which linux is best for me?

[DJRepresent]

Hello,


I'd like to ask, given my situation, which type of linux I should install.

I want to install Linux on a home network of three PCs. The main computer is directly connected to a Linksys wireless router which puts the other computers online through wireless. The computers are mainly used for the likes of myspace, schoolwork (wordprocessing, internet research), AIM, email, multimedia, etc. Not too big on games, which I could install on a dual boot of windows.

I'd like to get a Linux that's user-friendly, where I can configure them without too much of the command line. The main reason to install Linux is because the users of these PC's constantly encounter problems which I think is due to careless use (such as spyware, virii, etc).


Any ideas?


DJ

[bryansmith]

Please consult this post: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...e-posting.html

Bryan

[Kittie Rose]

Hello,


I'd like to ask, given my situation, which type of linux I should install.

I want to install Linux on a home network of three PCs. The main computer is directly connected to a Linksys wireless router which puts the other computers online through wireless. The computers are mainly used for the likes of myspace, schoolwork (wordprocessing, internet research), AIM, email, multimedia, etc. Not too big on games, which I could install on a dual boot of windows.

I'd like to get a Linux that's user-friendly, where I can configure them without too much of the command line. The main reason to install Linux is because the users of these PC's constantly encounter problems which I think is due to careless use (such as spyware, virii, etc).


Any ideas?


DJ

Ubuntu, or PCLinuxOS.

[Roxoff]

Ubuntu, or PCLinuxOS.

or SuSE, or Fedora Core, or Kubuntu, or Debian, or Freespire, or CentOS or SimplyMEPIS, or Mandriva, or Gentoo, or Knoppix, or Kubunto, or ... or ...

The problem is you cant tell anyone which distro is best for them any more than you can tell them their favourite flavour of ice cream.

The best recommendation is to try one or two of the big distributions out, there's no charge to download, install and use. All the big distributions come with a point-and-click package manager these days, and most have a mix of standard graphical tools and their own graphical tools to configure different bits of the system.

I doubt you'll get one that requires zero command line involvement though.

[techieMoe]

Which linux is best for me?

Only you can answer that question. Read the link posted by bryansmith and try out several different distributions. Welcome to the forum.