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Chosen Answer by Y4M4T0_Guy

Ubuntu is a very popular Linux distro. It is simple to use, and it is also very stable. Go to Ubuntu.com and download an ISO file. Make sure to choose the right ISO file for your processor. Also, download PowerISO (also free) to burn the ISO file correctly onto a CD disc. Burn the ISO file using PowerISO. Get the disc, insert it into the CD drive, and restart the computer. When it restarts, go to the boot menu, and select the CD drive to boot from CD. After Ubuntu boots, select "INSTALL." The installation wizard is very simple.

Chosen Answer by phoenix

Hi, I like openSUSE. Here r my reasons: 1. Very stable with less bugs compared to other systems like ubuntu. 2. Its the only linux system which is as polished as Mac OS X or Windows. 3. It has excellent documentation. 4. It looks good by default 5. Its very easy to use and has a GUI for everything unlike other Linux systems. 6. Hardware support is excellent in all. 7. Great community support as well. 8. Since openSUSE started the compiz fusion project which r the desktop effects then they have the latest ones on it. 9. Novell which is openSUSE's sponsors have a deal with Microsoft so there is better compatibility of file formats and it is the only Linux system which can open .docx files and stuff. 10. All the best and latest software is on it, and its very easy to maintain. OpenSUSE is perfect for a new user as well as old ones. Good Luck!

Chosen Answer by zulfnore

my suggestion is get urself the latest PClinuxOS 2007 frm http://www.pclinuxos.com/ (free) dono much abt wubi so I wud suggest u do a google or yahoo search on tht. As for linux I recomend using Image Burner (download it frm here http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ImgBurn/1128426215/1 (once again its free with no limitations) Once u have burn ur cd boot frm it, run livecd in see it in action b4 u install it. if it does take ur fancy then I suggest u partitiion ur HDD whn installing. Hope this help n have fun with linux. PS dont forget to read the install help file first.

Chosen Answer by Pagan Rebirth, S.O.

Linux truly is a wonderful operating system! If I'm using a PC, I greatly prefer using it to Windows. It's much more stable, secure, etc. But you already knew that. =] Personally, I would suggest you start out with OpenSuSE. It's easy to use, yet it is very powerful. Its installer is also pretty easy. I recommend that because a lot of businesses that run Linux on their client systems use SuSE (the only difference between that and OpenSuSE is that SuSE contains closed-source programs; therefore, you have to pay for that distro). I hope this helps! Good luck!

Chosen Answer by David M

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