I would like to download a secondary operating system that is free (i.e. with windows xp). I hear Linux is good. What is the best free version (obviously one version is Freespire).
I don't do a whole lot on the computer. It has 18.6 GB of space total, about 11 or 10 GB left. I listen to music generally.
2007-12-19 13:11:33 · 10 answers · asked by minicruzer911 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
for overall looks and ease of use, i recommend Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
2007-12-19 13:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would also recomend Ubuntu Linux, because it is highly compatible, one of the easiest to use, still has all of the tools you need, comes in many preconfigured flavors (Ubuntu (Gnome), Kubuntu (KDE), etc), and has some neat effects (though you shouldn't really look at those to make your decision...) Updates are frequent, so you always have the current software and drivers you need. A whole new version is released every six months, and each version is supported for 18 months. You can upgrade to the next edition using the same program you use for updates, without deleting files or settings. The software repositories are immense, but there are still tools to make it easy to manually install software. There is full functionality and access to all of the tools you need whether you are working from a graphical environment, text-based environment, or both.
2016-05-25 02:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by julieta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freespire is the best for a newbie then slide into a ubuntu based distro like linux mint or ubuntu.
2007-12-20 03:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by linux_up 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each version of Linux has it's own pros and cons and depends on what you are doing.
For an unexperience person who just wants a backup OS for this and that, the two best choices would be SuSE (http://www.opensuse.org/ ) and Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/ )
Both are free and you can just download cd images to burn your own install discs. Both are also known for their ease of use.
SuSE is older than Ubuntu but Ubuntu seems to be the most popular Linux recently.
2007-12-19 13:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by jonathanlks 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a web site that will recommend the best version of Linux for you based on your answers to some questions.
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
2007-12-19 13:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by HazMat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer Fedora Core.
Get ready for about 1000 different answers :)
Fedora is the free version of Red Hat.
Ubuntu is good, too, but I still prefer FC.
http://fedoraproject.org/
For what it's worth, I have over 100 Fedora installs running for various clients, including my "day job".
2007-12-19 13:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by KeWr 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you're looking for now is Ubuntu.
It's the most popular version of Linux for new users right now. It'd be perfect for you. I run it on my laptop and it's great.
2007-12-19 13:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Judge and Jury 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
www.google.com "yourhardware linux install" will tell you what other people have installed and the problems they had, and how the solved those problems.
It ain't going to work for you. There is no reason for you to bother. But anyway, do your own thing, just don't blame Linux.
2007-12-20 03:23:18 · answer #8 · answered by Sp II Guzzi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fedora 8
2007-12-19 13:14:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Debian is good from what have seen.
Dont know much about other freewares much.
2007-12-19 13:14:52 · answer #10 · answered by Satya 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋