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Originally Posted by
Corona688
Be aware that any OS and software base unfamiliar to you has a learning curve, potentially a steep one. They're not Windows and won't be instantly familiar, you may need to change how you do a lot of things. If you install Linux expecting WindowsXPButFreeAndCooler®©™ you will be disappointed.
Gasp! You liar! <grin>
I am of the opinion that if two equally clever people were given access to two computers where neither of them have ever used a computer before, one given a computer installed with a Desktop orientated Linux distribution, and the other a Windows computer, then the one given access to the Linux computer would arguably be working efficiently in a shorter space of time.
I wonder whether it would be possible to conduct a study somewhere to test this...
In any case to the OP: Try Ubuntu Linux, if for no other reason than because it is popular. Its being popular means that you get easy access to a large base of software / programs and a huge community of people whom you can fall back on in case you get stuck.