Media Pc
 

I'm looking at creating a simple media pc for my family, for ripping/burning cds, playing music and dvds, stepmania, and other such media stuffs.

Any suggested distributions? Hoping to find something easy to use for the less computer-savy family members.

Any distro will do want you want, try the Linux Distro Chooser: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
if your Looking for distros that are media/Home entertainment specific: http://www.livecdlist.com/?pick=All&...ent&sort=&sm=1

A few personal preferences:


Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/

Mandriva
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/downloads/mirrors

PCLinuxOS
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/html/download.html

This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.

OPENSUSE
http://www.opensuse.org/Download

Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/

hope this Helps,

Jake