Posted by MarkB_MI on January 24, 2016 at 04:02:12 from (173.169.240.13):
In Reply to: OT: Linux posted by old bc on January 23, 2016 at 17:06:07:
I've probably used Linux longer than anyone else here, having first installed Red Hat back in 1997. I have always used either Red Hat or Fedora. There are a bewildering number of distributions; you can find out more at DistroWatch: http://distrowatch.com.
The most popular distributions are Ubuntu and its derivative, MATE. Debian, from which Ubuntu is derived, is also very popular. Fedora and OpenSUSE are other popular distributions. Any of these five are good choices. Ubuntu, MATE and Debian all use the Debian package manager, while Fedora and SUSE use the Red Hat package manager. This isn't particularly important to a novice, but it's the reason I haven't tried Ubuntu.
More important that the particular distribution you choose is the Desktop Environment you install. The DE is really what you deal with most, and they differ widely. Unlike Windows, most Linux distributions support more than one DE so you can pick the "look and feel" you like. By default, both Ubuntu and Fedora install the GNOME 3 desktop. If you don't like the look and feel of Windows 8, you probably won't like GNOME 3. Other DEs that have a more "Windows 95" look and feel are KDE, MATE and Cinnamon. There's also GNOME Classic, which puts the Windows 95 appearance on top of GNOME 3; that's probably a good choice if you choose Ubuntu or Fedora. The different DEs can be installed as packages after you initially install the distribution. Some are available as "spins", such as what you see at http://spins.fedoraproject.org.
To get started, just download a "Live DVD" image of one of the popular distributions, burn it to disk and boot it up. Running it off the DVD, you'll be able to get a feel for the distribution before you actually install it to your hard drive.
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