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dthscythe:
I'm sorry if this question has already been asked a million times (probably is), but I do need to ask for advice. I'm about to buy a laptop, but before I'll get totally screwed up by the Windows OS, I would like to place another Os on it. Only which one is the best, MAC OS X is nice, look's nice, it has even got windows emulation software, but I think it'll be too heavy for my system. Linux is for me one of the best there is, but there are so many versions of this OS. Furthermore I'll also wonder if I should use a dual boot or just put one system on it?
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Refalm:
First of all, you cannot install Mac OS X on a computer with an Intel, AMD, Sparc or Transmeta processor. You need a Macintosh for that.

I recommend Mandrakelinux for you, because it's easy to use and stuff.

[ September 12, 2004: Message edited by: Refalm / BOB ]

worker201:
Fedora Core 2 is pretty good stuff, and independent internet support is high - it is pretty easy to find FC2 rpms.

The question of whether to dualboot or not is entirely up to you.  Do you want Windows for any purpose?  If you have some Windows games, or need Photoshop around, you should dualboot, at least until you have mastered the gimp.

Caution - not very many programs can partition an NTFS drive.  So if your computer comes with WinXP, it will be quite the chore to repartition the drive to make room for Linux.  But it is totally possible, so do whatever works for you.

udaki:
I wonder why no one ever recommend slackware as a first time distro.Im a noob and I got slackware to work fine.For a distro that considered a closest to real UNIX its pretty easy to configure and install.

worker201:
Slackware is great, no problems.  But it doesn't default to a graphical runlevel.  Configuring X can be kinda tough.  And most people migrating from Windows want to see gnome running right away.

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