Hi, i want to install the Linux but i have no idea which version is better for me, can some one please recommend me the version and sites from where i can download the required version of linux.

I am homeuser, i have intell D845 GEBV2 motherboard, 1.7GHz Processor 256MB DDR RAM, 120 GB Harddisks(80+40), CD-RW, DVD-ROM and connected to internet via Cable Net(8Kps).
All users on Local Area Network use mostly WinXP and use Vypress Chat to talk to each other.
I will create dual boot option keeping my old xp. I currently have RedHat Linux v8 but when i installed on this board the graphics went bad (i think (built in)graphic card is not supported), perhaps the new versions can solve my this problem.

Thankx

You may want to try out SimplyMEPIS or Ubuntu. They (usually) do a pretty good job of automatically detecting and using hardware, and they're geared toward home users.

This question is asked very often, and all the answers are already posted.

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

Read through that page. Look for interesting links as well as the primary reviews. Picking a distro is a philosophical and personal choice. All you can get here is people advertising their favorites. None is distinctively superior to the others in any technical sense.

You really should have just read one of the other 10,000 or so threads with the same title.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux Distributions and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/


Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/community/mandrivaone


PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/

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.

Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/

Yup...

Just about anything in the top 10-12 over at Distrowatch, will be a pretty good OS. If you make a complete switch to Linux, the chances of you using the distro you tried first, is pretty slim.

Some of those top 10 will be fairly complex... Gentoo, Slackware, Debian.

Some will be pretty easy.. Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva, Fedora, Mepis.

Personally, I always recommend Ubuntu, there's a lot of support out there on the Internet and I prefer Debian based distros.

http://www.ubuntu.com

IGF

Oh-don't mess with FreeBSD right now-its on the main distros on distrowatch-but not really good for beginners. And, only a part of this forum is for BSDs, stick with Linux...