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Hi all, what is the best linux operating system? i hear so many names. is there a tutorial on what linux os are good for what? i am a microsoft windows person, and have no experience in this area at all. Why do you think linux is better then windows?

sincerely
Joe

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ssvl

here you see the ranking and fetures of top linux destors

http://distrowatch.com/

http://www.reviewlinux.com/index.php

mostenscer

well depends on many things like
what kind of hardware do you have new/old if new u probably wanna go with suse/redhat/ ( paid ) ubunto/fedora (free)
gentoo/slackware for people who are experts or atleast want to be slackware is awesome
if u wanna know ins and out try Linus from Scratch or gentoo or even slackware

royce2020

For my two cents worth I sugest a "Live" version of Linux such as Knoppix or Vector for the complete newbie, as they will run on your box without installing anything, and you can push all the buttons to see what they do without messing with your current operating system. They also serve as usfull "fallback" operating systems for when your harddrive catches fire and you need a report done by tomorow morining (true story).

If you want to actualy install something (or you've pushed all the buttons in Knoppix) I sugest Red Hat for old hardware or Fedora for new, they are semi sef maintaining, suited for a number of applications and geared for users new to linux.