/catalog/?prod_code=L000-615&id=C1C7V6wzllvCC

Answer 1

I would actually recommend Ubuntu. For a start, you can boot it straight from the CD and play around with it - without changing anything on your hard drive. So you can see if you like it before you actually install it. Ubuntu looks pretty too :)

if you *DO* decide you like it and want to install it, Ubuntu has an easy-to-use installer which will make space on the drive to install itself.

Do you have the backup CDs for Windows in case you want to reinstall it in the future?

Good luck with Linux :)