About to setup a new Linux, Need suggestions.

[Maros]

I've never used Linux before, I've always been a big fan of it and always heard good things. I've ALWAYS used Windows, since 3.1. So I'm looking for something that is going to be good and easy for a beginner in linux, but also good for a laptop, and a computer gamer. I've used SuSe Lightly before, but that's about it.

This is the computer i'll be working with.

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Q106/BladeC/1014033Rsp2.shtml

And mostly i'll be playing world of warcraft, go figure. Aswell as some first person shooters and some light photo / video editing.

ANY help or suggestions would be awesome. Thanks guys.

[stinkoman]

i dont know about gaming, but ease of use and compatability i would have to give to th ubuntu family, its very windows like in my opinion. easy transition.

[Maros]

*ahem* Lol Ubuntu?

[stinkoman]

yes ubuntu or any derrivation thereof, i palyed around with it and forgot i was using linux

[Maros]

I gotcha, Awesome. Thanks man. I had just never heard of it before, and didn't see it on the forum's here at first. I found it though, thanks again =)

[stinkoman]

yeah i prefer the kde desktop, which is therefore kubuntu, but if you want to try out the gnome (ahs a cooler name) try livecds of both kubuntu and ubuntu

[Maros]

Well i've toyed around with what i think is KDE, on a SuSe live CD. but i literally dont know how to do a thing in linux. so im not sure how this is going to work. but im downloading Ubunto as we speak.

*edit*

now that i look around im definatly going to go with KDE, gnome is too windows'ish. Kubuntu 7.10?

[stinkoman]

if youre familiar with kde id stick with kubuntu, but if you havent gotten enough exposed to have a prefenence, then either is good.