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  1. May 3rd, 2007, 03:27 PM #1
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    New to Linux

    Hello everyone. I bought a Dell Optiplex gx60 from my friend. It was clean deleted. It previously had win2k. I am debating whether I should reinstall win2k or get Linux. But I have some questions first. Can Linux be clean installed? Which version of Linux should I get? Is Linux reliable? Ive always had window and I want to try something new. So if anybody has any advice or help, it will be appreciated. Thank you.
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  2. May 3rd, 2007, 05:07 PM #2
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    I have two suggestions. Knoppix is a version of Linux that you can run straight from a cd/dvd drive. It is a good way to start playing around with Linux without fully committing your hard drive. It will also show you if your hardware is supported, but with a computer as old as you describe, it should be no problem.

    If you decide to take the full plunge, Ubuntu Linux has gotten very user friendly for novices.
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    ubuntu also supports a live CD distro that you can boot from and not touch your system
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  4. May 3rd, 2007, 08:26 PM #4
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    PCLinuxOS will let you do the same thing.
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    If you really want to go nuts, there are over 300 live CDs available here: http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
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  6. May 8th, 2007, 07:02 AM #6
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    thank you

    thanks all of u.
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