What Linux distribution is best for me and how much should i partition?

December 27th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
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rmusicplyr@sbcglobal.net asked:


I am going to make a dual boot system and i was wondering what linux distribution would offer new things that windows dosent. It would be nice if the distribution was free. I was also wondering how much i should partition off for linux

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  1. Comment by Mike D on 29 December 2008:

    Linux is petty good in not taking up much space. I’d recommend partitioning about half as it is the easiest option and is done by default in most Linux installers.

    As for which distro, that is a matter of personal preference. I personally like openSUSE and use it both at home and at work.

    Many recommend Ubuntu for beginners. However I despise the Gnome interface, so I’d go with Kubuntu (Ubuntu with the KDE interface.

    In any distro, to get multimedia files to play and 3d acceleration to work, you will have to do some tweaking. This is due to the fact that many of these drivers and codecs are proprietary. Older ATi graphics cards can be iffy under Linux. The graphics will work, but you may not have 3d acceleration.

    Playing DVDs may even require you to break the law by downloading decss to break DVD encryption. Seems odd to have to break the law to allow the legal use of your DVD, doesn’t it?

    There are guides for getting all that to work.

  2. Comment by linux_up on 1 January 2009:

    linux mint or any other ubuntu based distro

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