you think, which linux i start with ?

[armstrong63]

i've used windows 7 for 4 months and i happy with windows 7. But i decided to use linux with windows. But the problem is that what kind of linux should i initial

[reed9]

Sometimes the amount of choice in linux is overwhelming. The thing is, ultimately, which distro to use depends on what you end up liking. The best thing, if you're able, is to simply try out a lot of different distributions. (I would recommend starting with the big names, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Mandriva.)

That said, for a completely new user, I recommend Linux Mint. It's based on Ubuntu, with some nice custom tools, and common media codecs and flash installed. Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives are nice because of the massive amount of community documentation and help available.

You should read this too: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sw...tu/FromWindows

[rokytnji]

+1 for Mint for a new user.

[oz]

i've used windows 7 for 4 months and i happy with windows 7. But i decided to use linux with windows. But the problem is that what kind of linux should i initial

Welcome to the forums!

Any of the top 5 or so at DistroWatch.com should be a good place to start. You can check the link in my signature for more info on getting started with Linux.

Hope you will have fun with it...

[Hal343]

Welcome. Another vote for Mint for new user.

[jmadero]

I am a big fan of Ubuntu, it's bulkier than most distros but...I've seen it work out of the box on so many computers that I'm convinced it's really made for "newbies" and "the general mass". I've heard great things about Mint, tried it briefly but couldn't really tell you for sure.

I started with Fedora 4, that was a long time ago....I've also heard great things about the new Fedora.

If you can dual boot/tri boot I'd do that. I'd start with deciding which desktop environment you like. There are multiple, two main ones: KDE and Gnome, I think at least 75% of linux users use one of the two. Then there are some other ones like enlightenment and xfce that are less common but have their own strengths (I'd say enlightenment is a bit advanced).

Just so you get a general sense of what I'm talking about maybe start with Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu

That is Gnome/XFCE/KDE respectively. After you decide which desktop manager you like it's easier to pinpoint an OS (Fedora is Gnome, OpenSuse is KDE). You can install any desktop manager on any distro but their are "defaults" which the OS is built around.

Hope that wasn't horribly confusing