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foot foot:
Hello, I have been thinking of getting rid of my Windows XP for Linux. I haven't really researched it much and thought it would be nice to hear from some of you guys. I really only use this computer for e-mail, internet browsing, and putting music onto my ipod. Will it be hard to get used to the layout or anything like that? Any help is appreciated.

H_TeXMeX_H:
The layout ? you mean the desktop ? ... certainly not, I'd say it's a lot easier to learn and use than the M$ layout/desktop. I find GNOME the easiest and most logical layout, but most other people prefer KDE for some reason, and Fluxbox is quite fast and easy to use. Either way, it's not hard to learn how to do stuff. You might need to use command line here and there, but google should help with that.

piratePenguin:

--- Quote from: foot foot ---e-mail, internet browsing, and putting music onto my ipod
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Mozilla Thunderbird (there's another good (from what I've heard) email client for GNOME, but I can't remember the name), Mozilla Firefox, and gtkpod.

I recommend Ubuntu as a distro choice for newcomers.

Jenda:
The client you mean is, I think, evolution. It is default on Ubuntu, which I'd recommend too. I use it myself. You DL it or get it for free on shipit.ubuntu.com.

If you need help with it ask here, on the Ubuntuforums, on #ubuntu, #ubuntuforums (you'll see me there), #linux-help - all on freenode IRC.

I think you stroke the real purpose of this forum: help the transition from MS crap to alternatives.

foot foot:
Thanks for all the quick responses. I have one last question before I install it (Ubuntu);  Do I uninstall everything on my computer first or just DL it?  Sorry if this sounds dumb, I just want to make sure I do evreything correct.

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