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jrigby:
alright i need a linux distro that is quick to download a few hours max, easy to learn on, and has a pretty good gui. any suggestions???
ohh yeah very slow internet connection.

lazygamer:
Chances are im not qualified to give you proper advice.  

What I will say is that most distros are very large for a 56K download. So if you want to go the Linux route, figure out which distro is the best for you and then preapre to spend a day or more downloading.

Make sure you have a downloading resumer program and your download source supports resuming.

Once it's downloaded you'll want to have a CD burner, it makes it alot easier. Although im sure it's possible to install Linux without a CD burner to make your own CD.

Alternatively you could just go out and buy a Linux distro at a store for under $100.

voidmain:
If you've got a slow Internet connection I would suggest ordering the CDs from some budget CD burning place. You can get most distros for just a few bucks ($5-$10).

An example is here:
http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/cheap.html

This one is in Canada but there are many around the world with roughly the same prices. Several have been mentioned in these forums. Search around.

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

RudeCat7:
I'm pretty sure you can pick up Mandrake for $30.00 easily at any software dealer.  Why don't you check out your local bookstore? Some of the linux books actually come with a distro CD for less than that. This is probably the best for you, you are going to need a reference book. You can also find Suse and Redhat, but they cost more, and you probably want/need to go on the cheap.  :D

Centurian:
Goto this place and check them out. You can get a complete linux distro for around USD $5-$10. They ship same day in most cases so usually you can get the distro and have it installed before you could finish downloading it with a slow connection.

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