Polish linux gives some good camparisons of the different flavours available.

Try Puppy linux live cd. I recently used it in my pc. It runs as a live cd but can also be installed into a hard disc from the Live cd. It has most of the basic apps needed by an average user.

Viron,

what do you mean by USE and LEARN?

hey ceantuco,

USE and LEARN. the question is are you interested in linux and want to LEARN about it then use the distros viron suggested. if you don't want to mess around with linux just USE it without bothering too much about it then choose those. in other words, ubuntu, suse, redhat are easy to use linuxes but they try to hide as much detsail from the user as possibile whereas slackware, gentoo and especially LFS (linux from scratch) are not so easy to use for a beginner...

there is no best distro. i personally recommend the LEARN linuxes . but have it your way...

have fun, vadkutya

Mandriva or (K)Ubuntu are undoubtedly the easiest for a noob. Personally I think Mandrva is better than The *buntus, but as others have said, try them and make your own mind up.

Hah, you used my reference to food in a different context.

Anyway, like I said and a few others did, it really depends on your personal preference.
Linux distros aren't one size fits all like Windows (or none, depending on how you look at it :P)

To get something up quick, try out Fedora and Ubuntu, but don't just download those and settle. Try out all the distros you can get your hands on...

I tried ubuntu 8.04, but it songs not playing other than (.wav) files.

You have to provide more information for us to help you. Since this thread is about "which distro is best", many people will not see the question on audio.

I suggest you start a new thread with a specific question---including details of exactly what does not work.