if so how easy is it to use for a non techie person like me?

I use Mandrake Linux 10 myself on my server PC at home. It is just as easy to use as any other Windows version - graphical user interfaces and point and click your icons. The hazzle is to install Linux from scratch as you have to select "software packages" and choose how advanced you want it (developing, web, server, office and so on) - but once you have done it you see how it works. As well CD rom drives and floppy disks are not automatically installed, you have to assign each unit before using it - but there are ways to pass this so they are assigned on startup.

Just stay out of the Shell Command Interface and you're fine with Linux just as with Windows

it's for my home pc so is there a package i can just download and install?

Check out http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search There are a number of various download sites for Linux distributions for you to choose from. Let me know if I can help you out in anyway

Hi ,

Before Venturing deeper into it you can Try it Out ......... Try the Linux Live CD's .......... U will get a look and feel of What's to come wthout having to install it

Linux comes in Many Flavours you can choose yours ............ you can Download the .ISO File form here Burn it into a CD and there you have it .......... your very own Linux Self Booting Live CD ........... and if you like it you can get the Full thingy .

My Personal Favs. are Fedora , Susi and Slaxware .

Get any one of them From here http://www.linuxiso.org/


Peace
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I've been recommended this
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/download/

so how do i

Download the .ISO File form here Burn it into a CD

i've got nero for burning is that ok?

Hi,

I was recommending a Live CD ......... YOu see that LInk http://www.linuxiso.org/ it has Many Linux Distrubutions.......... you can choose any .............. the One you have been reccommended is fine but no the Top Notch one ....... i have 10 CD of Ubuntu Linux CD's........ they were sending CD free of Cost Anywhere in the world once and i ordered 20 .

I would have Gone For Fedora or Slax myself but that's everyones Personal Choice.

1. Now Download the .ISO File
2. Save it Anywhere on your Hardisk
3. Open that File with your Nero Burner
4. Burn a CD
5. And you are ready to Rock
6. Put the CD in the CD ROM and Restart It will autometacally Boot Into the LInux you have Downloaded]

Ubuntu is fine for a test to see how Linux behaves, but I found it a bit boring. I would either go for Mandrake, Fedora or SUSE, but as SwordFish_13 says it is a matter of taste and what you are going to use it for.

Is Linuxiso.org really updated? I used to find many outdated distributions and broken links? Too late to check it out, perhaps I do something constructive in the morning...

Burn a CD

sorry to sound stupid but thats the bit i'm confused about, how do i burn it, i've got dvd, cd, image, and data?