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    Question Need help about which distro to choose.I searched but I couldn't find the best for me

    You see I am thinking to change to linux but I am only 13 years old and don't know which to choose.I am not the kind of teenager that would spend all his time playing PC gamed so I don't mind changing to linux and I know that they play only a few games.I prefer surfing in the internet but I play only one game:WoW.So please could you tell me a good distro that can play this game?I don't care if it isn't easy to use,I will learn how to use it in some time
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    Welcome to the forums!

    Check the link in my signature for lots of good information in getting started with Linux. You'll find a couple of quizzes there that should help you to decide which distro(s) you might want to try.

    Best of luck with your Linux experience!
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    Hi, fivos,

    Start by downloading a few different live CD's and see which ones you like best. (You have to use something like InfraRecorder to burn the disks.) A lot of people say Ubuntu is great for beginners, but I had problems with it...plus, it's not ready for browsing out of the box. I'd recommend checking out Linux Mint and PCLinuxOS. Versions of both are available with different desktop environments: KDE, Gnome, XFCE and others. My favorite is PCLinux of the Gnome variety.

    As for games, you may be able to run them with Wine, but I have no experience with that. You'd have to install the OS to check that out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fivos1 View Post
    You see I am thinking to change to linux but I am only 13 years old and don't know which to choose.I am not the kind of teenager that would spend all his time playing PC gamed so I don't mind changing to linux and I know that they play only a few games.I prefer surfing in the internet but I play only one game:WoW.So please could you tell me a good distro that can play this game?I don't care if it isn't easy to use,I will learn how to use it in some time
    I think your best bet will be with Ubuntu, it is a very user friendly distribution with documentation for just about everything. Just searched "Wow on Ubuntu" and there you go... a guide on getting your game to work. Good luck! If you do wind up using Ubuntu post in the Debian forums if you have any problems!
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    No one can tell which distro is best for other. I would suggest you try as many as you can and decide yourself. Check the link that ozar has suggested.

    Dont hesitate to start a new thread if you have any other question.
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