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eskizo2427yUbuntu, just like @stop said or try it out Mint. Never tried myself but people say it's good for starters.
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@eskizo More or less just smack it down on a USB and install? Is the grub bootloader included? And thanks for the tip :)
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eskizo2427y@Thommelutten pretty sure it is, I am not really a fan of dual boot, but that might be an option of installing it alongside other os with all set.
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My first time using linux was Ubuntu but only for 3 days then I switched to arch. I spent 2 days for arch installation and to chose right DE
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What is the difference between Ubuntu and Linux? Some of you mention Ubuntu distributions, and some of you Linux? :)
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@Thommelutten Linux is a Kernel, Ubuntu is a OS based on the Linux kernel (A Linux Distribution) and because of its nature, Ubuntu is open source, so many make Ubuntu based Distros
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eskizo2427yTake a look at goole on Linux and Linux distributions. Ubuntu is a Linux Distribution, just like Mint, also a Linux distro
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@1989 before I considered Linux, I was a light terminal user in OS X, so I had a nice and easy start :)
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I've worked a bit with Powershell, but have always been a Windows user, so I decided to try out something new :D. But ill do a backup of the harddrive before I install.
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Ubuntu based distro is a solid choice.
I recommend you to try smth with KDE desktop. I think It's the most user friendly with a lot of gui options.
If you want to have a community based distro, Arch is also a nice choice. Tough vanilla can be a bit hackery to setup, so maybe try some more user friendly derivative, like Manjaro.
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